"Bernadette Carey is an exceptional talent and a pleasure to deal with; she stands out as being especially intelligent, considered and commercial."

Legal 500

"Bernadette Carey displays a depth of understanding of what makes a first-class trust and estate litigator that is rare to find. She displays the sensitivity and charm that makes her the very best in the field. She is very much liked and admired in the trust world both in Cayman and internationally."

Legal 500 Caribbean

"Bernadette Carey is a shining light within the industry. One of the stand-outs, remarkably impressive. Hard working, engaged, responsive, available, motivated. Truly a fantastic lawyer."

Legal 500 Caribbean

"Bernadette Carey is very responsive. Time is money and her response time makes a big difference. She spends time up front to understand the client needs, which reduces non-productive time later in the process. Able to ask tough questions in a very nice way. Intellectually curious and cares about the client experience as much as the quality of work being provided."

Legal 500

"She is incredibly helpful, very efficient and capable. She is calm and clear in her advice to clients and provides practical advice when called upon."

Chambers and Partners HNW

About

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D: +1 345 749 2025

C: +1 345 936 1012

E: bernadette.carey@careyolsen.com

Laws Practised:

Cayman Islands

Location:

Cayman Islands

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Bernadette is the head of our Cayman Islands trusts and private wealth team and has a broad private client practice advising on wealth structuring and estate planning matters including the creation of dynastic structures; the administration, restructuring, and termination of trusts; and probate and testamentary issues. She is also an experienced litigator in the private client space, regularly appearing before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on multi-party non-contentious applications and contentious trust disputes, as well as in respect of estate litigation and other cross-border private client disputes.

Bernadette regularly advises high net worth individuals, trustees, beneficiaries, family offices, executors, wealth managers, institutional clients, and onshore legal teams on all aspects of trusts and estates law in the Cayman Islands.

Bernadette is an elected member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL), where membership to the global body is by invitation only. She is also an International Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC), and a long-standing Council Member of the Cayman Islands branch of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP). She is a director of the Cayman Islands Family Office Association, launched in 2022. Bernadette is the author of the Cayman Islands chapters of numerous private client text books, including "International Estate Planning: A Reference Guide" and "Trusts in Prime Jurisdictions". Bernadette was listed as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Who's Who Legal for Private Client. She is also ranked by both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners High Net Worth, and features in the 2024 Private Client Global Elite Directory.

Career

Bernadette is admitted as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand (2002) and Australia (2005), and as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands (2008).

She was formerly with Buddle Findlay (New Zealand), Henry Davis York and Colin Biggers & Paisley (both Australia) and Conyers (Cayman Islands).

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Awards and accolades

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Bernadette is recognised for her trusts and private client work by Chambers, Who’s Who Legal, and Legal 500 with market sources describing her as 'incredibly hard-working' and 'really first class'. She has also been described as 'an exceptional talent and a pleasure to work with'; as someone who 'stands out as being especially intelligent, considered and commercial'. Bernadette's 'perspective on both contentious and non-contentious matters is very beneficial' and 'her background in litigation means she knows what works and what doesn't when it comes to trust structuring' (Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners HNW). Bernadette was listed as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Who's Who Legal for Private Client, and also features in the 2024 Private Client Global Elite Directory.