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Harneys

Offshore: Trusts

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : British Virgin Islands


Harneys

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Whether you are acquiring or registering a business, managing multiple and complex cross-border assets, purchasing fine art, property, or a private island, our legal team will work closely with your onshore tax and legal advisors to provide personal, commercially sensitive, and pragmatic advice. We ensure that the offshore element of your structure is fully suitable to your needs but also sufficiently flexible to adapt and evolve as those needs change.

Harneys dedicated professionals have the deep knowledge and expertise to guide clients through even the most complex scenarios. We pride ourselves on providing clients with a single point of contact, backed by a global network that works closely together to develop bespoke solutions across a multitude of sectors and jurisdictions to best suit each client’s individual needs.

Our highly respected lawyers work alongside Harneys Fiduciary, our strategic alliance partner, which provides a full complement of corporate, wealth, and fiduciary services. Together we guide clients on the ideal structure to acquire, consolidate and protect their assets whilst helping to seamlessly navigate complex tax and regulatory issues to ensure that assets are passed to the next generation efficiently and in accordance with our client’s wishes.

With a global team of lawyers spanning all four jurisdictions and the international markets of London, Hong Kong, and Singapore, we are able to support clients wherever they are worldwide.

Industries (9)

  • BVI property and real estate
  • Employment
  • Family office
  • Private trust companies
  • Probate
  • Letters of administration
  • Shipping & aircraft
  • Trusts
  • Wills

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Offshore: Trusts - British Virgin Islands

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Harneys has a strong reputation in the BVI for its trusts work. The team has considerable expertise in large cross-border matters.

Strengths

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  • Harneys is definitely top-tier.

    Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Harneys is used to complex matters and advising clients what is possible under BVI law.

    Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Harneys is a user-friendly and sophisticated practice in the BVI and Cayman Islands.

    Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Harneys is approachable and good value for money in the context of other offshore law firms. It is clear that the firm has a good and supportive culture, and this makes it easy to work with them.

    Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Claire Goldstein
    Band 2Claire Goldstein

    Claire Goldstein

    Claire Goldstein is co-head of litigation, insolvency and restructuring at Harneys in the BVI and is one of the go-to disputes lawyers in the jurisdiction. Her practice focuses on cross-border trust disputes.

    • Claire Goldstein is exceptional, and she has seen everything. She is very senior, but she is able to get into the detail. She has a very subtle mind.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • British Virgin Islands, expertise based abroad in UKHenry Mander
    British Virgin Islands, expertise based abroad in UKHenry Mander

    Henry Mander

    Henry Mander is based in the London but is well known for his work on BVI law matters.

    • Henry Mander is my go-to for any offshore work. He is exceptionally responsive and knowledgeable. He has played a crucial role in spearheading the growth of Harneys in recent years in terms of both offices and profile in the industry.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Henry Mander was very responsive and commercial when I worked on a big BVI trust structure with him.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Henry Mander is a standout name. He is a quality act and very good.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Henry has a good bedside manner with clients; he is certainly technical, but he speaks in practical terms.

      Offshore: Trusts respondentHigh Net Worth

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