Event

Mourant Trusts and Private Wealth Forum 2026 – Guernsey

The leading event in the Channel Islands trusts and private wealth calendar is back for 2026.

Guernsey

2 July 2026

Event

Mourant Trusts and Private Wealth Forum 2026

Join peers from across the Channel Islands trusts and private wealth community at our popular annual forums in Jersey and Guernsey.

Hosted on Tuesday 30 June (Jersey) and Thursday 2 July (Guernsey), the forums are an integral date in the calendar for those in the Channel Islands trusts and private wealth sector.

They provide an opportunity to hear timely insights on the issues shaping family wealth, share practical perspectives, and connect with colleagues and peers over a full day of discussion and networking.

From control to continuity: Governing family wealth across generations

In light of the unfolding great wealth transfer, our programme has been shaped to help you navigate change and uncover new opportunities in an evolving landscape.

Topics covered will include regulation and governance, trigger events, conflicts, and the effect of global events on private wealth.

We will be announcing our exciting keynote speaker very soon.

Event pricing

Tickets for the full day of analysis and practical commentary are £195pp.

Colleagues of our sponsors and speakers benefit from a 20 per cent discount – please  get in touch for the discount code.

For half-day ticket options please also  get in touch .

The forum provides 4.5 hours’ CPD, certified by The CPD Standards Office.

“This is an excellent event delivering interesting relevant content to industry.”

2025 delegate

Agenda – Guernsey forum

The agenda for the Guernsey event is outlined below. To view the agenda for the Jersey event on 30 June, please click here.

Timings	Agenda	Speakers
9:00am – 9:35am	Registration and coffee
9:35am – 9:40am	Welcome from Mourant Chair’s opening remarks	Gilly Kennedy-Smith, Partner, International Trusts and Private Client, Guernsey
9:40am – 10:20am	Case update and the latest in Channel Islands law What is happening in the courts and the legislative updates you need to be aware of.	Christopher Edwards, Partner, Litigation, Guernsey
10:20am – 11:00am	Family governance and ‘hard conversations’ There is growing recognition that human dynamics, rather than tax, pose the greatest risk to successful succession. This session will explore how families can approach difficult conversations, manage differing expectations, and put governance structures in place to support long term continuity.	Benjamin Manchak, Partner, Litigation, Guernsey
11:00am – 11:25am	Coffee break
11:25am – 12:05pm	Succession of operating businesses: control without clarity, developing leadership Within private family wealth structures, unclear control and governance—combined with reluctance to relinquish influence—can turn business succession into emotionally charged disputes over stewardship, legacy and family harmony.	Abel Lyall, Partner, Litigation, Guernsey
12:05pm – 12:45pm	Trigger events: divorce and death and how these impact your advice and planning How divorce and death activate complex legal risks across trusts, estates, and family structures, and the strategies lawyers use to protect wealth and avoid conflict.	Sandra Duerden, Partner, Litigation, Guernsey
12:45pm – 1:45pm	Lunch
1:45pm – 2:25pm	Global change, local impact: A fireside chat on opportunities and the future of private wealth in Guernsey Gilly Kennedy-Smith hosts a fireside chat with leading private wealth specialists, from Guernsey and beyond, which will explore the impact of recent global developments on clients, the trends already emerging across the market, and what the second half of 2026 may hold for the private wealth industry in Guernsey.	Gilly Kennedy-Smith, Partner, International Trusts and Private Client, Guernsey
2:25pm – 3:05pm	The permanent evidence problem Has transparency made private wealth more litigable?	Jeremy Wessels, Partner, Litigation, Guernsey
3:05pm – 3:30pm	Coffee break
3:30pm – 4:10pm	Keynote address	To be confirmed
4:10pm – 4:20pm	Chair’s closing remarks	Gilly Kennedy-Smith, Partner, International Trusts and Private Client, Guernsey
4:20pm – 6:30pm	Drinks and canapés reception