Angela Calnan
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Offshore: Trusts
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About
Provided by Angela Calnan
Practice Areas
Angela is Head of our multi-award winning International Private Client & Trust Department in Guernsey.
Angela's core strengths are in establishing, reorganising and winding up Guernsey trust and foundation structures (including pension and gratuity schemes) and also assisting trustees in navigating the administration of those structures in accordance with their fiduciary duties.
Recently she has established private trust companies and private trustee foundations with multiple underlying trusts and companies for both domestic and international families in conjunction with some of the UK's leading City firms. She has established multi-million dollar pensions and end of service gratuity schemes for multiple UAE companies and she has also assisted trustees in deliberating "momentous decisions" and mediating the interests of warring beneficiaries.
Career
Prior to settling down in Guernsey in 2012 Angela practiced law in the UK, Singapore and Dubai .
Angela has been a Solicitor of England & Wales since 2003 and an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey since 2020.
Professional Memberships
• Law Society of England & Wales
• Guernsey Bar
• STEP – Full Member
Chambers Review
UK
Angela Calnan advises on the establishment and administration of Guernsey trusts and foundations. Calnan leads Collas Crill's international private client and trust team in Guernsey.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Angela inspires confidence with her legal knowledge and commercial awareness."
"A simply outstanding individual. Her depth and breath of knowledge is second to none, with an amazing manner to be able to guide the client through the most complex of matters."
"Angela inspires confidence with her legal knowledge and commercial awareness."
"A simply outstanding individual. Her depth and breath of knowledge is second to none, with an amazing manner to be able to guide the client through the most complex of matters."