Christian Hay

Christian is global head of the Private Client and Trusts - Advisory and Dispute Resolution team.

Christian is among the leading commercial litigators at the Guernsey Bar with a particular expertise in contentious trust related matters and corporate disputes. He leads a team of talented lawyers across Guernsey, Jersey and Cayman with strong expertise in contentious and non-contentious trust and estate matters.

Christian is a CEDR-accredited mediator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He regularly acts as mediator or arbitrator in trust, financial services and commercial disputes in Guernsey and Jersey.

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.