Collas Crill > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Firm Profile

‘Jason Green is the partner that we deal with on almost a weekly basis, he has an excellent knowledge of the Guernsey property sector along with a very good commercial understanding of the sector. Collas Crill have an excellent property team.’

‘Jason is very responsive and understands some of the complex issues that we deal with. All of our property work in Guernsey is undertaken by Jason Green.’

‘We work closely with them on a number of projects and have mutual clients, so its a very collaborative approach, which we like.’

‘Paul Nettleship and Jason Green are good to work with, professional, responsive and pragmatic, which is important.’

‘Access to Partner level service. Efficient. Feel very comfortable that they know both our particular business and the sector we operate in.’

‘Paul Nettleship and Jason Green both know our business well and deal with requests efficiently’

‘Innovative in their approach to commercial transactions. Comprehensive and practical advice on all aspects of property development. Willing to provide free advice as part of a viability review team, minimising front end risk. Access is available directly to the experience required at the time. All of this is important in the world of commercial property development and confidence in the advice provided is essential.’

‘Ben Havard is a proactive, prompt, transparent, strategic thinker.’

‘More proactive and involved in substance of the case than one sometimes sees with offshore firms. Well integrated as part of an international team and not just a “postbox”. The team knows its market well’

‘The partner involved in our case was Gareth Bell. Whilst the case was long and drawn out Gareth kept us in focus at all times. It was also with Gareth’s help that insurers were convinced that payment was required from them. Whilst not wishing to go through a similar process Gareth made the process Come to a conclusion is quickly and efficiently as possible’

‘Great interaction with clients, fee transparency and service.’

‘An excellent offering from a number of key jurisdictions, Collas Crill regularly appear in the largest cases and provide an exceptional service which mixes client care, expertise, experience and commerciality.’

‘David O’Hanlon brings clears-sightedness, good sense and commerciality to difficult cases and handles them with skill.’

‘The sheer expertise of this team is fantastic. They have breadth and depth if knowledge which, when combined with superb client relationship skills, means they are top of their game.’

‘Nin Ritchie is my go to sanctions and compliance expert at Collas Crill. She is supremely clever and has a maturity in her approach to clients that is very much appreciated. Her ability to collaborate is also a key skill. Whenever there is a CI nexus, I will go to Nin.’

‘The team are very knowledgeable and work as a team. They are responsive and always meet expectations, communicate well and do so at a competitive cost.’

‘Wayne Atkinson has a particularly pragmatic approach backed up by an in depth knowledge and excellent coordination and communication skills.’

‘Great people to work with. They take the time to know our team and our mutual clients. Very helpful that they are able to provide Channel Islands and BVI advice in the London time-zone.’

‘Simon Heggs is our go-to partner for Guernsey law finance transactions and he is a pleasure to work with.’

‘Knowledge in their field, jurisdiction and in Islamic finance generally.’

‘Ben Le Page – I have worked with Ben for a number of years on transactions involving Guernsey elements. Ben is great to work with – he provides concise, easy to understand advice and always works efficiently in order to meet the client’s deadlines. Ben is very knowledgeable in his field and I can highly recommend him to others.’

‘I have worked most closely with the Collas Crill team based in the Guernsey office. I have found them to be very personable and easy to get on with. They understand their market and know what onshore counsel require when we instruct them for transactions with a Guernsey element. Another area that they are good at is identifying potential road blocks or red flags on a transaction that are unique to Guernsey and would not necessarily be picked up by an onshore lawyer.’

‘The person whom I have worked with most closely for the past year is Ben Le Page. I have found Ben to be responsive to emails and has helped to turn around transactions with tight deadlines. One aspect that I have found Ben to be very good at is notifying me early on about any changes to fees and scope. This allows me to then have the necessary conversations with the client at an earlier stage.’

‘Collas Crill has a number of Partners specialising in capital markets work and offers an excellent, very responsive partner-led service.’

