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Collas Crill‘s private client and trusts team handles complex trust litigation work and high-value cross-border wealth structuring matters. The practice is chaired by Andrew Peedom, whose expertise spans trust litigation before the Privy Council and the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands and general commercial advisory work. Senior associate Sally Peedom acts for institutional trustees and high-net-worth individuals, including clients from the Bahamas, Switzerland, and the UK.

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  • ‘The team is capable, highly prepared and knowledgeable about the relevant issues. They are effective and respond very quickly.’
  • ‘Andrew Peedom and Sally Peedom are excellent. They know the subjects, they are extremely capable and their treatment is impeccable.’
  • 'A strong team in Cayman gaining an excellent reputation locally and internationally. Also has the assistance of the teams in other Collas Crill offices which means its offering can span several jurisdictions as required.'
  • 'Andrew Peedom and Sally Peedom are first class both in terms of technical knowledge and ability and in knowing how best to deploy it. They attract a wide range of work, both contentious and non-contentious, and are equally adept at both.'
  • 'Andrew Peedom is fantastic in delivering straightforward and practical legal advice.'
  • 'The partners can be counted on to provide accurate advice and respond in a timely fashion.'
  • 'Andrew Peedom and Sally Peedom - Very professional with human qualities, efficient and proactive in bringing solutions to solve family issues.'

Key clients

  • Hugill & Ip
  • Taylor Wessing LLP
  • Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee (and its fiduciary)
  • Crowe Mexico
  • Cayman National Corporation
  • Enyo Law LLP
  • Sterling Trust (Cayman) Limited
  • The R&H Trust Co. Ltd
  • Trident Trust Company (Cayman) Limited
  • Zedra Trust Company (Cayman) Limited
  • Zedra Trust Company (Suisse) SA
  • Jasmine Trustees Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised a former billionaire and family members in respect of a claim in excess of $500m asserted against Cayman trust assets of which they are the settlor and beneficiaries, allegations of fraud and joinder of the trustee to English High Court proceedings brought by two Russian banks.
  • Established a $470m philanthropic STAR trust for an ultra-high-net-worth US family.
  • Restructured a $50m Cayman trust with US domiciled beneficiaries including constituting a Family Committee and underlying corporate entities for the two branches of the family.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Sally Peedom
Senior Associate. Sally specialises in both contentious and non-contentious international trusts and private client work. As a commercial litigator, she also has experience in shareholder disputes, and insolvency litigation and general commercial disputes. Sally has over nine years of experience working offshore, in both Cayman and Guernsey. Sally regularly advises trustees, high net worth individuals, family offices and charitable organisations on the establishment, restructuring and administration of trust structures, including in relation to the use of STAR trusts, Foundation Companies and private trust companies. Sally also advises on trust matters relating to the establishment and administration of investment funds structured as unit trusts, pension trusts and employee benefit trusts. Sally has significant experience in relation to trust litigation matters, including in relation to applications for directions, court blessings, mistake and rectification, as well as grants of probate and letters of administration, and resealing foreign grants. Prior to moving to Cayman in December 2016, Sally worked in Guernsey and in Australia for several years. Work highlights include: Acted on behalf of a numerous trustees or beneficiaries in connection with several notable rectification, mistake or blessing applications Advising the joint official liquidators of Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP In the matter of AA (as Trustee of the A Trust) – represented outgoing trustees in an in camera application for a court blessing to replace the trustee in light of investigations being carried out by the Serious Fraud Office TCCI & Ors v East Forest Green Limited (in liquidation) & others - acted for a former Guernsey Trustee and its directors in relation to a claim for breach of trust and dishonest assistance Friends Life Group Scheme of Arrangement - assisted with advising on the £5.6bn acquisition of the Friends Life Group Jackson & Ors v Dear & Ors – acted for the Tetragon entities in relation to a derivative action filed in the Royal Court of Guernsey against Tetragon entities and its executive and independent directors Carlyle Capital Corporation Limited (in liquidation) and Ors v. William Elias Conway Jnr and Ors. – assisted on a complex multi-jurisdictional dispute representing The Carlyle Group and its executive directors in relation to a claim for breach of directors' duties brought by the liquidators of the Carlyle Capital Corporation for losses exceeding $1bn.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrew Peedom

Other key lawyers

Sally Peedom