Henry Wickham

Practice Areas

Channel Islands Local Legal Services; Estate Planning, Wills and Probate; Family Office; Private Wealth; Private Wealth and ESG; Sustainable Investing and ESG; Employee Incentives and Pensions; Expat Services; Trusts

Career

Henry is head of Ogier's estate planning, wills and probate team. He is very experienced in estate planning, the administration of high net worth and multi-jurisdictional estates, complex succession planning and will drafting. He also advises on all aspects of Jersey trusts, foundations, philanthropic structures and related corporate law issues. Originally England and Wales qualified, Henry is a Jersey advocate and notary public assisting with a variety of notarial matters on a regular basis.

He provides advice and assistance on the creation and ongoing operation of private and commercial trusts including the drafting of trust instruments, supplemental documentation and the establishment and use of family offices and private trust companies.

His practice includes advising on the construction and validity of wills, forced heirship, the registration of immovable wills, probate applications, tuteurs and the role and rights of executors, heirs and beneficiaries. Henry also advises on mental capacity to include the creation of local and registration of foreign lasting powers of attorney and acts as a court appointed delegate for a number of incapacitated clients in Jersey.

When dealing with clients who are internationally based, Henry advises on complex private international law issues such as the construction and validity of wills, domicile issues and the situs and ownership of assets from a pre and post death point of view.

The Ogier Estate Planning, Wills and Probate team is highly experienced in registering foreign powers of attorney and providing will and probate services for clients who have assets in the Island or for families who are dealing with an estate where there is a Jersey asset that requires administering. Henry also advises in relation to complex restructurings, corporate migrations and philanthropic structures.

He regularly presents on a variety of topics within his field and regularly contributes to a number of publications both locally and further afield.

Industry focus:

- STEP member

- Former Chair of STEP Jersey Branch

- Lead editor of STEP Directory Jersey overview

- On a number of consultative bodies relating to Jersey's trust industry