Traditional fiduciary duties increasingly have a technological dimension as digital assets become a more common component of trust structures and estates. Trustees and executors are no longer concerned solely with…
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Read More Digital Trust Assets: Implications for TrusteesLearning that a company director has set up, joined or assisted a competing business can raise serious and immediate concerns. A serving director may know the company’s pricing, margins, customers,…
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Read More Director Disputes: What if a company director starts a competing business in Guernsey?A modern refresh for a world leading trust jurisdiction. Guernsey is preparing to give its trust law a significant update. A package of proposed amendments to the Trusts (Guernsey) Law…
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Read More Amendments to Guernsey Trust LawOffshore Trusts and Firewall Legislation Offshore trusts are widely used in international estate planning to protect and manage family wealth. A trust is created when a person (the settlor) transfers…
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Read More Outsmarting Forced HeirshipProposed Amendments to Guernsey Trust Law A Guernsey Bar Sub‑Committee has completed a comprehensive review of the Trusts (Guernsey) Law 2007, resulting in a series of proposed amendments which were…
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Read More Guernsey Trust Law Reform: Detailed Overview of the 2026 AmendmentsWith renewed calls from Baroness Margaret Hodge (after this week’s visit to Guernsey) for the government to widen access to crown dependencies’ beneficial ownership information, it is worth setting out…
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Read More Guernsey Beneficial Ownership Law: What UK Call for More Transparency Means for Businesses
