An offshore law firm that never stands still
We have built a strong presence and reputation around the world through our forward-thinking approach. We are real people who genuinely love what we do and we're known for being easy to do business with.
Collas Crill is an offshore law firm with offices in BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and London.
We deliver a comprehensive range of legal services to clients locally and globally, including financial institutions, international businesses, trusts and funds, as well as high-net-worth individuals and families across the globe. Our growing network of independent and trusted partners spans the Caribbean, the Channel Islands, the UK, Europe, the US, the Middle East, South Africa and Asia.
Collas Crill Group also includes: Collas Crill Trust, based in Guernsey and Jersey, providing trust and corporate solutions to private clients; Collas Crill Corporate Services, a Cayman-based licensed company management business; and Collas Crill Compliance, a Channel Islands-based consultancy providing services in governance, risk and compliance, and anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism.
Changes to the BVI beneficial ownership rules: What you really need to know
On 2 January 2025, amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act (BCA) and the BVI Business Companies Regulations came into force by way of the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 (Amendment Act) and the related BVI Business Companies (Amendment)...
Rukhadze judgment a timely reminder of fiduciary duties and the 'profit rule'
In a much anticipated and significant judgment, the United Kingdom Supreme Court this week confirmed in Rukhadze and Others v Recovery Partners GP Ltd and another [2025] UKSC 10 that the existing law requiring errant fiduciaries to account to their princ...
60 seconds with Karen Stachura
This article was first published in issue 20 of ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine. What would you be doing if you weren’t in this profession? What I would like to be doing and what I may have ended up doing may not be the same thing!After I graduated I was n...
Tianrui v China Shanshui: is it time for Foss v Harbottle to go?
This article was first published in issue 20 of ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine. To read the full publication click here. The recent Privy Council decision of Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024] UKPC 36 will...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) has delivered a landmark judgment in Changyou.com Ltd v FourWorld Global Opportunities Fund Ltd & Others,[1] conclusively determining that minority shareholders are entitled to dissent from a 'short-...
Priority under the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012: A game of snakes and ladders?
Got your attention? If nothing else because, unless you have kids, you probably haven't played this game since your childhood. So what does snakes and ladders have to do with the law? Whereas in that much loved board game you start off at square 0, when ...
