
Nicholas Brookes
Partner
Legal
British Virgin Islands

Nicholas Brookes
Partner
British Virgin Islands
Big things are happening at Ogier. Change is embedded in everything we do. It is redefining our talent, our ways of working, our platforms of delivery, our culture.
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We have the expertise to handle the most demanding transactions. Our commercial understanding and experience of working with leading financial institutions, professional advisers and regulatory bodies means we add real value to clients’ businesses.
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Our sector approach relies on smart collaboration between teams who have a deep understanding of related businesses and industry dynamics. The specific combination of our highly informed experts helps our clients to see around corners.
We have the expertise to handle the most demanding transactions. Our commercial understanding and experience of working with leading financial institutions, professional advisers and regulatory bodies means we add real value to clients’ businesses.
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Ogier provides practical advice on a unique combination of six laws: BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg. Our global network covers Asian, European and US time zones.
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Dispute Resolution overview
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Providing exceptional and efficient service, our Corporate, Funds, Private Wealth and Capital Markets teams offer clients integrated legal and corporate administration services with a strong reputation in governance and regulatory compliance.
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Our experts provide independent guidance spanning advice and training to implementation and evaluation across sustainable investing, regulatory compliance and tech. Our tailored advice meets clients' specific needs, delivering flexible solutions and support.
Our sector approach relies on smart collaboration between teams who have a deep understanding of related businesses and industry dynamics. The specific combination of our highly informed experts helps our clients to see around corners.
Ogier provides practical advice on BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law through our global network of offices across the Asian, Caribbean and European timezones. Ogier is the only firm to advise on this unique combination of laws.
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Ogier's team has a pedigree in local and cross-border trust dispute resolution and we count as our clients a large number of the leading institutional and independent fiduciary businesses in our jurisdictions.
Our Dispute Resolution team has a particularly strong track record, having successfully acted in many of the headline international trust and private client matters in recent years in BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey.
Our trusts disputes specialists work seamlessly with our non-contentious private client lawyers, and form part of the firm's Trusts Advisory Group alongside corporate lawyers to offer support from all three disciplines.
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Nicholas Brookes
Partner
Legal
British Virgin Islands
Nicholas Brookes
Partner
British Virgin Islands
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Brian Lacy
Partner
Legal
British Virgin Islands, Jersey
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British Virgin Islands, Jersey
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Rachael Reynolds KC
Global Senior Partner
Legal
Cayman Islands
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Global Senior Partner
Cayman Islands
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Mathew Newman
Partner
Legal
Guernsey
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Guernsey
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Partner
Legal
Jersey
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Jersey
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Trusts Disputes and Applications
"At the top of their game and rightly regarded as part of the elite"
Chambers, 2023
24 July 2023 | 3 min read
"Go-to firm" Ogier stays on top in Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Cayman, Guernsey, and Jersey
Matt Guthrie
Team: Rachael Reynolds KC, Anthony Partridge, Gavin Ferguson, Catherine Moore, Chris Hards, James Campbell, and 2 more
Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey
News
5 June 2023 | 8 min read
Cayman Court applies insolvency law cases in trustee blessing application
Christopher Levers
Team: Jordan Constable
Cayman Islands
Insight
19 May 2023
A trustee's fiduciary duty to act en bon père de famille: the Guernsey Royal Court finds a dishonest breach of trust
Sandie Lyne
Team: Gareth Parr, Victoria Randall
Guernsey
Insight
26 April 2023
New Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules released
Brian Lacy
Team: Nicholas Brookes, Nicholas Burkill
British Virgin Islands
Insight
25 April 2023
The impact of foreign property regimes on offshore trusts
Christopher Levers
Team: Grace Gao 高诗悦, Jordan Constable
Cayman Islands, Hong Kong
Insight
21 March 2023
Alex Horsbrugh-Porter elected fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association
News
6 February 2023
Jersey and Guernsey to delay public access to beneficial ownership records following ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union
Natalia Fortuna
Team: James Campbell, Matt Guthrie, Josephine Howe, Catherine Moore
Guernsey, Jersey
Insight
26 January 2023
Ogier remains the dominant law firm in its jurisdictions with four Citywealth IFC Awards
Rachael Reynolds KC
Team: Matt Guthrie
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, Tokyo, and 4 more
News
20 December 2022
Strong showing for Ogier's top-tier Trusts Advisory Group in Private Client Global Elite
News
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