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Commercial property

Collas Crill

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Collas Crill assists clients – including developers and investment funds – with major projects, sales and lettings, advising on both commercial and high-value residential property. Martin Le Boutillier heads the team, focusing his practice on real estate finance and corporate acquisitions and disposals, acting on instructions from both developers and finance providers. Pamela Doherty counts a number of major developers among her clients, and advises them on Jersey’s biggest commercial and residential real estate projects, as well as assisting with funding, sales, leases and broader corporate issues.

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  • 'Pamela Doherty: extremely conscientious and aware and preempts the client's needs.'
  • 'Excellent service. Response times are always appropriate to the situation, and industry knowledge and commercial awareness are excellent. Charge out rates are extremely competitive for the service given.'
  • 'Pamela Doherty is personable, flexible in her drafting approach and knowledgeable both in the fields of residential and commercial property. Martin Le Boutillier is an experienced member of the team, complementing the service offering and providing a depth of experience.'
  • 'They have a strong understanding of the company and were able to act rapidly and efficiently on recent instructions.'
  • 'Collas Crill have a good breadth of in-house expertise. In addition to commercial property they have been able to advise on probate, planning, trust and private property matters over the last 12 months.'
  • 'We find that the overall service at Collas Crill is first class. They display very strong knowledge of Jersey property law and are very responsive, producing quality work.'
  • 'We tend to use Martin Le Boutillier the most – he is our primary contact. He is very knowledgeable, professional and commercial – quick to understand problems and able to provide practical solutions that work for the borrower whilst affording requisite protection for the bank.'
  • 'Pamela Doherty and Martin Le Boutillier are both dynamic lawyers specialising in commercial property matters.'

Key clients

  • Castle Properties
  • Dandara
  • Le Masurier
  • Investec
  • Liberation Group
  • Owners/landlords of Gaspé House
  • Owners/landlords of JTC House/27 Esplanade
  • Owner/landlord of IFC5
  • Ravenscroft Funds - Channel Islands Property Fund, DIPF, Red Fund
  • SG Kleinwort Hambros

Work highlights

  • Advised Le Masurier on its development of Merchant Square, a £70m mixed-use redevelopment.
  • Advised Dandara on its residential developments at Westview and Plat Douet.
  • Advised Diverse Property Fund on its acquisition of two Marks & Spencer's stores, including the main King Street branch.

Lawyers

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Pamela Doherty
Collas Crill
Partner in the Jersey Managing Partner. She is an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey and a Partner in the Property team. She has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial property work, with significant expertise in property development, investment acquisitions and sales, agreements for lease, leasing and lease management, corporate support, banking and development finance and insolvency. Pamela has sat on the board of a number of property companies with substantial UK commercial property assets as non-executive director. She joined Collas Crill in October 2017, having previously worked at offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes and leading UK law firm Pinsent Masons for a number of years. Pamela studied law at the University of Glasgow and qualified as a Solicitor in Scotland in 2003 and is a member of The Law Society of Scotland. She is also Scottish Notary Public (registered with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office).
Martin Le Boutillier
Collas Crill
Martin is a Partner specialising in commercial property and real estate finance. He has a particular focus on real estate finance and corporate acquisitions and disposals. He has recently acted on a number of high profile developments in Jersey both for developers and funders, as well as in respect of a number of acquisitions and disposals of prestigious office buildings in the heart of St Helier's financial district.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Martin Le Boutillier

Other key lawyers

Pamela Doherty

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