Global Guide 2026 : Guernsey
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Collas Crill
The Dispute Resolution team in Guernsey is led by Christian Hay. It acts on some of the largest director and shareholder litigation matters in Guernsey. The team provides advice to directors on complex pre-litigation issues such as conflict of interests, obligations of confidentiality which often arise due to the nature of the financial industry in Guernsey.
Contentious Trusts and Probate
Instructions on contentious and semi-contentious trust matters forms the majority of the Dispute Resolution team's work. Significant matters are often based around family disputes; winding up or partitioning of a trust; removal of a trustee or protector; or claims for breach of trust against the trustee.
Insolvency
Collas Crill's insolvency team is emerging as a market leader in the sector. The team, which has close relationships with the leading insolvency practitioners in Guernsey, is often sought out when an innovative approach is required to achieve the client's goals and is known for its strong, clear advice in pressure situations.
Regulatory
Collas Crill's Risk and Regulatory Team is renowned as the leading regulatory team on Guernsey. Whilst the team's focus is naturally financial services matters, its expertise is both broad and deep, spanning non-contentious to highly contentious matters. This is reflected in the range and quality of its instructions.
Provided by Chambers
Collas Crill acts for trust and investment managers and financial institutions on a full range of contentious matters. The firm offers strong additional credentials in multi-jurisdictional disputes and asset recovery matters. The team is frequently retained to provide regulatory advice. It is also regularly called upon to act in insolvency and liquidation-related disputes.
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Collas Crill represented Rashad Abdullayev in proceedings against Apex, a Guernsey trust company.
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Collas Crill are knowledgeable in the law, creative and think outside the box to achieve results.
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Michael is a brilliant advocate and is really impressive in court. He is very calm under pressure.
Michael Adkins is very knowledgeable and a valuable part of the team.
Christian Hay is head of the firm's disputes team in Guernsey. He is an experienced trusts litigator who often acts in cross-border disputes. His clients include trustees and beneficiaries. He is an accredited mediator and qualified arbitrator.
David O'Hanlon advises clients on disputes both internationally and domestically, and is noted for his experience handling both trusts and liquidation matters.
David O'Hanlon is strategically strong and good at thinking of creative angles and taking into account the commercial realities of the case. He is a real pleasure to work with and technically great.
Gareth Bell is the managing partner of Collas Crill's Guernsey office and is sought after for his expertise in financial services disputes. He regularly represents clients in matters relating to trusts and breach of fiduciary duty.
Gareth Bell is excellent; he's smart, calm, knowledgeable, dependable and a good person to have on your team.
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
Head of Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
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