‘Wayne Atkinson, Paul Wilkes, Simon Heggs are all very strong and responsive’

‘I find Collas Crill to be very responsive. They are also experienced in capital markets transaction and understand their role and the what is required of them. We find they are cheaper and easier to deal with than some other offshore firms.’

‘I work with Simon Heggs on quite a few capital markets transactions. He is very responsive and able to source other colleagues in other jurisdictions where required. He also provides practical advice and does not try to unnecessarily over complicate matters.’

‘They are very responsive.’

‘I have worked with Simon Heggs. He is a very smart and enthusiastic lawyer.’

‘Team works to individual strengths and individuals are not afraid to pass matters on to more appropriately experienced colleagues. This said, they tend to maintain a watching brief rather than just delegating and forgetting, which maintains a good service level and stops matters being “lost”. In terms of billing, we have found the team to be consultative where costs have exceeded initial estimates and have not seen excessive charging.’

‘Simon Heggs is a main point of contact and has impressed in terms of his engagement and management of matters, including where he has passed elements of work on to his colleagues.’

‘Strong corporate offering for Guernsey firm; domestic expertise (not simply servicing off-shore clients) as demonstrated by work leading the way on cannabis opportunities in Guernsey.’

‘Paul Wilkes, Wayne Atkinson, Simon Heggs all give great advice and act as trusted advisers to clients.’

‘Approachable, responsive and value for money’

‘Simon Heggs – super approachable, commercial yet incredibly transparent and good value for money. An all round good guy and leader in his field.’

‘The CC team are consummate legal professionals who are readily accessible on a fast response basis with a highly personalised client engagement style and approach. Having a single senior partner lead as prime contact means each new piece of advice work is assessed and allocated quickly to the relevant experienced senior advocate to provide quality initial response advice and for an early plan to be formed. Speed is so important these days.’

‘Highly qualified, experienced, knowledgeable, with full understanding of our, as the client, business model and of our strategic corporate approach to legal matters. CC senior lawyers have formed deep relationships with our Board and Execs.’

‘Angela Calnan is readily understands case needs and delivers promptly – great trust knowledge Cerisse Fisher – excellent supporting act – same attributes.’

‘Collas Crill is known for its expertise in all things offshore and I have no hesitation in referring to them if we need private client and corporate expertise in the relevant jurisdiction.‘

‘Very approachable and one of the only teams in Guernsey with the real depth and knowledge to launch and maintain investment funds.’

‘Strong technical funds team and responsive.’

‘Collas Crill is my preferred offshore law firm. They are very focussed, responsive, cost conscious and pro active. Every funds lawyer I worked with at Collas Crill was extremely technically able. They offer a very commercial approach and add value.’

‘Wayne Atkinson is a very thoughtful lawyer who sees a big picture without neglecting minutiae. Very experienced.’

‘Wayne and Gareth managed to create a structure and framework from scratch and get a regulator to approve it. Their willingness to take on this piece of work and execute it makes them stand out.’

‘The Collas Crill team have a very hands on approach and like to understand the holistic picture when it comes to clients and their objectives. They are collaborators in the truest sense and combined with their strong technical skills and desire to provide a first class client service, they are firm we enjoy working with.’

‘I have worked mainly with Sam Sturrock, Group Partner, on a variety of client structures from corporate finance deals to debt listings to first time fund set ups. Sam is a pleasure to deal with, always available and very personable. Sam is person who likes to add value to client engagements, he thinks about issues outside of the box and often those not yet on the client’s radar, helping him to become a trusted partner.’

‘We value Sam’s responsiveness, his thorough approach to finding achievable solutions to client problems, his accuracy and his reliability. He is very knowledgeable and and through proactive engagement, he manages expectations.‘

‘Collas Crill provided us with jurisdiction-specific advice in a specialized field in connection with an investment in a venture capital fund based in Jersey. They were able to provide the exact services we needed in the fund formation space.’

‘The were extremely responsive and their in-depth knowledge of the fund space was invaluable to us.’

‘Professional, efficient, trustworthy.’

‘I worked with Sam quite often and he is a great person to work with. Always responds in a helpful and timely manner and is able to deal with complex situations.’