Collas Crill appoints Chief People Officer

Collas Crill has appointed Richard Summerfield as Chief People Officer. Richard is responsible for the firm's group HR strategy that drives the attraction, retention and performance of Collas Crill's talented people across all its offices. With more than...

Amendments to the Jersey Trust and Companies Law provide more certainty for lenders

The latest amendments to the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 (Trusts Law) are due to come into force this month and provides helpful clarification for secured creditors in relation to the subordination of the trustee's lien.   The long-running Z Trust (II)...

A review of 2025: Guernsey's property market

After a period of relative restraint (certainly when compared to the exceptional post-Covid activity), Guernsey's property market showed greater activity in 2025 (if not greater values being achieved).  Transactional activity rose compared with the ...

Significant uplift for dissenting shareholders in the Sina Corporation merger appraisal litigation

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands’ (the Court) fair value ruling in Re Sina Corporation (FSD 128 of 2021 (RPJ)) was released today. Collas Crill represents a group of dissenting shareholders in the proceeding (Dissenters). In a decisive ruling, the C...

Expertise recognised in Lexology Index

The expertise of a number of partners across the firm has been recognised in Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal).  Trusted by thousands of companies and organisations worldwide, Lexology Index combines extensive research with objective case an...

Trusts Jersey Law: Once, twice…eighth time amended

The States of Jersey has amended the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 (TJL) for an eighth time.[1] The legislation has gone to the Privy Council for approval and is expected to come into force shortly. The 2024 consultation paper[2] canvassed views on whether to...