Paul Nettleship > 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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Paul Nettleship
Work Department
Property
Position
Paul is a Partner and Head of the Guernsey Property team.
He has a broad practice covering local real estate and private client matters. This includes advising on commercial property development, acquisitions, and disposals (both freehold and leasehold); funding and security over real property; planning matters; property disputes; and small business acquisitions and disposals.
He acts for landlords, tenants, funders, brokers, P2P lenders, and private and high street banks.
As well as Paul’s commercial property business, his private client practice includes advising and acting for clients moving to the Island, will drafting and inheritance matters, and guardianship issues. He generally oversees the firm’s conveyancing practice.
Paul has 20 years’ experience at Collas Crill, practising corporate law to begin with, before moving into real estate. Over the years he has acted on the majority of major developments on the Island, either for the developer, landlord, tenant or funder.
Career
Prior to moving to Collas Crill, Paul worked for Investec Bank in Guernsey in banking and compliance.
After obtaining a non-law degree (BSc (Hons)) he obtained his Postgraduate Diploma in Law from Nottingham Law School, before taking the Bar Vocational Course and being called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2004.
He completed the Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques et Normandes at the University of Caen, followed by the Guernsey Bar exams to be admitted to the Guernsey Bar as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in 2008.
Paul became a partner in 2013 and head of property in Guernsey in 2021.
Languages
French
Memberships
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration
Barrister member of The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn
Institute of Directors
Guernsey International Legal Association
The Guernsey Bar
Education
Elizabeth College, Guernsey; Liverpool John Moores University (BSc (Hons)); Nottingham Law School (PgDip Law); College of Law London (BVC (very competent)); University of Caen, France (Certificate d’etudes Juridiques Francaises et Normandes).
Leisure
Running, swimming, cycling.
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Commercial property
(Leading individuals)Offering ‘excellent knowledge of the Guernsey property market‘, Collas Crill advises on the full spectrum of commercial property matters, ranging from acquisitions and disposals to financing arrangements and leases. The arrival of planning consultant Chris Crew from the States of Guernsey has augmented the firm’s capabilities in this space. Paul Nettleship leads the practice, advising on the acquisition and disposal of free- and leasehold properties, in addition to representing clients in property disputes. Jason Green focuses on assisting HNWIs with the management of property portfolios, while associate Harry Round advises on secured lending, leases and acquisitions. Michael Morris and Donald Millar left the firm in February 2023, joining Spencer West LLP.