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Collas Crill
GASPE HOUSE
66-72 ESPLANADE
ST HELIER
JE1 4XD
Jersey

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Sam is a Group Partner and Jersey advocate in the dispute resolution practice at Collas Crill. He specialises in complex and high-value trusts and estates litigation and semi-contentious applications. Sam also has expertise in the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, and asset freezing and preservation orders.

Career

Sam holds a first class honours degree in modern history from the University of Oxford. He joined Collas Crill in 2016, prior to which he worked at another offshore law firm in Jersey and at a well-known international firm in London where he trained and qualified as an English solicitor in 2010 (currently non-practising). Sam was called to the Jersey bar in 2015.

Languages

Conversational French.

Memberships

Law Society of Jersey; Law Society of England and Wales; Contentious Trusts Association

Education

BA (hons.) First Class in Modern History, University of Oxford; College of Law; BPP Law School.

Leisure

Spending time with family and enjoying music.

Lawyer Rankings

Jersey > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution

(Next Generation Partners)

Sam WilliamsCollas Crill

Trust disputes make up the core of Collas Crill‘s litigation practice; the firm advises a raft of Jersey-based and international clients on long-running, multi-faceted disputes. The team is also well versed in commercial and insolvency disputes. Heading the team is Damian James, sought after for his expertise in contentious trust matters, where he frequently works alongside Dan Boxall. Nuno Santos-Costa represents financial institutions, governments and HNWIs in trust, contract and fraud cases, while Simon Hurry specialises in restructuring and insolvency litigation. Sam Williams assists clients with the enforcement of foreign judgements and arbitration decisions, in addition to trusts work. Lynne Calder, who was made of counsel in January 2022, handles civil and commercial regulatory matters.