Richard Laignel

Richard is an experienced private wealth specialist advising professional trustees, family offices, intermediaries and high-net worth families, together with their onshore advisors in the UK, Switzerland and elsewhere. 

Richard's client base spans various jurisdictions, and he offers advice on all aspects of Jersey trusts, foundations, and estate planning, including philanthropic structuring through trusts, foundations, private trust companies, and other corporate vehicles, as well as related company and commercial law matters. 

Background and experience

As a member of Ogier's Trusts Advisory Group, alongside his non-contentious practice, Richard regularly collaborates with his Dispute Resolution colleagues on both contentious and semi-contentious issues. He also often supports other colleagues across the firm with transactional corporate or finance work, providing insights from a trust perspective.

Richard frequently advises on the creation and restructuring of trusts with a Middle Eastern influence and has extensive experience in Sharia-compliant drafting.

In addition Richard advises alongside Ogier's investment funds on the establishment of private wealth structures focused on a collective investment approach and assists trustees, employers and other professionals on a wide range of Jersey employee benefit and pension related matters.

Richard is an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey and an English Solicitor.

Richard is recognised as a Key Lawyer by Legal 500, peer-nominated in the Private Client Global Elite Directory and has been named as Senior/Managing Associate of the Year (Gold) on the Citywealth Future Leaders List.

Admitted in:
2017 - Jersey
2010 - England and Wales (non practising)