Trust disputes

Offshore trust disputes 2024: The year that was

This article was first published in issue 18 of ThoughtLeaders4's Private Client magazine. 2024 was another lively year for offshore and onshore contentious trust practitioners.  Supervisory jurisdiction In Cayman the Grand Court in AA v JTC (F...

Private client and trusts team strengthened by appointments

Collas Crill's private client and trusts team has been strengthened with the appointments of Libby Oliver and Tom Leveridge as associates in its Channel Islands offices. Libby joins the firm's Guernsey office from New Zealand where she worked for a numbe...

Rukhadze judgment a timely reminder of fiduciary duties and the 'profit rule'

In a much anticipated and significant judgment, the United Kingdom Supreme Court this week confirmed in Rukhadze and Others v Recovery Partners GP Ltd and another [2025] UKSC 10 that the existing law requiring errant fiduciaries to account to their princ...

The doctrine of mistake in Guernsey

Many jurisdictions have now adopted the equitable doctrine of mistake, but whilst the laws of those jurisdictions may share many similarities, it is important for anyone involved in a Guernsey-law trust to be familiar with how the doctrine is applied in ...

Family ties: When trusts, secrets and DNA collide…and when "children" means more

This article by Fritha Ford was first published in issue 19 of ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce Magazine. To read the magazine click here. “When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean — neither mor...

Practical considerations for outgoing trustees

Whether at the request of beneficiaries, or through their own choice, trustees will often know when the time is right to pass the baton. This guide highlights a few practical considerations to which a trustee ought to have regard upon their retirement as...