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Citywealth Leaders List

10th July 2025
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We are very happy to announce that both our founding partners have been included in the esteemed Citywealth Leaders List. This list includes the most respected and recommended professionals in the wealth management and private client industry. Citywealth only include individuals who have demonstrated exceptional performance, innovation, technical ability and dedication to serving high-net-worth clients across the globe. Advocate Corbett has also achieved the Recommended by Peers accolade which is a testament to how colleagues view her in the island and internationally. 

  

Citywealth says "The Citywealth Leaders List is curated through a thorough peer-review process, client endorsements, and editorial research."

“The Citywealth Leaders List remains a benchmark of excellence in the private client industry,” said Karen Jones, Editor of Citywealth. “We congratulate all those featured for their exemplary commitment and look forward to seeing how they continue to shape the future of wealth management and private client advisory."

Peer Testimonials 

"Barbara is committed to achieving the best result for each and every client and approaches each set of circumstances with compassion and clarity."
"Barbara is great to work with and she is reasonable when trying to settle matters. She is kind and always keen to help other lawyers reach their potential. She (with Nick) has built a brilliant firm with lovely members of staff."
"I have always been very impressed by how Barbara multitasks so beautifully. She is not only a very good lawyer but fabulous at connecting people and hosts the most wonderful conferences in Jersey."
"Nick is a committed and resourceful advocate for his client's and provides pragmatic and sensible advice even in the most difficult of family dynamics."
"Nick is a great lawyer and deals with matters in a compassionate and professional way. He is great to work with. He Nick (with Barbara) has built a brilliant firm with lovely members of staff."
Private Client Testimonials
"Nicholas Le Quesne is an exceptional lawyer with extensive experience and an excellent knowledge of the law. Throughout our cooperation, he stood out for his professionalism, diligence, and outstanding communication, always putting the client’s interests first. Thanks to his support and insightful advice, I was able to save a great deal of stress and money. Most importantly, the outcome of the legal proceedings was highly positive for me. I wholeheartedly recommend his services to anyone looking for top-quality legal assistance."
"Nick as been amazing at listening to my requirements and acting with speed and precision. He has taken into account my budget and reflected back on previous agreements he has drafted for me. He is very personable while maintaining good professional advice."

Citywealth gives details of some UHNW matters that Corbett Le Quesne have been involved in.

£26 million divorce, husband seeks spousal maintenance

In an ongoing case where there are around ¬£26mn in assets to be divided on divorce where I act for the husband. We have, on his behalf, successfully achieved a court order that his wife pays him a substantial sum of spousal maintenance each month as he is studying and not currently earning. The assets in the case are derived from the wife‘s businesses which have now been sold and the proceeds invested in a wide variety of alternative assets. The husband played a large role in the generation of the wealth so the extent of each party‘s contribution is a live issue for the court to determine. Currently full disclosure of the assets is being sought. However, given the wife‘s inability to produce documents on time and in accordance with court orders it is likely that the case will be extended with enforcement court orders. It also seems likely that the proceedings will be fully contested in court.

Complex family trust arrangement valued at over £40 million

We represent the wife in an ongoing matrimonial matter involving a complex family trust arrangement valued at over £40 million. The marriage is a long one and the family trust owns significant assets both in Jersey and several other jurisdictions. The assets are held in a complex structure and the inter-play of several of the trust entities has had to be disentangled.

There has been evasion and a lack of disclosure and opacity as to the control of the trust. There are legal arguments in respect of contribution, inheritance, non-matrimonial assets and the involvement of third parties. We have instructed a forensic shadow accountant to assist with our perusal of complex business and trust accounts.

Simon Lofthouse, head of our private client department, has provided a valuable insight and advice to the client regarding the complexities of the trust assets, issues of taxation and potential avenues for successful settlement. Barbara Corbett is the lead partner in this matter assisted by Kate Donohue.

 

 

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