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In the continuing economic turmoil, trustees and foundation councils have to be more mindful than ever of the manner in which they invest assets.

Probate work, whether in the preparation of wills or the administration of estates, demands a high level of sensitivity and understanding.

In today's Autumn Statement, George Osborne has announced sweeping changes to the way Stamp Duty Land Tax is calculated, promising that his reforms will deliver savings for 98pc of home buyers.

For the last 10 years it was assumed that the British Virgin Islands' Commercial Court had the power to grant such orders as a matter of common law.

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly changed the business landscape, with increasing restrictive measures on day-to-day life to contain the spread of the virus already having a significant impact on businesses ...

Jersey is one of the world's leading jurisdictions in which to establish and manage private wealth through trusts.

Simply described, structured products are a contract with a bank or issuer and the contract has a pre-defined outcome that if certain conditions are met, an investor will receive a particular rate of return or coupon.

With news stories of ransomware attacks ever increasing, so too does the potential compromise of personal data held by entities subject to such attacks or other cyber security breaches.

In a landmark decision of the Privy Council, Ashley Dawson-Damer v Grampian Trust Company Ltd [2025] UKPC 32 (Dawson-Damer), the Privy Council has grappled with a US$402m trust dispute in which a discretionary beneficiary sought to set aside appointments that transferred 98% of trust assets to new trusts from which she was excluded from benefit.

At a time when COVID-19 has overtaken Brexit in column inches, we are reminded that the show must go on.

This article considers a judgment of the Royal Court of Guernsey in respect of a contested application by liquidators for a direction to bless their decision to enter into an agreement to sell assets of the company.

A determination of when the employment commenced was required as it had an impact on how much statutory redundancy pay the employees were entitled to under the Employment (Jersey) Law, 2003.

By dealing with this at an early stage, we can reduce the time it takes to get from accepting an offer to exchange of contracts.

This guide outlines the legal issues related to the appointment of a nominee director.

Collas Crill Cayman recently acted for the outgoing Joint Restructuring Officers (JROs) appointed over certain portfolios of Holt Fund SPC (Fund), whose appointment generated important clarification...

The (as yet, unreported) decision of the Court of Appeal in the matter of "The Chief Officer, Customs & Excise, Immigration and Nationality Service -v- Garnet Investments Limited" could have wide ramifications for the banking industry and those regularly subject to the reporting regimes under the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) Bailiwick of Guernsey Law 1999 (the Proceeds Law).

In this overview, Heath Martorella of Collas Crill Trust and Angela Calnan of Collas Crill, Guernsey, look at the characteristics, potential uses and some practical considerations for Guernsey Foundations.