Catherine Moore
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16 December 2022
Global
3 min read
We round out 2022 against a backdrop of significant challenges for many economies, as a result of high inflation and the ongoing fallout of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The picture is not uniform across the globe however, and neither is the impact upon private clients.Â
Whatever the particular circumstances of a client, times of significant change and disruption can often prompt conversations about the bigger picture. With the great wealth transfer already underway, these conversations are inevitably including considerations about succession planning, and the next gen's attitudes towards wealth. Our lead article this month provides an overview of some key things to consider in this area, and our team will be examining this momentous shift in greater depth as part of our next gen series, which we'll be rolling out over the coming months.Â
For now we hope you enjoy this last edition of Trust Essentials for 2022. Season's greetings from Ogier's Trusts Advisory Group, and all the very best for 2023.
More and more clients and advisers have been discussing the "next gen", be they Millennials, Gen Z or even the future Gen A. So, why is this a topic raised arguably more than in previous decades, and what considerations should advisers be ready to discuss over the coming years? Continue reading ...
Over the past few years, offshore courts have been grappling with whether an overarching equitable concept known as the "substratum principle" exists. The substratum principle is explored further in this briefing, however the essence of the principle is that absent special circumstances, a trustee is precluded from making changes to how a trust operates if doing so will change the very fabric of the trust. Continue reading ...
The Cayman Islands' Privy Council in a consolidated decision of two unconnected Court of Appeal cases from Jersey and Guernsey, clarified the method of dealing with a trust which has insufficient assets to settle its liabilities (colloquially referred to as an "insolvent trust"), in: Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd (Respondent) v Halabi (in his capacity as Executor of the Estate of the late Madam Intisar Nouri) (Appellant); and ITG Ltd and others (Respondents) v Fort Trustees Ltd and another (Appellants) [2022] UKPC 36. Continue reading ...
The law of mistake in Jersey is well established. The authorities make it clear that the Court will consider an application to set aside a trust and/or transfers onto trust on the grounds of mistake against three questions:
In the recent decision of The Representation of Vistra Fiduciary Limited [2022] JRC 164, the Royal Court moved away from the Court of Appeal's preferred test for rectification of a trust instrument set out in B&C v Virtue Trustees (Switzerland) AG [2018] JCA 219, and reaffirmed the well-established three stage test in Walbrook Trustees v Amethyst Trust [2002] JRC 186 and R.E. Sesemann Will Trust [2005] JLR 421. In doing so, the Royal Court considered that it was not "bound by the propositions of law" referred to by the Court of Appeal as they were not the subject of argument by the parties before the court. Continue reading ...
In the recent decision of the Master of the Royal Court in Patel & Ors v JTC Trust Company Limited [2022] JRC089, the Court confirmed that it does not possess the power under Article 46 of the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 to impound the interest of a beneficiary of a discretionary trust. In this Snapshot, partner Damian Evans, senior associate Matthew Davies, and trainee solicitor Paola Sequeira consider the arguments for and against. Continue reading ...
Ogier was proud to be a headline sponsor for this year's We are Guernsey Private Wealth Forum. This year's topic, Families Investing in the Future, explored the importance of looking ahead; through succession planning, long-term investing or engaging with the next generation. Ultimately, by preparing for and staying up to speed with possible developments, families and their advisers will be able to move with the times and be ready for what may come, even if that seems difficult to predict at the moment. In this briefing, we set out just a few of the ways Ogier has seen this in practice and how Guernsey's robust legislative and regulatory framework helps the island to provide a stable, modern and forward-thinking environment in which to plan for and invest in the future. Continue reading ...
Guernsey has expanded its anti-money laundering arsenal by introducing a summary civil forfeiture procedure along similar lines to Jersey's. The summary procedure will apply where assets in a Bailiwick bank account have been the subject of "no consent" for at least a year. Continue reading ...
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Catherine Moore
Partner | Legal
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Christopher Levers
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Cayman Islands
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Anthony Partridge
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Deborah Barker Roye
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Head of Employee Incentives, Private Wealth Jersey | Legal
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