Guernsey's draft Image Rights legislation was released on Wednesday for consultation. This legislation will see Guernsey bring in a registrable image right - a world first. Commerce & Employment are holding a seminar on 24 Feb...

Welcome to the first Risk and Regulatory update for 2012 from Collas Crill's Risk and Regulatory team.    In this edition, we pick up a number of topics that crossed our desks or otherwise came to prominence during the fourth quarter o...

We are half way through the month-long consultation period for Guernsey's draft Image Rights legislation. The consultation lasts until 7th March 2012 - if you haven't yet seen a copy of the draft law, please contact ipo@guernseyregistry.com...

Although the economic climate in 2012 is set to pose further challenges, the aim of Collas Crill's employment law team is to continue to ensure that employers in Jersey and Guernsey get the advice they need for their businesses to remain sus...

In this first issue of Fiduciary News for 2012 we are pleased to send you news, hot off the press, of the US Treasury's release of regulations relating to the reporting and tax withholding requirements of Foreign Financial Institutions ...

We are delighted to report that the Commerce and Employment department of the States of Guernsey has now sent the draft Image Rights legislation out for consultation. The consultation period will last until 7th March 2012. We then expect the fin...

In this, the first edition of Collas Crill's Employment News of 2012, our employment law specialist Emma Parr looks back at a year of cost cutting and redundancies for Channel lsland employers. And, although at first sight it might be ...

Until recently, banks lending on property in England and Wales would also instruct the borrower's solicitor in all but high value transactions. Following a change in the conduct rules for solicitors at the end of 2011, a solicitor may only act f...

In this month's newsletter we end the year by looking at workplace issues that commonly arise during the festive season. With office parties, hangovers, absenteeism and sick leave all on the increase, it is important for employers to ...

The partners, directors and staff at Collas Crill wish you a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

The States of Guernsey are planning to change a legal loophole for property buyers. To keep you up to date with the proposed change the short update below describes the effect of the plans, which could come into effect on 1 January 2014. ...

In this month's Employment News we look at two important developments in the UK's employment laws and how these developments could impact on the Channel Islands. In particular, we focus on the government's latest attempts to reduce th...

In this latest edition of Collas Crill's UK Property Newsletter we look at some of the issues facing owners of property in the UK.   We attach an explanatory note explaining overreaching rights under a trust and pinpointing t...

The latest news for the Channel Islands' funds sector This edition has a number of interesting pieces falling under the broad heading of societal issues. Nin Ritchie and Wayne Atkinson write on proposed legislation in relation to Heavily ...

This month saw various changes to the laws in Guernsey and Jersey. In this edition we remind you about the increase in Guernsey's minimum wage rates and about Jersey's strict protections now imposed for the employment of children. ...