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Modernising Jersey's Succession And Probate Regime: Key Changes Under The 2026 Amendment Law

Jersey's succession and probate laws have undergone significant modernization through the 2026 Amendment Law, fundamentally changing how surviving spouses inherit property and clarifying inheritance rights for blended families. How will these reforms to dower rights, collateral succession rules, and the gender-neutral principal heir concept affect your estate planning strategy?

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Carey Olsen

Significant Growth For Collas Crill Trust Across The Channel Islands

Collas Crill Trust (CCT) has made a number of appointments in its Guernsey and Jersey offices.

Jersey Wealth Mgt

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Collas Crill

Resilience And Opportunity: Channel Islands Trustees In A Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

For trustees and their advisers, geopolitical risk is no longer an abstract backdrop, it is an active force shaping client behaviour, structuring decisions, and long-term wealth strategies.

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Jersey Funds Law Series: Investment Fund Structures - Which One To Choose?

There are a number of potential drivers to consider when determining your fund structure including, not least, tax advice, investor preference, manager familiarity and suitability for asset class.

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Walkers

Why Middle Eastern Families Use Channel Islands Trusts For Wealth Structuring And Succession Planning

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Collas Crill

Investments In Jersey - Do You Need A Jersey Will?

Jersey Wealth Mgt

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Walkers

Jersey Trust Law Series: Private Trust Companies (PTCs)

Jersey Insolvency

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Walkers

Continuing A Company Out Of Jersey

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Mind The Gap: Why The Wider Role Prevails For Protectors

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Defining Children And Descendants Properly In Jersey And Guernsey Law Trusts

European Union Commercial

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Collas Crill

Trusts (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026

Jersey Commercial

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Appleby

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

Jersey Commercial

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Baker & Partners

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

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Jersey Trust Law Update: Eighth Amendment Now In Force

Jersey Commercial

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Walkers

Jersey Finance US Flagship Week: Insights And Photos

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Jersey Finance Limited

Crown Dependencies Issue APP Fraud Framework

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Walkers

How Has Jersey’s Companies Law Been Enhanced?

Jersey Commercial

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Jersey Finance Limited

Jersey: Major Changes To Trademark Regime From August 1, 2026

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Winston Taylor

A Guide To Jersey Property Unit Trusts (JPUTs)

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Walkers

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

This article examines how Jersey, Guernsey and Cayman's trust legislation interacts with Islamic rules on inheritance (Fara'id) and lifetime gifts (Hibah).

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Collas Crill

Varying Trusts In Jersey

Jersey is one of the world's leading jurisdictions in which to establish and manage private wealth through trusts.

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Where Do Funds Live And Why Does It Matter?

You'll find the answer to this question in a recent episode of ‘The Long-Short' podcast, produced by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), featuring Jersey Finance's Head of Funds, Elliot Refson.

Jersey Commercial

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Jersey Finance Limited

Tokenisation And The V-Bucks Generation Transition

Access an article by Philip Pirecki, Americas Lead for Jersey Finance, who provides an interesting slant on tokenisation.

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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

Worldwide Commercial

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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

Trust Briefing: Challenges To Trustee Decisions

Jersey Commercial

CC

Collas Crill

Trust Briefing: Breach Of Trust

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Trust Briefing: Removing 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

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

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 is widely recognised as a trusted jurisdiction by UHNW/HNW families for the establishment of trusts due to its robust...

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Setting Aside Transactions Involving Jersey Trusts

Jersey Commercial

CC

Collas Crill

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

Jersey Corporate And Finance Update Q2 2024

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Carey Olsen

The Importance Of Estate Planning For Business Assets

Jersey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Jersey Court Saves Charitable Trust Through Severance

Jersey Commercial

CO

Carey Olsen

Planning For The 'Silver Tsunami'

Jersey Commercial

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Collas Crill

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

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Appleby

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

Jersey Commercial

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Walkers

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

Jersey Litigation

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Walkers

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

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

Jersey Commercial

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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

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Guernsey Finance

What Do The UK's Non-Dom Changes Mean For The Deemed Domiciled/long Term Resident Settlors Of Trusts? (Video)

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Withers LLP

How Private Trusts Can Be Used For Effective Succession Planning (Video)

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Ocorian

Offshore Trusts: A Modern Approach | 2022 (Video)

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Dixcart Group Limited

Family Investment Companies: Facts About FICS

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Berg Kaprow Lewis

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