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An Overview Of The Types And Uses Of Guernsey Law Trusts

A trust is created when the legal ownership of property is transferred to or vested in a trustee who thereafter is required by law to manage and administer the property for the benefit of beneficiaries...

Guernsey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Why Guernsey Trusts Continue To Matter: Practical Uses For Families, Entrepreneurs And Businesses

Guernsey has long been recognised as a stable, sophisticated and adaptable jurisdiction for trust structuring.

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Walkers

Family Office Trends Q&A: Wealth Preservation And Succession Planning

Family offices face rising complexity in balancing tradition with innovation, professional expertise with family values, and local structures with global footprints.

Guernsey Family

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Inheritance Of Guernsey Property

The loss of a loved one can be a deeply emotional time. Alongside the grief, families often face the practical challenges of dealing with property and other assets left behind.

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

Private Wealth Briefing: Succession Planning For Chinese Family Businesses

Guernsey Family

Praxis

The Third Generation Challenge: Practical Strategies For The Modern Wealth-owning Family

Guernsey Family

Praxis

Intergenerational Wealth Transfer Part 2: Execution

Guernsey Family

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Walkers

Shares Across Shores

Guernsey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Intergenerational Wealth Transfer Planning Part 1: By Failing To Prepare You Are Preparing To Fail

Guernsey Family

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Walkers

A Guide To Guernsey Property

Guernsey Real Estate

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Carey Olsen

The Importance Of Regular Reviews Of Estate Planning Structures

Guernsey Family

Praxis

Collas Crill Contributes To Guernsey Chapter Of International Succession Laws

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

The Murdoch Family Trust Dispute - A Timely Reminder Of The Power Of Discretion And The Role Of A Letter Of Wishes

Guernsey Commercial

Praxis

Forty Years Of Trust Excellence In Jersey - And Counting

Guernsey Wealth Mgt

Praxis

Policing Problematic Parking: Terres À L'Amende In Guernsey

Guernsey Real Estate

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Collas Crill

Trustee Duties And Corporate Structures: An Update Following Pilatus v RBC Trustees

Guernsey Litigation

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Walkers

Termination Of A Trust: A Practical Guide For Trustees

Guernsey Commercial

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Collas Crill

Landmark Decision Of The Guernsey Employment Tribunal – Joinder Of Claims And Compensation Caps Confirmed

Guernsey Employment

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Carey Olsen

Guernsey Reinforces UK Growth Ties With TheCityUK

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Guernsey Finance

Trust Confidentiality vs. Divorce: Understanding The Conflict

Divorce proceedings often entail complex negotiations over assets.

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

Probate And Estate Planning Administration For Guernsey Domiciliaries

Through our executorship company, Carey Olsen Client Services (Guernsey) Limited, we provide a professional estate administration service for family members, individuals...

Guernsey Family

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Carey Olsen

Probate And Estate Planning Administration For Non-Guernsey Domiciliaries

Through our executorship company, Carey Olsen Client Services (Guernsey) Limited, we provide a professional estate administration service for family members...

Guernsey Family

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Carey Olsen

Family Offices: Steps, Stages And Structures – Private Trust Companies And The Guernsey Private Foundation

There are a variety of structures and arrangements available to Individuals and their families both for estate and succession planning and to protect their assets from uncertainty and volatility.

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

Wills For Jersey Residents

Guernsey Family

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Carey Olsen

Conversations With The Next Gen: The Changing Face Of The Next Generation

European Union Family

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Ogier

25-Year-Old Mutual Will Overturned On Grounds Of Son's Undue Influence

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

The Gift Of Life: To Opt In Or Opt Out Of Organ Donation?

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

Guernsey - A Centre For Multi-generational Wealth Planning

Guernsey Wealth Mgt

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Carey Olsen

The Whole Package For Relocations

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Ogier

Six Key Steps For Trustees As Recession Looms

European Union Family

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Walkers

Family Wealth Management Is Evolving - Are You Keeping Up?

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Collas Crill

Asian Family Office Surge Shows No Sign Of Slowing Down As Singapore Attracts New Business

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Carey Olsen

Contentious Probate In Guernsey: Dependency Claims

Guernsey Family

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Walkers

Six Key Steps For Trustees As Recession Looms

"It is only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked". This quote – usually attributed to Warren Buffett – resurfaces when economic conditions worsen,...

European Union Family

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Walkers

Family Wealth Management Is Evolving - Are You Keeping Up?

Building relations with client's successors should be a key objective for all advisers. A proactive approach to getting to know the next generation in a family is imperative if that business relationship...

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Collas Crill

Asian Family Office Surge Shows No Sign Of Slowing Down As Singapore Attracts New Business

The growing number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in Asia, particularly in China, is leading to Singapore's continuing emergence as a jurisdiction...

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Carey Olsen

Contentious Probate In Guernsey: Dependency Claims

In the first Briefing Note in our Contentious Probate Series, we considered the key issues that a person should have in mind when drawing up a Will in Guernsey.

Guernsey Family

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Walkers

An Overview Of The Types And Uses Of Guernsey Law Trusts

Guernsey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Probate And Estate Planning Administration For Guernsey Domiciliaries

Through our executorship company, Carey Olsen Client Services (Guernsey) Limited, we provide a professional estate administration service for family members, individuals, lawyers or other professionals who are acting as executors ...

Guernsey Family

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Carey Olsen

Collas Crill Contributes To Guernsey Chapter Of International Succession Laws 2020

The Bailiwick of Guernsey comprises a number of islands including Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Succession laws in each of these three islands differ.

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

Lasting Powers Of Attorney Set To Come Into Force In Guernsey

For many years, individuals have wanted to put in place Lasting Powers of Attorney ('LPAs') in Guernsey so that their health and financial affairs can be dealt with by individuals that they themselves trust and have selected...

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

Changing Times, Changing Needs: The Growing Demand Among Middle Eastern Families For Succession Planning Structures In The Channel Islands

An article by Group Partner Angela Calnan has been published in eprivateclient:'Changing times, changing needs: The growing demand among Middle Eastern families for succession planning structures in the Channel Islands'.

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

Check, Check And Check Again: A Contentious Probate Case Summary

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

The Pitfalls Of The Homemade Will: British University In Dubai v Ebrahimi

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

Let's Talk: Developments In The Private Client World

Guernsey Family

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Ogier

Private Client Guide - Guernsey (Legal 500)

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Carey Olsen

Witnessing Wills In A COVID-19 World

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

Looking To Strong Foundations For Asset Protection And Succession Planning In Challenging Times

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Walkers

Your Will At Your Pace

Guernsey Family

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Ogier

The Ecclesiastical Court: Transfer And Review

Guernsey Finance

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Collas Crill

Probate And Estate Planning Administration For Non-Guernsey Domiciliaries

Guernsey Family

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Carey Olsen

Online Wills Portal Launched In Guernsey

Guernsey Family

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Ogier

E-signatures Are Good In Guernsey

Guernsey Commercial

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Carey Olsen

International Wills For Non-Guernsey Domicilaries

Guernsey Family

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Carey Olsen

Lasting Powers Of Attorney Set To Be Introduced In The Bailiwick

Guernsey Family

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Collas Crill

Estate Planning Demands During The Global Coronavirus Pandemic

Guernsey Family

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Carey Olsen

Executing A Guernsey Will During Lockdown

Guernsey Family

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Ogier

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Gatehouse Chambers

Who Can Inherit If There's No Will: The Rules Of Intestacy (Video)

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Higgs LLP

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Challenging Lifetime Gifts And Lasting Powers Of Attorney (Video)

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DMH Stallard

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Collas Crill

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