A Conveyancer’s View from the Front Line The first quarter of 2026 has brought a welcome sense of stability to Jersey’s residential property market. After several years of hesitation, many…
Choosing family law was never about prestige or complexity. It was about people. From the start of my journey as a trainee solicitor, I quickly realised that this area of law is…
Buying a home is often described as one of life’s most stressful experiences. Across the world, property transactions can drag on for months, with buyers and sellers navigating a maze…
Following a death, disputes can arise where family members discover that a significant portion of the deceased’s wealth appears to have been transferred away during their lifetime. In Jersey, the law recognises…
Jersey law recognises something now rare in many jurisdictions: the right of certain close family members to inherit a fixed share of a deceased person’s movable estate, regardless of what a…
For a will to be valid under Jersey law, the person making it must have had testamentary capacity at the time the will was executed. Testamentary capacity refers to the…
Client Profile A UK-based solicitor appointed as Deputy by the Court of Protection to manage the financial affairs of an elderly client with dementia. The client held a substantial bank…
The Situation Our client, a senior manager, experienced discriminatory treatment in the workplace. Despite years of service and a strong performance record, he was subjected to unfair treatment linked to…
The Situation A Jersey homeowner engaged a local construction company to build a new property under a standard building contract adapted for Jersey law. The contract set out the scope…
