Jersey: Corporate/Commercial Law

In the Matter of the Estate of the Late Constantin Mattas [2024] JRC 068, the Royal Court of Jersey was asked to consider the construction and validity of a 1970s Jersey...

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

Jersey's legal framework provides vital support to our finance industry, making sure that we stay flexible and attractive for domestic and international markets.

If there is a shareholders' agreement in place in respect of the relevant company (which would typically be the case in a joint venture scenario)...

Jersey SPVs combine tax neutrality, flexible corporate governance, and regulatory clarity to create compelling vehicles for co-investment structures. This analysis explores how Jersey's modernised company law, professional infrastructure, and operational efficiency provide distinct advantages for family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and sophisticated sponsors seeking targeted investment exposure without traditional fund complexity.

Companies can change their nationality through a process called continuance, migration, or redomiciliation. This comprehensive guide examines the requirements, procedures, and legal implications for foreign companies seeking to continue their existence as Jersey-incorporated entities, including eligibility criteria, documentation requirements, and the effects on corporate continuity.

Jersey has assembled one of the most comprehensive white-collar crime frameworks among international finance centres, featuring deferred prosecution agreements, failure-to-prevent-money-laundering offences, and an autonomous Financial Intelligence Unit. Yet while some enforcement tools see regular deployment—money-laundering prosecutions, confiscation orders—others remain largely untested, raising questions about whether legislative ambition translates into practical deterrence.

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's draft whistleblowing law introduces significant procedural requirements for protected disclosures, departing from UK legislation in ways that create both opportunities for clarity and risks of confusion.

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.

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

With appetite for private equity, private debt, venture capital and real assets showing no signs of slowing, fund managers face a critical early decision: where to domicile.