Michael Adkins > Collas Crill > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Collas Crill Offices
GLATEGNY COURT, PO BOX 140
GLATEGNY ESPLANADE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 4EW
Guernsey
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Michael Adkins
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Michael is a litigation lawyer, specialising in insolvency, regulatory/public law, trust and other financial services disputes.
He is a qualified Guernsey Advocate and BVI Attorney and maintains an active litigation practice in both jurisdictions.
Michael currently leads the firm’s Guernsey Risk and Regulatory and Insolvency teams and has previously acted as Head of Litigation and Managing Partner of the firm’s BVI Office.
Since joining Collas Crill in 2009, Michael has taken a leading role in a number of significant and high profile matters, including advising the liquidators of Landsbanki Guernsey Limited in relation to all aspects of the liquidation of the £120 million Guernsey subsidiary of the failed Icelandic Bank, and Sark Electricity Limited in its challenge to the implementation of pricing regulation. Michael is frequently instructed for individuals and companies in disputes with regulatory bodies and state agencies.
In 2019, Michael was appointed to a four year term as Chairman of the Complaints Panel of the Administrative Decision Review Board.
Career
Qualified 2004, Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) advising and representing ASIC in relation to a range of contentious matters in the financial services, insolvency and corporate governance spheres; joined Collas Crill 2009, admitted as advocate of the Royal Court and promoted to partner in 2014.
Memberships
ARIES, Insol, R3, IBA (Insolvency), RISA BVI (Associate) and The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.
Education
Deakin University (2003 BA, LLB); University of Melbourne (2007 LLM); University of Caen (2014 Certificate d’études Juridique Français et Normandes).
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)Trust disputes and both plaintiff and defendant-side director litigation form the bedrock of Collas Crill‘s dispute resolution practice, which also represents clients in broader corporate and insolvency matters. Practice head and managing partner Christian Hay
handles complex cross-border trusts disputes, in addition to being a qualified mediator and arbitrator. Gareth Bell acts on a wide variety of cases, including those relating to directors’ duties, professional negligence and other commercial disputes, while Michael Adkins covers regulatory, public law and insolvency issues. David O’Hanlon and Ben Havard both handle contentious and semi-contentious trust disputes. Nin Ritchie and James Tee, recently promoted to group partner and partner, respectively, advise financial institutions on a range of issues, including regulatory and insolvency matters.