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Trusts & Foundations

Jersey and Guernsey boast world class trust laws and the islands are collectively recognised as leaders in the provision of offshore fiduciary services. Collas Crill is a leading provider of trusts, foundations and other fiduciary services using Channel Islands law, with substantial experience in both jurisdictions.

The Collas Crill team is a single pan-jurisdictional team of senior Channel Islands lawyers working across Jersey, Guernsey and Singapore, offering non-contentious, semi-contentious and contentious support in a seamless way.

We have an extensive range of experience in terms of particular products or service lines, including pensions and Sharia, and many of us have worked in the other off- and onshore jurisdictions prominent in the world of wealth management including London, Bermuda, Switzerland, Cayman and BVI, Dubai and New Zealand. We have associated skills in dispute resolution, risk and regulatory, and image protection. We ensure that thought has been given to the composition of the team on every piece of work we do, and use our mix of skill and experience effectively.

Collas Crill provides high value, high quality work, promptly. Chambers and Partners 2011 states that 'the team takes a pragmatic approach to problem-solving and provides user-friendly advice. The team is an acknowledged market leader in Jersey Law Foundations'.

Our team of experienced specialists provide a clear and practical approach on a full range of fiduciary matters, including:

• Advice to trustees, settlors, beneficiaries and protectors, on all aspects of trust law and drafting, including bespoke structuring
• Commercial trusts for a variety of investment products, including unit trusts and orphan vehicles
• Occupational and personal pension schemes, including death-in-service schemes, employee and executive share option schemes, QROPS and RATS
• Advice to founders, council members, guardians and related parties, and documentation for private client, commercial or philanthropic foundations
• Risk management and regulatory issues for trustees and foundation council members
• IP registration and structuring
• Sharia law structures and documentation
• Contentious trust matters including mediation and other alternative means of dispute resolution
• Advice on family office services

Our clients include leading trust companies, financial advisors, accountants and financial institutions in Jersey and Guernsey, as well as private clients from all over the world.

We also deal with other matters important to high net worth individuals, such as wills and applications for local residency.