Cerisse Fisher > 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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Cerisse Fisher
Work Department
Private Client and Trusts
Position
Cerisse is a Group Partner in the Private Client and Trusts team, joining in September 2018. She specialises in all aspects of Guernsey trust and private client law and regularly advises trustees, family offices, high net worth individuals and intermediaries on the creation, restructuring and winding up of trusts and a wide scope of cross-jurisdictional fiduciary transactions.
Cerisse has invaluable experience working within a trust company on both legal and direct client matters. She has a broad knowledge of the challenges and pitfalls for trustees plus the practical aspects of trusteeship and requirements of corporate service providers and their clients.
Career
Cerisse qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales in 2009. She previously worked at another leading offshore law firm and subsequently within an award winning trust company, carrying out both client facing trusteeship and internal legal work for 12 years prior to joining Collas Crill. She was promoted to Group Partner in January 2023.
Languages
English
Memberships
Law Society
GILA
Education
LLB (Hons) Business Law – Bournemouth University (2004)
PG Dip Legal Practice – Bournemouth University (2005)
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Private client, trusts and tax
Collas Crill is a popular choice for Middle Eastern HNWIs looking to base trusts in Guernsey. The practice is also able to assist with the amending of existing trusts, and bringing cases against trustees where there are allegations of fraud and breach of trust. Angela Calnan leads the group, specialising in the structuring of Sharia-compliant trusts, and is also well-versed in the use of trusts structures for pension and gratuity schemes. Joanne Seal heads the firm’s wills and estate service line, advising on succession planning, guardianships and power of attorney, while Cerisse Fisher works alongside the firm’s disputes team on semi-contentious trust proceedings.