Acted for an overseas corporate protector in contentious ratification and removal proceedings arising from the administration of an ultra-high value trust whose assets include majority holding interests in globally-known companies and businesses.

Acting as Jersey counsel in a family trust dispute as to rightful ownership of assets accumulated during, and divided after, a former relationship with a value exceeding US$60million.

Acted for the Swiss corporate trustee and protector of a Jersey law trust with assets exceeding US$20million in relation to a contentious application for rectification of the trust, and resolving difficult issues of a divided beneficial class.

Acted for the incumbent trustee in representation proceedings brought by proposed new trustees in relation to trust assets totalling around €1bn (issues of trust law, criminal law, money laundering and international co-operation).

Acted for the beneficiary plaintiffs in long-running breach of trust proceedings against individual and institutional trustees for around US$100 million (with proceedings in Jersey and Mauritius).

Acted for existing beneficiaries in Mauritian injunction and substantive proceedings seeking the removal of an institutional trustee and professional protector, and the voiding of the proposed addition of a further beneficiary.

Advised institutional clients on the scope and extent of disclosures required by orders and directions issued by local and international tax and regulatory authorities, as well as advising on conflicting issues of confidentiality.

Acted for defendant institutions in high-value proceedings brought by two overseas companies against their former officers for breach of duty and against third-party institutions for dishonest assistance.