Department profile
Harneys

Offshore: Trusts

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : Jersey


Harneys

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Offshore: Trusts - Jersey

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Harneys is an established offshore firm with a growing presence in Jersey for private client work. The team's Jersey practice was strengthened by the arrival in 2025 of partner Katherine Neal from another Jersey firm. The team is particularly strong on contentious trusts work.

Strengths

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  • Harneys are quite new to Jersey, but that's not to say they can't handle the sophisticated matters - they can, and they have done well in the last year to bring in new work and run these cases well and efficiently, with good speed.

    Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Harneys' strengths are the level of local knowledge combined with flexibility and responsiveness to a project which can often take unexpected turns.

    Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Their extensive legal knowledge and experience puts them in an exceptional position when it comes to handling sophisticated matters.

    Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Katherine Neal
    Band 1Katherine Neal

    Katherine Neal

    Katherine Neal is a trusts and employee benefits and pensions practitioner who is well regarded for her expertise in those areas.

    • Katherine Neal has been outstanding when helping with matters across private client and corporate. She has a strong knowledge in these areas.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Katherine Neal is my go-to lawyer. She invariably manages to think above and beyond just the immediate instructions and to provide solutions to any given situation.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Katherine Neal is an extremely knowledgeable individual and assists on a wide range of matters with ease.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Katherine Neal is an excellent lawyer in all respects. It was a real pleasure to have her advising on this complex matter.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Katherine Neal is an exceptional operator and she is commercially savvy. She has worked with many big-ticket clients with family offices and trusts. She brings a lot of acumen to the team.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 1Nicola Roberts
    Band 1Nicola Roberts

    Nicola Roberts

    Nicola Roberts has moved from Harneys Singapore to Harneys Jersey and now leads the litigation, insolvency and restructuring team. She has vast experience in international trust litigation matters and also specialises in digital asset disputes.

    • Nicola Roberts is my go-to lawyer in Jersey.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Nicola Roberts is very nice to deal with; very personable.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Nicola Roberts is very senior and very calm and unflappable. She can see the best pragmatic way forward.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Associates to watchImogen Thomas
    Associates to watchImogen Thomas

    Imogen Thomas

    Imogen Thomas is a senior associate in the litigation and insolvency department. She has worked on multi-jurisdictional disputes, contentious trusts and probate as well as other substantial trust litigation matters.

    • Imogen Thomas is very hard-working and had a number of excellent ideas. We worked very well with her.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Imogen Thomas is able to give great support and she is very responsive. She is able to draft very quickly.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth

Ranked Individuals at Harneys (3)

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