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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After many months of hard work by the Development and Planning Authority, and after a series of debates in the States of Deliberation, the 29th March 2023 was an important day in the world of local planning law.

It is that date which saw the new 2023 Planning Law Exemptions Ordinance come into force, and which replaces the much more restrictive positions that have been with us since 2017.

Government press releases indicate that there are now 132 activities that do not require planning permission, more than double the previous number.

The 2023 Ordinance states that there are now 13 Classes of Exempt Development, ranging from development within the curtilage of a dwelling-house, to agricultural development and to demolition.

By way of practical examples, the following do not require planning permission (with certain caveats):

  1. Re-roofing of dwelling-houses;
  2. Building a porch, or enclosing a porch;
  3. Putting up a freestanding greenhouse;
  4. Replacing a gate, fence or wall;
  5. Installing a swimming pool;
  6. Installing an air source heat pump;
  7. Constructing an earthbank;
  8. Installing post and rail fencing on agricultural land; and
  9. Displaying a terre à l’amende sign.

 

Before embarking on any form of development, it is always advisable to check the 2023 Ordinance, and which can be found by clicking here.

The new position is welcomed, not only for home owners, but also from an administrative perspective since planning applications may now reduce for what would historically have required that step to be taken.

For help and assistance with any Guernsey and UK property matter generally, please feel free to contact us.