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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04 February 2025
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When is a sanction not a sanction, but still a headache? We are increasingly seeing individuals and entities becoming subject to designation or sanction in…
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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13 March 2025
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Ferbrache & Farrell’s Dispute Resolution team has contributed a chapter to the 18th edition of The ICLG Guide – a practical insight into litigation and…
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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19 March 2025
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Alastair Hargreaves, a founder and managing partner of Ferbrache & Farrell LLP, has been featured as a Recommended Property Lawyer in the Spear’s 500 Property…
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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20 March 2025
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The Law Society of England and Wales has unveiled a new two-form approach to the TA6 property information form following an extensive consultation process. This…
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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04 February 2025
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Alison is an Advocate and Senior Associate in the dispute resolution department.

Alison attended the Grammar School in Guernsey before obtaining a BA (Hons) in History from Cardiff University. She completed the Graduate Diploma in Law at City Law School and the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, London Bloomsbury. Alison was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in September 2016.

Prior to qualification as a solicitor, Alison received a bursary from a leading offshore law firm and gained experience at several firms in Guernsey. She worked as a paralegal in a boutique litigation firm in the City of London. Alison trained and qualified as a solicitor with a regional firm in Kent, specialising in commercial disputes, with an emphasis in corporate and shareholders’ disputes and insolvency. During her training, Alison also gained experience in family, employment and corporate law.

Alison’s practice is focused on trust litigation and commercial disputes including contractual claims, debt recovery, professional negligence and construction disputes. She also deals with regulatory matters and insolvency. Alison is on the Guernsey Bar Council as Secretary to the Guernsey Bar.  She is also a member of the Guernsey International Legal Association, the Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Experts, INSOL International and the Contentious Trusts Association.

Alison joined Ferbrache & Farrell LLP in October 2018 and was listed as a Rising Star in the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Legal 500 United Kingdom directory. Alison was admitted as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in December 2021 and promoted to Senior Associate in July 2022.