UK Guide 2026 : Jersey
Ranked Individual
Provided by Dickinson Gleeson
Led by Craig Swart, the Dickinson Gleeson private client team acts on all aspects of private wealth structures including trusts, companies, foundations and partnerships. The team’s clients comprise a wide range of international and Jersey-based financial services businesses, professional trustees and private clients. The Dickinson Gleeson private client team often works hand in hand with the client’s in-house and external legal and other professional advisors from around the world.
The team, which comprises 3 partners, 1 senior associate and 1 associate, provides services spanning the full spectrum of private client work, from non-contentious advisory, to hostile trust litigation. Dickinson Gleeson’s private client team prides itself on offering commercial advice on a stream-lined and partner-led basis, tailored to the specific needs of each client. Dickinson Gleeson operates on a “conflict free” basis and is entirely independent of any trust company – one of the only leading law firms in Jersey to remain so.
Key institutional clients include: RBC, First Island Trustees,Trident Trust, Vistra Trust, Pentera Trust, Fairway Trust, BKS Family Office, Rawlinson & Hunter Jersey, Geneva Trust Company, LGL, Chateau Trust and
Schindlers. The team also acts for a wide range of ultra-HNW and HNW families from around the world.
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Dickinson Gleeson provides advisory and dispute resolution services. The firm often advises corporate trustees in complex trusts litigation matters, and also advises high net worth individuals on trusts planning, administration and restructuring matters, among others.
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Dickinson Gleeson is a very good firm in Jersey. We are fond of them because they are happy to take some adverse stances and are not overly cautious.
Dickinson Gleeson always come through with good guidance and settlement of issues.
Dickinson Gleeson have the experience and expertise to identify key issues. They are level-headed and professional at all times. We have only received top-class service from them.
The knowledge held by the Dickinson Gleeson team is very deep. I have not come across anything that they have been unable to handle.
Dickinson Gleeson have the ability to formulate high-quality advice and communicate these legal arguments in a fair and transparent manner.
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Craig Swart advises on litigation and non-contentious matters. He often acts for corporate fiduciaries in litigation matters and advises international clients on contentious and non-contentious trusts law issues.
Craig Swart is fantastic with clients but also a great black-letter lawyer.
Craig Swart is very knowledgeable and capable. He always gives timely, practical and commercial advice.
Craig Swart is our go-to lawyer for trust matters.
Craig Swart is always responsive, proactive and timely.
Craig Swart has such a depth of experience and knowledge it makes it very easy to work with him on complicated matters.
Head of Offshore: Trusts
Provided by Dickinson Gleeson
James Dickinson
James Gleeson
Guillaume Staal
Jonathan Barham
High Net Worth 2025
Practice area: Offshore: Trusts
Location: Jersey
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