Ben Newton > Collas Crill > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile

Collas Crill
GLATEGNY COURT, PO BOX 140
GLATEGNY ESPLANADE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 4EW
Guernsey

Work Department

Dispute Resolution.

Position

Ben is an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team.  He has advised on a number of cases in Guernsey, as well as cross-jurisdictional matters, involving our areas of expertise including:

  • contentious risk and regulatory matters;
  • contentious trusts;
  • insolvency and restructuring;
  • debt enforcement; and
  • corporate, director and shareholder disputes.

Ben previously gained experience at the firm as a paralegal and trainee solicitor where he completed seats in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Funds, International Private Client and Trusts and UK Property teams, as well as the Dispute Resolution team.

Career

Ben first joined Collas Crill in August 2018 as a paralegal and went on to train with the firm, qualifying as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2021.

Ben has an LLB (Hons) degree after graduating from the University of Brighton in 2017, where he completed a joint degree in Law with Business Studies. In 2021 Ben obtained a commendation in his LPC. LLM Master’s degree in Legal Practice at the University of Law while working full time for the firm.

Education

Ben has an LLB (hons) degree after graduating from the University of Brighton in 2017, where he completed a joint degree in Law with Business Studies.

The University of Law, LLM LPC, 2019-2021