Trust Disputes

Walkers' trust disputes team offers Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Jersey law advice on a global basis on all contentious matters concerning both trusts and estates.

We act for trustees, protectors, enforcers, executors, beneficiaries and guardians and have advised on numerous large international trust and estate disputes involving:

  • Allegations of breach of trust in connection with investment or administrative powers
  • Fraud and asset tracing
  • Protector issues
  • Probate disputes
  • Beneficiaries’ requests for disclosure of documents or information
  • Approval of compromises and/or proposed exercises of trustee powers
  • The mental capacity of a settlor (where that is in doubt)
  • Hastings-Bass applications
  • Applications for rectification or variation of trusts or for construction of trust documents
  • Pension disputes

 

Additionally, on occasion, we have successfully applied for and obtained prohibitions on the reporting of proceedings where the matter is highly sensitive or confidential or involves high-profile individuals, families or institutions.

 

We have acted on a number of high-profile trust dispute cases, including but not limited to: 

BVI Commercial Court hands down judgment in long-running dispute concerning Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Limite

Confidential litigation concerning whether the primary caregiver of children born by surrogacy can be the Next Friend of Minor Beneficiaries of a BVI Trust


BERMUDA
Steven WhitePartnerT +1 441 242 1562 steven.white@walkersglobal.com

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Oliver CliftonPartnerT +1 284 852 2246oliver.clifton@walkersglobal.com

CAYMAN ISLANDS
Shelley WhitePartnerT +1 345 914 4205shelley.white@walkersglobal.com

GUERNSEY
Alison OzannePartnerT +44 (0) 1481 748 905alison.ozanne@walkersglobal.com

HONG KONG
Colette Wilkins KCPartnerT +852 2596 3307colette.wilkins@walkersglobal.com
John CrookCounselT +852 2596 3344john.crook@walkersglobal.com

SINGAPORE
Stuart D'AddonaPartnerT +65 6603 1643stuart.d'addona@walkersglobal.com
Adam HinksPartnerT +65 6603 1657adam.hinks@walkersglobal.com
Gareth Murphy CounselT +65 6603 1693gareth.murphy@walkersglobal.com

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