28 June 2010
Multiple Legal teams at Ogier advise Waitrose on entry into Channel Islands
Chris Renouf
Team: Jonathan Hughes, Catherine Moore, James Campbell, Josephine Howe, Matt Guthrie
Guernsey, Jersey
Deal
"Matthew Guthrie is a stand out trust lawyer and one of the best Guernsey practitioners in this area. The quality of his advice is extremely high and he has a very reassuring and calm manner. His is widely admired, even by his competitors"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
Matt joined Ogier in March 2021 as a partner to lead Ogier's Private Wealth team in Guernsey. Matt specialises in advising high net worth families, trust companies and family offices in relation to succession planning and structuring through trusts, foundations and other vehicles. His practice is truly international and he works with families and fiduciary businesses in Europe, the Middle East, the US and the UK.
Areas of expertise
Background and experience
Matt is frequently engaged by clients to design and implement bespoke cross border structures, to restructure existing trusts and to advise trustees in relation to complex matters and disputes. Matt also advises clients in relation to their international reporting requirements, economic substance and automatic exchange of information between jurisdictions.
Prior to joining Ogier, Matt was the head of another international law firm's trust and private client team and their managing partner in Guernsey.
Matt is a member of the International Academy of Trust and Estate Practitioners and a member of STEP. Matt is the co-author of "Guernsey Trust Law" the only book dealing exclusively with trust and foundations under Guernsey law, which was published by Hart in 2020.
Admitted in:
2008 – England and Wales (Solicitor) (non-practising)
2014 – Guernsey
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Examples of work
News and insights
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31 March 2023
Ogier joins global elite with WealthBriefing European Award win
Matt Guthrie
Guernsey, Jersey
News
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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
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26 January 2023
Ogier remains the dominant law firm in its jurisdictions with four Citywealth IFC Awards
Rachael Reynolds
Team: Matt Guthrie
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, Tokyo, and 4 more
News
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20 December 2022
Strong showing for Ogier's top-tier Trusts Advisory Group in Private Client Global Elite
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16 December 2022
Conversations with the Next Gen: areas of development and consideration advisers are talking about
Catherine Moore
Team: Anthony Partridge, Katherine Neal, Matt Guthrie, James Campbell, Gavin Ferguson, Josephine Howe, and 1 more
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey
Insight
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13 December 2022
Families investing in the future: the Guernsey Private Wealth team look ahead
Catherine Moore
Team: Tehya Morgan, Matt Guthrie, Gavin Ferguson, Chris Hards, Sophie Denman, Diana Rodriguez
Guernsey
Insight
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2 November 2022
Diana Rodriguez promoted to senior associate in Ogier's Guernsey team
Diana Rodriguez
Team: Matt Guthrie
Guernsey
News
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28 October 2022
Guernsey introduces a summary civil forfeiture procedure: what does this mean for trustees?
Matt Guthrie
Team: Diana Rodriguez
Guernsey
Insight
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26 October 2022
Ogier leads the pack in 2022 eprivateclient Top Offshore Law Firms list
Matt Guthrie
Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, British Virgin Islands
News
Recognition
"Matt Guthrie and his team are a delight to work with. They’re the go to team for complex and high value private client matters"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
View more"Continues to be a crucial advisor for our Guernsey needs"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"Matt Guthrie is commercial and available. He knows his stuff and understands our objectives well enough to help us find a solution to issues which arise. He is excellent to work with on client trust structuring for bespoke structures and we strongly value the collaboration with him and the value he adds. He doesn’t complicate things unnecessarily"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"Ogier as a firm allow Matt to provide exceptional service. Ogier help increase Matt’s knowledge and experience base in order to provide great solutions. It is clear that Ogier support Matt in the work that he does which is very reassuring"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"Leading Individual"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"If you have something complex in the private wealth domain in Guernsey, he is the first person on the list to call"
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2022
"Matthew is our go-to man for technical matters; he can see through complexity to find a practical way forward"
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2022
"Guthrie is both technical and commercial in the advice he gives"
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2022
"Top of the class"
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2022
"A real star. He understands what we are trying to achieve and what we need in order to get there. He is my go-to lawyer to brainstorm, create and draft bespoke trust solutions for clients who need something special in their international estate planning"
Chambers UK, 2022
"Matthew Guthrie is currently the best non-contentious trust lawyer working in Guernsey"
Legal 500 UK, 2020
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