Corporate & Commercial

Ferbrache & Farrell LLP’s corporate department offers full service corporate, banking and commercial cover and is able to advise on all aspects of Guernsey corporate and commercial law, including banking and finance, regulatory, investment funds, asset management and listings on The International Stock Exchange (TISE).

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Dispute Resolution

The Dispute Resolution department at Ferbrache & Farrell LLP has vast experience of local and international litigation and dispute resolution generally, gained from acting in complex local and international high-value disputes, both in Guernsey and throughout the world.

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Property

The Guernsey property department is dedicated to providing tailored solutions that meet and exceed clients’ expectations. In addition, the property department provides support to colleagues in the corporate and dispute resolution departments on real estate-related technical points of law.

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UK Real Estate

We are delighted to help in relation to providing legal advice for real estate in England and Wales. We listen. We learn what your needs are. We proactively respond. Whether it’s personal or commercial property, we always provide sound and pragmatic advice, adding value to the transaction.

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Private Client

Our services for private client matters include the drafting of realty and personalty wills, acting as professional executors, and assisting foreign lawyers who have requirements in this jurisdiction.

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For those of us who navigate the complex and convoluted world of the development of dower units in Guernsey, the latest release from the Planning Service of Advice Note 1 is significant.  It is, in fact, the fourth iteration of the Advice Note, but for general release.

The technical guidance runs to some six pages and provides clarity (amongst other things) of what constitutes ‘ancillary living accommodation’, and when planning permission is, and is not required.

As is the case generally, if planning permission is needed, then an application will be assessed against the relevant policies within the Island Development Plan.  That assessment will also be in parallel with any legislative obligations and interpretation as set out in The Land Planning and Development (Use Classes) Ordinance 2017 (for example- the definition of ‘dwelling’)

A material consideration for the Planning Service is whether the accommodation would be ‘ancillary or associated to the principle dwelling’ and several factors will need to be closely borne in mind.

From a practitioner’s perspective, the release of AN1 draws to a close the previous opacity surrounding the subject area, and on that point alone is a welcome development.

For any matters concerning Guernsey Planning and Environmental Law and Regulatory queries, please contact Alastair Hargreaves for further assistance.