About

Provided by Collas Crill

Collas Crill's International Private Clients & Trusts team in Jersey is led by Kellyann Ozouf. The team advises high net worth individuals, families and fiduciaries across a range of private client services.

The team advises families in respect of structure, creation of wills, capacity issues and probate, and individuals, family-controlled businesses and entrepreneurs, who are managing wealth across generations, on succession planning and transferring the control of assets. The team has particular expertise in acting for Middle Eastern clients. Collas Crill also advises trust companies on establishing, administering and winding down private wealth structures including liaising with the families behind these structures and any regulatory issues that may arise.

The firm expanded its new family law practice in January 2021, advising on all legal aspects of divorce, children and finance.

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Trusts - Jersey

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Collas Crill is engaged in a range of non-contentious as well as dispute-related work. The firm recently merged with Ward Yates in 2023 to strengthen its Jersey offering.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Victoria Yates
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Victoria Yates
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Band 2
Victoria Yates specialises in corporate trust matters. She has considerable experience in the establishment and administration of trusts.

Victoria Yates is very pragmatic, solution-oriented and well connected in the Jersey market, and I would refer to her for drafting heavy Jersey law matters.

Damian James
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Damian James
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Band 3

Damian James is a trusts litigator representing high net worth individuals and corporate trustees.

Damian is a most capable and knowledgeable person who is very well liked and respected in the industry.

I enjoy working with Damian very much. He understands our needs and pitches his service accordingly. He is an experienced and calm pair of hands.

Damian has an ability to assimilate complicated facts, bringing focus to the real issues. He brings a practical approach which clients appreciate.

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Trusts

Victoria Yates
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Victoria Yates
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Band 2
Damian James
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Damian James
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Band 3

Members

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Craig Dinnett

Daisy Bovingdon

Dionne Gilbert

Kellyann Ozouf

Head of Department

Laura Perkins

Lynne Calder

Scott Bell