1Our probate and estate administration team guides families, executors and beneficiaries through every stage of administering Bermuda estates with discretion and efficiency.

We advise on obtaining grants of probate and letters of administration, settling estate liabilities, transferring and distributing assets, and resolving issues that arise in crossborder estates. We work closely with fiduciaries, banks and trust companies and foreign law firms to ensure compliant, timely outcomes under Bermuda law.

Our expertise includes:

• Grants of Probate, Letters of Administration and resealing foreign grants in Bermuda
• Advising executors, administrators and personal representatives on duties and risk management and preparation of estate accounts
• Estate administration for testate and intestate estates, including asset collection and distribution
• Probate applications for nonresident executors and beneficiaries, including notarisation and apostille coordination
• Arranging valuations and attending to E-transfers of Bermuda situs assets, including land, shares in Bermuda companies and bank accounts
• Postdeath variations and deed of family arrangement advice
• Crossborder coordination with overseas counsel for multijurisdictional estates
• Urgent limited grant applications pending full representation