With summer almost over, many of you are probably wondering what there is to look forward to next.

The UK Chancellor stunned the pensions industry when he announced the biggest changes to UK approved pension schemes in almost a century.

This latest decision is relevant for any employer; it sends a strong message that the rights of pregnant women in the workplace must be respected, whatever the nature of the work and whatever the status of the employee.

It appears that many UK employers are taking advantage of this popular trend and using this type of contract to the detriment of their workers.

Advocate Adrian Brown, Partner at Collas Crill, discusses how to divorce amicably whether you are a billionaire – or not.

A number of legislative and regulatory developments in both Jersey and Guernsey are explored in our autumn issue of Collas Crill Funds News

There are two ways in which the Guernsey Royal Court can provide assistance to foreign insolvency practitioners...

The States of Guernsey - the island's parliament - has approved the drafting of a new law that will protect image rights and sees the introduction of registrable image rights in time by the Olympic Games and the 2012/13 football transfer season.

Following the exceptional activity generated in Guernsey's property market over the recent years, the market appears to be slowly 'returning to the norm'.

If you are a landlord who likes to sit back, relax and watch rental income flow into your bank accounts, beware!

Paul Nettleship, head of Collas Crill's Property team in Guernsey, reflects on changes to the legal profession since he qualified, his current role and the potential impact of AI on legal services.

An aspect of property law that is unique to Guernsey, the term refers to an area of land which has been designated as 'Les Terres Mises à L'Amende' (literally meaning 'penalty land') pursuant to an order...

Senior Planning Consultant Chris Crew joined Collas Crill in April 2022 to offer specialist planning advice as part of the firm's property services in Guernsey

The States of Guernsey 2012 Budget Report contains a section advising of proposals to introduce legislation enabling the States to recover document duty at 3% on the transfer for value of any interest in any legal entity which owns, either directly or indirectly, real property in Guernsey.

From 1 June Guernsey has a brand new regulator.

On 8 February 2012 the US Treasury released regulations relating to the reporting and tax withholding requirements of Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

The English High Court in The Serious Fraud Office & Anor v Litigation Capital Limited & Ors [2021] EWHC 1272 has held that it is not possible to have a constructive trust over Jersey immovable property.

However the Royal Court of Jersey has noted that the phrase is useful shorthand for a situation that may have been encountered by many trust practitioners.

In recent times Jersey law has swung in a different direction from English law in relation to the rule in Hasting-Bass.

For the past three years, the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association has reported more than 60% of investors intending to increase allocations to emerging markets.