Refining the BVI trusts and estate planning offering - A concise summary and analysis of the 2021 legislative amendments
22 Apr 2021
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Global Head of Trusts and Private Wealth Henry Mander and Senior Associate Matthew Howson discuss the following elements of the legislative changes:
Trust Structuring
- Reserved Powers Trusts
- Structuring options where Reserved Power Trusts and VISTA Trusts interact
Trust Administration
- Firewalls and divorce
- Undoing a mistake
- Varying beneficial entitlements
- Trusts and third parties
BVI Estate Administration
- Changes to the BVI probate requirements (important for anyone who dies holding BVI shares either in their sole name or via a nomineeship)

This webinar was originally recorded 21 April 2021.
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