Chris Renouf

Practice Areas

Construction Disputes, Local Legal Services, Probate and Estates, Property Law

Career

Chris is a consultant in Ogier's Property Law team, based in Jersey. He has over 28 years’ experience in Jersey property law matters, with a focus on commercial property work, particularly investment acquisitions, commercial lease, property development and real estate funding.

Before becoming a consultant, Chris was previously a partner and head of Ogier's Property Law group.

Chris is a Topic Practitioner on the Jersey Law Commission and has assisted the Commission with two major projects namely revising the Law of Real Property in Jersey and revising the method of taking security over real estate in Jersey. He was also a senior member of the Jersey Legal Information Board working party which promoted and introduced the compulsory use of English in conveyances of Jersey real estate in November 2006 (where is had been compulsory to use French since 1602). Chris was also a Committee Member of the Law Society of Jersey for 10 years and Chairman of the Association of Jersey Charities for the last three years (the maximum period that the post can be held) and was asked to remain on the Committee as Vice Chairman.

Professional Memberships

Admitted in:

1982 - Jersey

1978 - England & Wales (not practising)

Education