New Partner at Seymour Law

Wednesday 03 August 2022

Seymour Law LLP has appointed a non-contentious Jersey trusts lawyer to Partner.

Advocate Paul Matthams is a notary public and co-author of the leading volume ‘Drafting Trusts and Will Trusts in the Channel Islands’with James Kessler QC.

He joins from Stonehage Fleming, where he was a partner in its Family Office division.

Prior to this, he was a partner at Carey Olsen for almost 20 years.

In his new role, Mr Matthams will continue to advise individuals and institutions on trust, estate planning and pension law matters. In addition to his legal practice, Paul remains a long-standing member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Ecclesiastical Law Society. He is also the Proctor Substitute of the Ecclesiastical Court of Jersey.

Co-founding Partner Mark Renouf said: "We are delighted to work once more with Paul, so that we can extend our enhanced expertise to clients, both existing and new. Paul is noted for his unrivalled trusts law knowledge and experience, and we are very happy to welcome him into our expert-led team."