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Biography

Charles Moore
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Charles Moore is stellar. Always available to assist and is very commercial minded. He is a client's dream to work with.

Legal 500, 2025

Charles Moore

Partner | Private Wealth | Cayman Islands
Mobile +1 345 815 2942 charles.moore@harneys.com
Biography

Charles Moore is a partner in our Cayman Islands Private Wealth team who specialises in both contentious and non-contentious international trust and private client related matters. He advises high net worth individuals and families on the creation of complex international trusts. He is also experienced in relation to applications for grants of probate and the resealing of foreign grants and letters of administration.

Charles’ contentious practice includes acting for trustees, beneficiaries, protectors, court appointed administrators and other office holders on a variety of matters, including applications for directions, contentious prob

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Charles Moore is a partner in our Cayman Islands Private Wealth team who specialises in both contentious and non-contentious international trust and private client related matters. He advises high net worth individuals and families on the creation of complex international trusts. He is also experienced in relation to applications for grants of probate and the resealing of foreign grants and letters of administration.

Charles’ contentious practice includes acting for trustees, beneficiaries, protectors, court appointed administrators and other office holders on a variety of matters, including applications for directions, contentious probate matters, breach of trust claims, cross-border estates, Beddoe applications, Public Trustee v Cooper applications, Benjamin orders, enforcement against assets in a trust and indemnity provisions.

Prior to joining us, Charles worked in the litigation department with another offshore law firm in the Cayman Islands and Guernsey and was involved in a number of high profile commercial and trust litigation cases. His experience includes attending every day of a 120+ day trial, as well as various interlocutory and appeal hearings on a variety of matters.

Charles is a full member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners and has completed an advanced certificate in trust disputes.

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Recommendations

Charles is recognised for his Offshore: Trusts expertise in the Cayman Islands. Testimonials from the 2026 guide include: "Charles Moore is really good on the ground. He rolls up his sleeves, gets involved with clients and is an excellent contentious lead partner on matters." "Charles ...

Charles is recognised for his Offshore: Trusts expertise in the Cayman Islands. Testimonials from the 2026 guide include:

  • "Charles Moore is really good on the ground. He rolls up his sleeves, gets involved with clients and is an excellent contentious lead partner on matters."
  • "Charles Moore is great. He is very responsive, detail-oriented and has a pragmatic approach."
  • "We are very happy with the responsiveness and level of service we receive from Charles Moore. He is always willing to assist and provide advice on different ways forward."
  • "Charles Moore is always looking for a clean and quick solution to legal battles rather than trying to protract them. He is very pragmatic when it comes to trying to seek any common ground."

Charles is recognised as a next generation partner in the Cayman Islands Trusts/Private Client guide (2022 – 2026). Previously, he was recognised as a rising star.

Testimonials include:

  • “I strongly recommend Charles Moore, who is fantastic.” (2026 guide)
  • "Charles Moore is an exceptional practitioner whose advice is not only legally correct (as I would expect) but is tempered with just the right degree of pragmatism." (2025 guide)
  • "Charles Moore is stellar. Always available to assist and is very commercial minded. He is a client's dream to work with." (2025 guide)
  • "Charles Moore deals both with advisory matters and litigation in the trusts and private client sphere and is equally impressive at both. He is tenacious and determined to drill down into what really matters in a case with an ability to see the big picture as well as to master the detail." (2025 guide)
  • "Charles Moore - astute and practical" (2025 guide)
  • “We rate Charles Moore very highly for his wisdom and pragmatism….” (2024 guide)

Charles has been recognised in the 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers guide.

Charles is recognised as a global elite lawyer.

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University of Canterbury (LLB)
2005

University of Canterbury (BA)
2005

Charles Moore is stellar. Always available to assist and is very commercial minded. He is a client's dream to work with.
Legal 500, 2025