Trust disputes

Retiring trustees: Should I stay or can I go?

What is a sole trustee to do where it is entitled to resign but no replacement has yet been found? Confronted with that scenario, Kawaley J of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the Court) delivered judgment on 19 June 2025 in In the matter of the O ...

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. However there are many different strategies – based on either technical flaws in the execution of trustee decisions, or substantiv...

Trust briefing: When the child was a child

The beneficial class in many Jersey discretionary trusts will often be defined by reference to the relationship of 'children or remoter issue of X'. 'X' may be the settlor themselves or perhaps a relative in the settlor's family. What is 'a child' in a J...

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 way than in England. Care must therefore be taken when applying Engl...

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, but the process involves various legal principles and practica...

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, well-developed legal system, and its experienced professional trustee and corporate services industry. Jersey law governs the fo...