Guernsey Trusts in 2026: Structural Innovation and Case Law
Description
This webinar will examine the future of Guernsey trusts in 2026, with a focus on structural innovation and key judicial developments. Participants will review the latest trust designs being adopted to meet evolving client needs, particularly in cross-border wealth structuring and succession planning. The session will also assess recent case law shaping the interpretation of trustee duties, beneficiaries’ rights, and the role of protectors. Through practical examples, speakers will highlight how trust structures are adapting to address challenges such as increased transparency, tax information exchange, and regulatory oversight. The programme will also cover dispute trends and the implications for drafting and administration. Attendees will leave with an enhanced understanding of the opportunities and risks arising from both legislative change and judicial guidance. This webinar will be particularly valuable for trustees, lawyers, and private client professionals operating in or through Guernsey.
This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and offers insights and updates from a leading industry-expert speaker.
Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.
Content
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Emerging trust structures and their practical uses in 2026
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Recent case law developments impacting trustees and beneficiaries
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Drafting considerations to manage disputes and protect trustees
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Adapting trust administration to increased regulatory oversight
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Practical guidance on balancing client needs with legal risk
Presenters
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Ben Havard Partner at Collas Crill |
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A qualified Guernsey Advocate, Ben's practice is focused on contentious and semi-contentious trust work, advising both trustees and beneficiaries and appearing in the Royal Court in Guernsey on those matters. He has a particular interest in the issues around the succession to wealth by the next generation. Ben was appointed Chair of STEP's Contentious Trusts and Estates special interest group in December 2023. He also holds an apprenticeship board position with Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited – an investment company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange with a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt investments in liquid markets (office, retail, logistics, light industrial, hospitality and residential) in the UK and Continental Europe. The apprenticeship is part of a development programme run by partner boards in conjunction with the Guernsey Training Agency.
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Cerisse Fisher Group Partner at Collas Crill |
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Cerisse specialises in all aspects of Guernsey trust and private client law and regularly advises trustees, family offices, high net worth individuals and intermediaries on the creation, restructuring and winding up of trusts and a wide scope of cross-jurisdictional fiduciary transactions. Cerisse has invaluable experience working within a trust company on both legal and direct client matters. She has a broad knowledge of the challenges and pitfalls for trustees plus the practical aspects of trusteeship and requirements of corporate service providers and their clients. Cerisse qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales in 2009. She previously worked at another leading offshore law firm and subsequently within an award-winning trust company, carrying out both client-facing trusteeship and internal legal work for 12 years prior to joining Collas Crill in 2018. She was promoted to Group Partner in January 2023. |