Collas Crill assists with cross-border wealth structuring matters and trust litigation involving Cayman Islands stakeholders, and is particularly well regarded for its knowledge on STAR trust and foundation companies legislation, which the team drafted. Practice head Andrew Peedom has experience in trust litigation before the Privy Council and the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, and his practice also spans general commercial advisory work. Sally Peedom is the other key figure to note, specialising in both non-contentious and contentious trust disputes and wealth structuring matters.
Testimonials
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‘Andrew Peedom is considered, responsive & analytical.’
‘The team is proactive, effective, and professional, which we believe are their strongest capabilities.’
‘The team is always available and willing to collaborate proactively and help with any requirement in a timely manner, which is very important to us.’
‘Highly qualified team that is approachable.’
‘I have worked with Sally Peedom at Collas Crill on an ongoing matter for a numbers of years now. I have found her to be thorough and very responsive. She also fully explains actions that are recommended and any shortfalls that should be considered. Overall she is knowledgeable and effective.’
Key clients
- Ocorian Trust (Cayman) Limited
- Charles Russell Speechlys
- Macfarlanes
- Taylor Wessing LLP
- Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee (and its fiduciary)
- Cayman National Corporation
- Enyo Law LLP
- Jasmine Trustees Limited
- The R&H Trust Co. Ltd
- Saffrey Trust (Cayman)
- Trident Trust Company (Cayman) Limited
- Zedra Trust Company (Cayman) Limited
- Zedra Trust Company (Suisse) SA
- Citco Trustees (Cayman) Limited
Work highlights
- Advising a trustee based both in Cayman and Switzerland on a €300m claim ongoing in Monaco (and with parallel Guernsey proceedings) arising from the alleged exploitation of and undue influence upon a vulnerable settlor.
- Advising the beneficiaries of a number of Cayman trusts holding $100m in assets on applications by the trustee to liquidate various trust assets to pay trust liabilities.
- Advising on the $100m estate of an UHNW former US citizen who had moved to Cayman for tax purposes and who made a number of loans to third parties shortly before her death.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Peedom