Bedell Cristin takes instruction from HNW settlors based in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, assisting them with the establishment of Jersey trusts, family offices, and related family governance structures and other aspects of their succession planning. Practice head Nancy Chien is well versed in the establishment of trust structures, while also advising clients on the use of foundations and philanthropic vehicles. Sevyn Kalsi specialises in charitable and philanthropic asset planning and is also able to help clients set up family offices and private trust companies, while Edward Bennett is adept at overseeing generational wealth transfers.

Carey Olsen handles both advisory and contentious aspects of trust matters, assisting settlors with the establishment and restructuring of Jersey trusts, and also acting for trust companies facing breach of trust claims and trustee removal applications. Alexa Saunders heads the team, advising on the setup of both family trusts and broader succession planning matters. Robert Dobbyn offers considerable expertise in the structuring of succession and asset planning vehicles, including trusts and foundations, while Andreas Kistler frequently appears in the Royal Court, where he represents plaintiffs and defendants in breach of trust and professional negligence claims. Stephen Fitzgerald specialises in the use of trusts as pension vehicles. Wills and probate specialist Victoria Grogan joined the team from Collas Crill in April 2024.

Mourant acts for a range of HNWIs, including clients from the Middle East and US, advising family offices and trust companies in relation to the setup and redomiciliation of existing trust structures, and with the ongoing management of family businesses and assets. Practice head Ed Devenport is well versed in all manner of private wealth management structures, including individual trusts and trust companies. Will Burnell also advises on the spectrum of Jersey-based wealth-holding structures, including foundations, while Chiara Mundy handles a mixture of contentious and non-contentious trust matters, ranging from trust migrations to succession planning and issues related to wills.

Ogier is called upon by HNWIs looking to establish trusts or set up trust companies in Jersey, in addition to advising clients looking to launch philanthropic and charitable structures and advising employers on the use of trust structures for employee pension and incentive schemes. Heading the team in tandem are James Campbell and Josephine Howe, both of whom advise a raft of HNW settlors, family offices, and professional trustees on the drafting and amendment of trust instruments, the restructuring of trusts and in Campbell’s case, the management of luxury assets including cars, yachts, and art. Katherine Neal occupies a notable niche in the pensions field, advising on the use of trusts for pension and incentive schemes.

Collas Crill advises HNWIs, family offices, and professional trustees on the structuring of Jersey trusts, and is also able to represent parties involved in trust disputes, including breach of trust claims and applications to remove trustees. Victoria Yates takes the lead on all non-contentious matters, from the structuring of both private and commercial trusts, while Damian James is sought after for contentious proceedings, handling multi-jurisdictional cases. Dionne Gilbert is the firm’s wills and probate specialist, in addition to acting for clients in divorce and child law proceedings.

Both HNW settlors and trust service providers rely on Viberts for assistance with the establishment and restructuring of trusts. The practice is additionally able to support executors in settling wills. The practice’s leadership group includes Christopher Scholefield, who advises HNWIs on the setup of their asset protection structures, ranging from trusts to partnerships and foundations, and Zoe Blomfield, who specialises in capacity issues in addition to assisting clients with estate planning and inheritance matters. Charles Thacker offers considerable will drafting experience and is also able to act for clients, including delegates, making grant of probate and other applications to court.

Walkers offers HNW clients a range of advice across contentious and non-contentious trust matters, assisting them with the structuring of wealth and succession planning vehicles and representing both beneficiaries and trustees in disputes concerning the management of trusts and tax liabilities. Spearheading the firm’s non-contentious work is Rajah Abusrewil, who assists clients with the structuring and windup of trusts, family offices and foundations. Richard Holden is noted for his expertise in handling contentious restructuring proceedings, while Nichola Brennan, who arrived from Appleby in January 2025, is well versed in the structuring and administration of private and commercial trusts.

Appleby‘s private client offering is drawn from a number of the firm’s practice groups, bringing together expertise in residential property and will drafting, in addition to covering trust disputes, including contentious restructuring processes and breach of trust claims. Practice head Sam Williams takes on the spectrum of private wealth disputes, acting for settlors, their trustees and beneficiaries. Nichola Brennan departed in January 2025, and August 2025 saw David Dorgan return to the firm from JTC Law, adding considerable expertise in the drafting and administering of trusts.

Dickinson Gleeson is well known for its contentious trusts offering, with founding partners James Dickinson and James Gleeson frequently acting for trustees and beneficiaries in contested trust restructurings and applications to remove trustees, among others. The private client team is headed by Craig Swart, whose caseload consists of both contentious and advisory trusts matters, and who is also adept at overseeing asset tracing efforts. Rachel Moynihan assists clients with the structuring of trusts and private trust companies.

The team at Corbett Le Quesne is adept at assisting clients with both the drafting of trust instruments and wills, helping them to ensure their assets are protected and passed down to successive generations smoothly. Simon Lofthouse heads the team, offering expertise in the drafting and execution of wills and related probate matters. Lofthouse works closely with founding partners Barbara Corbett and Nicholas Le Quesne, who handle complex divorces, post-separation financial arrangements and child matters.