Collas Crill

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• 'They combine brilliant technical knowledge about Jersey trust law with a good instinct about potential comsequences in other jurisdictions.'

• 'Serious in-depth knowledge, clear thinking, innovative.'

• 'Kellyann Ozouf is in my view one of the finest non-contentious trusts lawyers in Jersey and indeed anywhere. Brilliantly clever, real understanding of trusts, and focused on what matters.'

• 'I have found the team superb, having worked with Kellyann Ozouf for some 15 years. They are my go-to firm in the Channel Islands but have an international reach also i.e. Cayman and BVI. They have a very broad and high level skill set and they also have strength in depth, with quality through the Jersey and Guernsey teams from top to bottom. This is a big hitter offshore law firm with some real names in the international private wealth world within it!'

• 'My main contact is Kellyann Ozouf - she is a class act and a top lawyer in every sense. She is technically on the ball, tactically astute and is one of the go-to names in international private wealth - she also does it all with a smile! She has built her team in Jersey to a substantial offering of real quality in the last few years and that can be seen from her recent hiring - the excellent Victoria Grogan, who is in her own right a heavyweight on the island and in the private wealth world.'

• 'The team is excellent, offering very responsive, commercial and accurate advice with great client skills and attention. Well integrated into the firm's litigation offering and so giving a seamless, comprehensive service.'

• ‘Kellyann Ozouf is a legal dynamo, very conscientious, dedicated to her clients and an incredibly hard worker. She is supported by great team members.’

• ‘Collas Crill make lives easier by being easy to work with. Their process is thorough yet not painful. The partners on the team are knowledgeable, engaging and always willing to take a call to explain something in practical terms and provide support. A professional outfit who are a pleasure to work with.’

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Kellyann Ozouf

Collas Crill

Kellyann is a Partner at Collas Crill and heads the award winning International Private Client and Trusts practice in Jersey. She has over 15 years' experience in private client work and is both a Jersey advocate and a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. She acts for a range of professional trustees (local and international trust companies and bank owned trust companies), settlors, beneficiaries and ultra high net worth individuals. She advises on all aspects of Jersey law concerning wills, succession, foundations and trusts. Kellyann's work often involves assisting the Jersey dispute resolution team (in both non-contentious and contentious court applications, including variation, rectification and mistake applications), corporate and property teams, as well as the UK real estate team.