Ian Kirk, Kit Hobbs and Mark Priaulx acted for Norman, Piette Limited in its recent acquisition of Capital PVC Building Supplies Limited from its previous family ownership for an undisclosed amount.  This consolidates the Norman Piette Group's position as Guernsey's leading wholesaler of building materials.  This transaction featured a post-completion valuation mechanism requiring expert determination of the net asset value of the target company.

Collas Crill successfully defended the Jersey Evening Post (JEP) against a claim for damages for libel brought by two local politicians in respect of a satirical seasonal cartoon commissioned by Broadlands, a firm of estate agents, and published in the JEP. After a three day trial the Royal Court dismissed the action, finding that the publication was not defamatory of the Plaintiffs, and ordered that the Plaintiffs pay the Defendants' costs of the action.

Review of articles relating to authorised share capital.

Acted for the Guernsey subsidiary of a FTSE Small Cap client in relation to advising on lifting its restrictions on issuing new shares in line with the latest provisions of the 2008 company law.

Collas Crill acted for a major international bank (as lender) in relation to a loan facility of £1,600,000 secured over a multi-tenanted investment property in Harrow.

Collas Crill acted for Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited (as lender) in relation to a loan facility of £5,000,000 secured over a Grade II listed commercial investment property in central London.  The transaction involved the acquisition of a UK company and required, among other things, instructing and supervising Cypriot counsel in granting opinions.

Sale of 2 commercial premises in excess of £1 million to a high profile client.

Acted for numerous buyers in the sale of properties, in the second phase of just released apartments at the St Helier, Castle Quay development.

Instructed to act in the sale of seven freehold units and five flying freehold units at the new development site "Vinchelez Farm", Le Cointin, St Ouen by "Clock Tower (St Ouen) Limited". Designed and constructed within a listed landmark Jersey farmstead building, maintaining the original Clock Tower structure.

Instructed by the Joint Liquidators of a Jersey company wound up by the court on a just and equitable basis. Successfully defended an application by creditors/shareholders of the company for the removal of the Joint Liquidators from office (the court developing Jersey law in this area in the process) and obtained an indemnity costs order against the applicants. An application is currently before the court seeking orders bringing the winding up to a conclusion.

In conjunction with Collas Crill's corporate and commercial and insolvency teams, acting for the company, which conducted investment management and fund services in Jersey. Successfully applied for an order from the court winding the company up on a just and equitable basis.

Collas Crill acted for a client of JTC Group in the sale of the entire issued share capital of a Jersey company which owns a high value mansion flat in Knightsbridge in London. The corporate aspects of the transaction were dealt with by David Dorgan and the property aspects were dealt with by Michael Morris.

Collas Crill acted for Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited (as lender) in relation to a loan facility of £1,500,000 secured over an investment property in central London.

Collas Crill advised on Jersey's first ever cross-border merger. Jersey's statutory company merger regime was updated in February 2011, introducing provisions to allow a Jersey company to merge with an overseas body. This significantly simplified what was previously a two-step procedure, involving the initial continuance of the overseas body into Jersey and subsequent merger. The merger was carried out between a Jersey company and a BVI company, which combined to form and continue as a Jersey company. Collas Crill were instructed on this matter by a major trust company.

Collas Crill acted for Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Limited (as Lender) in relation to a £1.5m loan facility secured over a portfolio of residential properties in the UK.

Acted for a subsidiary of C.Le Masurier Limited in the freehold property sale of the Odeon Site, Bath Street, St Helier, to Freedom Church Group Limited on 27 January 2012. The vendors of this property are longstanding clients of Collas Crill . This £1,000,000 transaction attracted a great deal of local media and resident interest.