Christian Hay

Christian is global head of the Private Client and Trusts team. He leads a team of talented lawyers with strong expertise in contentious, semi-contentious and non-contentious matters.

Christian is among the leading litigators at the Guernsey Bar. If there is a high value dispute between trustees and beneficiaries; between bank and customer/investor; between commercial entities; between majority/minority shareholders; against directors; or within a contentious liquidation, Christian is likely to be acting for one of the parties.

Christian joined Collas Crill in 2003. In 2006, Christian qualified as a Guernsey Advocate, and became a partner of the firm and head of dispute resolution in 2007.

Prior to joining Collas Crill, Christian was an associate within the disputes team at White & Case (London) working on international arbitrations concerning projects and contracts in far-flung places such as Lesotho, Kuwait, and Peru; and before that he trained and qualified at Masons (now Pinsent Masons).

Christian is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, which is the the world’s leading qualifications and professional body for dispute avoidance and dispute management. This is the highest membership level and requires a minimum of ten years’ experience in arbitration, and first-hand involvement in settlement agreements, the management of proceedings and attending hearings that have resulted in the publication of a reasoned award or decision.

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

STEP (full member)

ACTAPS (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists)

CEDR accredited mediator

IBA (International Bar Association)

ICC United Kingdom