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Offshore: Trusts

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : Bermuda

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Offshore: Trusts - Bermuda

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Appleby advises on a broad range of trusts matters, including the structuring and administration of trusts, as well as their restructuring and termination. The firm also handles trusts disputes.
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Strengths

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  • Appleby work on large, high-value trust disputes as well as trust restructuring matters.

    Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Appleby has a wealth of knowledge and extremely experienced individuals.

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  • Appleby is diligent, responsive, friendly, expert and collaborative.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Vanessa Lovell Schrum
    Vanessa Lovell Schrum

    Vanessa Lovell Schrum

    Vanessa Lovell Schrum is a senior counsel in Appleby's private client and trusts practice in Bermuda and regularly advises high net worth individuals and institutions on the use of private and commercial trusts.

    • Vanessa Lovell Schrum is hugely talented and a great person.

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  • Claire van Overdijk
    Claire van Overdijk

    Claire van Overdijk

    Claire Van Overdijk KC is an experienced trust litigator in Bermuda. With a strong commercial background, she is well equipped to handle high-value international litigation.

    • Claire van Overdijk is very knowledgeable in her field.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Claire van Overdijk is responsive, smart and has great judgement.

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    • Claire van Overdijk has a razor-sharp mind, thinks outside the box and has great strategic insight into cases which have cross-border elements.

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  • Nicola Bruce
    Nicola Bruce

    Nicola Bruce

    Nicola Bruce is the head of Appleby's private client and trusts team in Bermuda. She advises on contentious trusts matters alongside non-contentious trust structuring and formation mandates.

    • Nicola Bruce has great attention to detail, great approach to work, drafts well and has good opinions on technical issues.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Nicola Bruce has a really good deep knowledge offshore trust law in Bermuda.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Nicola Bruce is great. She is very intellectual, careful and very thoughtful on the complex legal issues we faced.

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