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The Dispute Resolution team in Guernsey is led by Christian Hay. It acts on some of the largest director and shareholder litigation matters in Guernsey. The team provides advice to directors on complex pre-litigation issues such as conflict of interests, obligations of confidentiality which often arise due to the nature of the financial industry in Guernsey.
Contentious Trusts and Probate
Instructions on contentious and semi-contentious trust matters forms the majority of the Dispute Resolution team's work. Significant matters are often based around family disputes; winding up or partitioning of a trust; removal of a trustee or protector; or claims for breach of trust against the trustee.
Insolvency
Collas Crill's insolvency team is emerging as a market leader in the sector. The team, which has close relationships with the leading insolvency practitioners in Guernsey, is often sought out when an innovative approach is required to achieve the client's goals and is known for its strong, clear advice in pressure situations.
Regulatory
Collas Crill's Risk and Regulatory Team is renowned as the leading regulatory team on Guernsey. Whilst the team's focus is naturally financial services matters, its expertise is both broad and deep, spanning non-contentious to highly contentious matters. This is reflected in the range and quality of its instructions.
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Collas Crill acts for trust and investment managers and financial institutions on a full range of contentious matters. The firm offers strong additional credentials in multijurisdictional disputes and asset recovery matters. The team is frequently retained to provide regulatory advice. It is also regularly called upon to act on insolvency and liquidation-related disputes.
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Collas Crill acted for Moro Sphinx and its liquidator on its compulsory winding-up application.
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We value Collas Crill's commercial pragmatism and open-minded approach to the value they provide.
They were very reactive, explained in layman's terms when necessary and understood the needs of the client as well as exploring all possible routes to move forward.
Very good technical experts providing solid, reliable advice. It's a strong, effective team that is always available with a strong support network within their office.
Collas Crill are extremely responsive and professional. The team are very good at considering the commercial aspects of their advice and demonstrating a keen understanding of their clients.
We value Collas Crill's commercial pragmatism and open-minded approach to the value they provide.
They were very reactive, explained in layman's terms when necessary and understood the needs of the client as well as exploring all possible routes to move forward.
Very good technical experts providing solid, reliable advice. It's a strong, effective team that is always available with a strong support network within their office.
Collas Crill are extremely responsive and professional. The team are very good at considering the commercial aspects of their advice and demonstrating a keen understanding of their clients.
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Michael is astute, knowledgeable and an effective negotiator.
Michael is always on hand to advise and I have been impressed by his technical knowledge of the law and the way in which this is applied to the circumstances on which he is instructed.
Michael is always very good, thoughtful and pays great attention to detail. He knows Guernsey law inside-out.
Ben is a very good advocate, with a smooth and persuasive style.
Christian is first-class.
He seems very good with clients and is very efficient.
Christian is a fun, outgoing person who is very senior at the firm and is also very commercial.
David O'Hanlon advises clients in disputes both internationally and domestically, with experience in both trusts and liquidation matters.
Gareth is an excellent lawyer who is technically able, personable and commercially aware.
Gareth Bell is technically knowledgeable and provides strategic advice.
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Adrian Brown
Ben Newton
Head of Department
David Jeffery
David O'Hanlon
Elizabeth Couch
Jack Crisp
James Tee
Jazzmin Le Prevost
Quentin Bregg
Sarah Millar
Thomas Cutts-Watson