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Mind The Gap: Why The Wider Role Prevails For Protectors

On 19 March 2026, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ('JCPC') delivered its judgment in A and Ors (Appellants) v C and others (Respondents) [2026] UKPC 11, overturning the findings of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda...

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Trusts (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026

The Trusts (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 came into force on 20 March 2026 (Trusts Amendment). The Trusts Amendment amends the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 (Trusts Law) to clarify and further develop certain existing provisions...

Jersey Commercial

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Appleby

The Eighth Amendment To The Trusts (Jersey) Law: A Necessary Tightening Of The Edges

The Trusts (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 (the Amendment Law) was adopted by the States on 12 December 2025 and, having been approved by the Privy Council on 10 March 2026, came into effect last Friday, on 20 March 2026.

Jersey Commercial

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Baker & Partners

The 2026 Trusts (Jersey) Law Amendment: What Practitioners Need To Know

Briefing Summary:The Trusts (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026, which came into force on 20 March 2026, has made a number of clarificatory changes to the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 (the TJL).

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Jersey Trust Law Update: Eighth Amendment Now In Force

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Walkers

From Fara'id to firewalls: Islamic succession and offshore structures in Jersey, Guernsey and the Cayman Islands

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Collas Crill

Varying Trusts In Jersey

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Where Do Funds Live And Why Does It Matter?

Jersey Commercial

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Jersey Finance Limited

Tokenisation And The V-Bucks Generation Transition

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Jersey Finance Limited

Trusts Jersey Law: Once, Twice…Eighth Time Amended

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Collas Crill

Trusts In The Middle East – Avoiding Conflict Within Families

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Baker & Partners

From Deference To Dialogue: Why Transparency Is Now A Trustee's Strongest Defence

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Challenges To (In)adequate Deliberation After Dawson-Damer – A Reminder For Trustees

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Offshore 'Lifeboat' Trusts For US Persons

Jersey Wealth Mgt

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Collas Crill

Trusts (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026

Jersey Commercial

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Appleby

The 2026 Trusts (Jersey) Law Amendment: What Practitioners Need To Know

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Streamlining Of Regulatory Scope In Jersey: The Control Of Borrowing (Jersey) Amendment Order 2026

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Appleby

Read New Report On The Impact Of Stablecoins

Jersey Commercial

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Jersey Finance Limited

Major Changes To Jersey's Residential Tenancy Law

Jersey Real Estate

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Appleby

Trust Briefing: Challenges To Trustee Decisions

It is often thought that a discretionary decision made by a trustee is difficult or sometimes even impossible to challenge.

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Trust Briefing: Breach Of Trust

Jersey trust law is principally governed by the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 (the TJL). In a number of important areas, Jersey trust law has developed in a different and often more flexible...

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Trust Briefing: Removing A Trustee

The removal of a trustee is a significant action that can have far-reaching implications for the administration of a trust. Jersey law provides a clear framework for the removal of a trustee...

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Jersey Trust Law Series - Out With The Old And In With The New: Removal Of Trustees

The holder of a power of removal under a trust instrument must ensure it exercises the power for a proper purpose and in the best interests of the beneficiaries...

Jersey Commercial

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Walkers

Disclosure Of Information And Documents To Beneficiaries Under Jersey Law

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Setting Aside Transactions Involving Jersey Trusts

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Protectors In A Jersey Trust

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Understanding Jersey Private Trust Companies: An Overview

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Jersey Foundations

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

An Overview Of The Types And Uses Of Jersey Law Trusts

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

In The Representation Of Summit Services: Court Sides With Trustee's Decision In Family Trust Dispute

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Family Ties: When Trusts, Secrets And DNA Collide…And When "Children" Means More

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Collas Crill

A Guide To Non-charitable Purpose Trusts In Jersey

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Jersey Private Trust Companies

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

In The Representation Of Summit Services: Court Sides With Trustee's Decision In Family Trust Dispute

In a recent judgment, in the Representation of Summit Services [2024] JRC 222, the Royal Court of Jersey (the Court) addressed a trustee's decision to separate and reallocate trust-owned assets...

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Family Ties: When Trusts, Secrets And DNA Collide…And When "Children" Means More

There can be no doubt that a trust is a powerful wealth planning tool; through the use of a trust structure, individuals can protect and preserve family assets...

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Collas Crill

A Guide To Non-charitable Purpose Trusts In Jersey

Non-charitable purpose trusts ("Purpose Trusts") have become an increasingly important part of the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, as amended (the "Trusts Law"). Unlike traditional trusts, Purpose Trusts do not have beneficiaries.

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Jersey Private Trust Companies

Private trust companies ("PTCs") have been widely used in international structured finance transactions for many years and they are now increasingly being used...

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Forewarned Is Forearmed: Preparing For The Abolition Of The Existing Non-dom Regime

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Collas Crill

Beware: Greeks Receiving Gifts! Representation Of Equiom Trust (ci) Limited, In Re Mattas [2024] JRC 068

Significantly for Jersey law trusts established prior to the introduction of the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, the Court held that the English law rules on perpetuities...

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Appleby

What Became Of Forever? The Rule Against Perpetuities' Last Stand In Jersey

Despite the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 ("Trusts Law") expressly providing against the rule against perpetuities currently applying in Jersey...

Jersey Commercial

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Walkers

Trusts And State Immunity – Can A Nation State Be Trustee?

A nation state can be trustee of a Jersey law express trust, even though it has state immunity against being sued for breach of trust or otherwise being held accountable...

Jersey Litigation

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Walkers

Jersey's Royal Court Holds That Property Of Invalid Non-Charitable Trusts Can Go To Charity

Where a trust seeks to provide for mixed charitable and non-charitable purposes, the non-charitable purpose can invalidate the charitable purpose; and...

Jersey Commercial

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Walkers

Variations To Trusts: What Does The Court Need To Know Before It Will Give Its Approval?

Jersey Commercial

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Ogier

Trust Essentials: December 2023

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Ogier

Sustaining Successful Family Enterprises: Challenges & Strategies

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Ocorian

Exemption From Registration Under The Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 For Trusts - 30 May 2023

Jersey Commercial

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Ogier

Family Asset Protection Law Over Borders Comparative Guide 2023

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Baker & Partners

An Offshore Perspective: Reservation Of Powers In BVI Trusts

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

The Clear Choice For Family Offices. Legal Certainty

Jersey Commercial

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Jersey Finance Limited

Trusts And Trustees

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Jersey Finance Limited

Trustees – Go Green Or Go Home

Jersey Commercial

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Viberts

The Evolution Of Private Trust Structures

Jersey Commercial

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Ocorian

Podcast: Why Appleby For Private Client And Trusts Law

Jersey Commercial

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Appleby

Jersey Property Unit Trusts And The Trust Regulation Service

Jersey Commercial

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Appleby

Jersey For Islamic Finance

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Jersey Finance Limited

Jersey Foundations

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Jersey Finance Limited

Home To The World's First "Data Trust"

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Jersey Finance Limited

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