Walkers

Corporate and Finance

Nigel Weston is based in Walkers' Jersey office and heads up the office's Banking & Finance Group. He specialises in banking, finance, trusts, investment funds, regulatory matters, special purpose vehicles, listings and all aspects of offshore finance and corporate work.

Nigel advises a wide range of blue chip investment managers, global banks, private investment houses and major corporates. He works closely with top law firms and accountancy practices in London as well as local administrators, trustees and other intermediaries and service providers.​

Prior to joining Walkers, Nigel was a partner at Mourant du Feu & Jeune (now Mourant Ozannes), where he spent fourteen years, latterly heading up the firm's real estate funds team and advising on all forms of real estate holding structures, in addition to other mainstream corporate and finance work. Prior to Mourants, he was at Simmons & Simmons for five years.

French - working knowledge Spanish - working knowledge

Nigel has served for a number of years on the committee of the Jersey Funds Association, which works closely with industry, regulators and legislators. He has also been Chairman of the Legal, Regulatory, Tax and Compliance Subcommittee of the JFA. In these roles he has been at the forefront of the development of the Island's funds industry, working on the introduction of Jersey expert funds and Jersey unregulated funds among many other initiatives. He is also a member of both the Institute of Directors and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Nigel has spoken at a number of conferences on a variety of aspects of Jersey law.​

LLB (Hons) Degree, Kings College, University of London; Law Society Finals Examinations, College of Law Guildford | ADMITTED IN: Cayman Islands; Jersey, Solicitor; Jersey, Advocate of the Royal Court; England and Wales, Solicitor of the Supreme Court (not practising).