"Calm, knowledgeable and extremely approachable. Steve provides excellent client service that brings to bear a vast level of experience and expertise."
Legal 500 UK, 2024
Steve has been a Partner at the firm since 1988. He is qualified under the laws of Jersey, the British Virgin Islands and England and Wales. Steve is also a Notary Public. Steve is a member of the highly experienced private wealth team, offering bespoke and tailored structuring solutions to ultra-high net families.
Background and experience
Steve acts for a range of international high net worth private clients in relation to their estate planning and trust and fiduciary structures. In addition, utilising Steve`s long experience in advising trustees and other fiduciaries on their legal obligations, Steve has a portfolio of trusteeships for high net worth clients of Ogier.
Steve has been recognised in Who's Who Legal's Global Elite Thought Leader's list from 2017 to 2024. This list highlights the most highly regarded private client advisers in the world and Steve is recognised as one of their five leading offshore practitioners. Steve has also been ranked as a Senior States person by the Chambers Global directory in 2024 in which he has featured regularly at a senior level. He has continued to be a member of the Hall of Fame for Legal 500 2024, which recognises practitioners who have been in Band 1 for their specialism for 10 years or more. Steve has featured in the Legal 500 hall of fame for the past 4 years.
Admitted in:
2009 - British Virgin Islands
1985 - Jersey
1982 - England and Wales
Steve Meiklejohn is a Notary Public.
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Recognition
"Steve is very client focused."
Chambers High Networth, 2024
View more"Steve is very good, he's an excellent lawyer"
Chambers High Net Worth, 2023
"If Steve says something, you give it real credibility"
Chambers High Net Worth, 2023
"Star Individual"
Chambers UK, 2023
"A doyen of private client world. What he doesn’t know about Jersey trusts isn’t worth knowing. Marvellous manner and very good judgment"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"Hall of Fame"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"Known for his knowledge and technical ability that he has gained over the years"
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2022
"Figurehead"
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2022
"An exceptionally talented lawyer. Straightforward to deal with, very strong technically, and comes up with client-focused solutions"
Chambers UK, Trusts, 2021
"Hall of Fame"
Legal 500 UK, 2022
"Steve is a legend in Jersey for his work on offshore trusts"
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2021
"Star Individual"
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2021
"Star Individual"
Chambers UK, Trusts, 2021
"A doyen of the Jersey trusts world"
Legal 500 UK, 2021
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