
Jonathan Hughes
Partner
Legal
Jersey

Jonathan Hughes
Partner
Jersey
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.
Services
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.
Sectors
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.
Legal
Corporate and Fiduciary
Consulting
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.
Banking and Finance
Corporate
Dispute Resolution
Employment law
Intellectual Property
Investment Funds
Listing services
Local Legal Services
Private Wealth
Property law
Regulatory
Restructuring and Corporate Recovery
Tax
Banking and Finance overview
Asset Finance
CAYLUX Fund Finance
Debt Capital Markets
Derivatives
Fund Finance
Islamic Finance
Leveraged Finance
Listing services
Real Estate Finance
Restructuring and Corporate Recovery
Structured Finance
Sustainable Finance
Regulatory
Corporate overview
Economic Substance
Equity Capital Markets
Listing services
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Real Estate Structuring, Acquisitions and Disposals
Regulatory
Technology and Web3
Dispute Resolution overview
Banking Disputes
Corporate and Financial Services Disputes
Crypto Disputes
Enforcement of Judgments and Awards
Fraud and Asset Tracing
Funds Disputes
Insurance Disputes
International Arbitration
Regulatory
Restructuring and Corporate Recovery
Section 238 Shareholder Appraisal Rights
Shareholder and Valuation Disputes
Trusts Disputes and Applications
Investment Funds overview
Hedge Funds
Managers and Sponsors
Private Equity
Real Estate, Infrastructure and Energy Funds
Regulatory
Sustainable Investing and Impact Funds
Technology and Web3
Local Legal Services overview
Cayman Local Legal Services
Channel Islands Local Legal Services
Ireland Local Legal Services
Employment law
Estate Planning, Wills and Probate
Expat services
Family Office
Intellectual Property
Make your Guernsey will online
Make your Jersey lasting power of attorney online
Make your Jersey will online
Notary public services
Relocating your business
Relocating your family
Property law
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.
Accounting and Financial Reporting Services - Ogier Global
Cayman Islands AML/CFT training - Ogier Global
Corporate Services - Ogier Global
Debt Capital Markets - Ogier Global
Fund Services - Ogier Global
Governance Services - Ogier Global
Investor Services - Ogier Global
Ogier Connect - Ogier Global
Private Wealth Services - Ogier Global
Real Estate Services - Ogier Global
Regulatory and Compliance Services - Ogier Global
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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Fresh thinking, sharper opinion.
We get straight to the point, managing complexity to get to the essentials. Our global network of offices covers every time zone.Â
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An increasing number of businesses, their leading individuals and families are relocating to the Channel Islands, Ireland and the Caribbean, citing business friendly environments and quality of lifestyles as the motivating factors as well as being tax advantageous.
Ogier operates from well-regulated international locations that each have an excellent reputation for enabling business to thrive.
Our multi-disciplinary relocations team can help navigate the route to setting up and establishing substance offshore, in particular setting up a business in BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey or Luxembourg, through each stage in the business lifecycle including start up, relocation, operation, expansion and change.
From small to large, well-established to start-up, traditional to e-businesses, Ogier facilitates relocations within a range of sectors including
Our jurisdictions are home to some of the world’s leading banks and financial institutions. A large number of entrepreneurs, consultants and directors have also made the move, bringing their headquarters, or arms of their businesses, along with their families, to our locations.
Our strategy is to provide a hub from which all questions can be answered, including pre-move planning, advice on the application process, purchasing property, establishing businesses and employing people in any of our locations.
We work alongside the government bodies responsible for inward investment, as well as other agencies who will guide you through your move, whether it be business, personal or both.
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Relocating your business to Jersey
Relocating your business to Guernsey
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Jersey
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Cayman Islands
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Cayman Islands
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Helen Ruelle
Director of Local Legal Services
Legal
Jersey
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Director of Local Legal Services
Jersey
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Offshore relocations - relocating your business
"Exceptional level of client service"
Chambers, 2023
3 August 2023 | 2 min read
Probate for Jersey Residents
Jonathan Hughes
Team: Henry Wickham, Fiona Lilleyman
Jersey
Insight
5 July 2023 | 5 min read
Jersey: a home for private equity fund managers
Jonathan Hughes
Team: Emily Haithwaite
Jersey
Insight
22 June 2023 | 9 min read
Transfer by way of continuation into the Cayman Islands
Bradley Kruger
Team: Nathan Powell, Ridhiima Kapoor, Carmen Leung
Cayman Islands
Insight
12 April 2023 | 7 min read
Transfer by way of continuation out of the Cayman Islands
Bradley Kruger
Team: Nathan Powell, Ridhiima Kapoor, Carmen Leung
Cayman Islands
Insight
11 November 2022 | 4 min read
"Truly first rate" Ogier in Cayman stands out in Legal 500 Caribbean Guide 2023
Marc Kish
Team: Rachael Reynolds KC, Jennifer Fox, Deborah Barker Roye, Christopher Levers, Gemma Lardner, Nour Khaleq, and 22 more
Cayman Islands
News
30 September 2022
Top tier Ogier in Jersey leader in its field in Legal 500
Katrina Edge
Team: Bruce MacNeil, James Lydeard, Kate McCaffrey, Raulin Amy, Alexander Curry, Jonathan Hughes, and 29 more
Jersey
News
7 March 2022
Jersey: a home for hedge fund managers
Niamh Lalor
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Jonathan Hughes
Insight
26 January 2022
Investment management, succession planning, philanthropy: the diverse functions of the family office
James Campbell
Team: Josephine Howe, Emily Haithwaite, Jonathan Hughes, Helen Ruelle
Jersey
Insight
1 January 2022
Licensing and On-Going Requirements of Banks and Trust Companies in the Cayman Islands
Bradley Kruger
Team: James Heinicke
Cayman Islands
Insight
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