Latest News - Le Gallais & Luce

Fiona del Amo, who has previously worked for Le Gallais & Luce as well as Crill Canavan, has been appointed as Head of Knowledge Management. In this role she will be responsible for ensuring that the lawyers within the firm have the most up to date legal resources at their finger tips, an essential role in these changing times. Fiona is a locally qualified solicitor.

Martin Elks is an English Solicitor and also a Chartered Secretary and has over 10 years experience of working in law in Jersey having previously worked for both the English law firm Nigel Harris and Partners and for several years in the Private Client Litigation department of Mourant, de Feu and Jeune. Martin has joined the Litigation department of Le Gallais & Luce and will, primarily, be handling a family and criminal law caseload.

Marianne Shaw, who qualified as an English solicitor in 2007, also came to Le Gallais & Luce from Nigel Harris & Partners where she had worked in the Private Client department. In this role she dealt with high net worth clients and their structures as well as being actively involved in the Wills and Probate areas of the firm. Like Fiona, Marianne is no stranger to Le Gallais & Luce, having worked there previously. Marianne has been employed as part of the extremely busy Probate department.

Advocate Adam Clarke, managing partner of Le Gallais & Luce, said “We are delighted to welcome Fiona, Marianne and Martin to the firm. They are already proving to be great assets and have fitted in very well to our team. Having weathered the recent poor economic climate relatively comfortably, Le Gallais & Luce is positioning itself to take advantage of the opportunities that will come with recovery and Marianne, Martin and Fiona will have a big part to play in that.”

April 2010 - Le Gallais & Luce are proud to be the first sponsors of the Major Peirson Sculpture Appeal which is being launched by the Constable of St Helier, Mr Simon Crowcroft, on May 6th. Click here for further details.

February, 2010 - It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Advocate Christopher Lakeman. Christopher had been with Le Gallais & Luce for slightly less than a year but, during that time, he had become a highly valued and respected member of the firm, initially as a consultant and, more recently, as a partner. All the staff have been devastated by this news. The partners and staff join together in sending their condolences to Christopher’s family and close friends.

Le Gallais & Luce are proud to announce that Advocate Christopher Lakeman has recently joined them as a consultant.

Christopher, who qualified as a Jersey Advocate in 1995, will work closely with Advocate Adam Clarke, managing partner, as a senior member of the commercial litigation team to help in expanding this area as well as assisting in other areas including matrimonial matters.

Whilst specializing in fraud and asset tracing litigation, Christopher also has extensive experience in contentious probate and trust litigation, acting in a number of high profile cases on the enforcement of foreign family law judgments against assets held through Jersey trusts. He is a frequent lecturer on trust cases and is also a regular commentator in the local and national media.

Having been a Senator from 1999 to 2004, Christopher retains a special interest in the Island’s constitution.

Adam Clarke said “It is a great coup for us to have Chris on the team.He brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our department.”

Chris Lakeman explained “Le Gallais & Luce has a reputation as a long established traditional law firm with strong family values. They also have a very forward looking management team which is something I have been looking for.”

Le Gallais & Luce have strengthened their commitment to local businesses with the addition of two lawyers, Jackie Harris and Roy Slater, to their Local Business Team.

Jackie, who is a locally qualified solicitor, joined the firm in September 2008 as part of the Property Law team, advising on all aspects of local property law. In addition, as part of the Local Business Team, she also offers employment advice to local businesses.

Roy is a qualified South African advocate and solicitor as well as having been admitted to the Rolls of the English Law Society as a solicitor. He joined Le Gallais & Luce in January and is already a very active member of the team as well as providing support to the Litigation department, calling on his extensive experience in various parts of the world.

Malcolm Le Boutillier, partner and head of the Local Business Team, says “We are delighted to have Jackie and Roy on board. They are already proving to be exceptional assets for the firm. Le Gallais & Luce is very committed to Jersey and our investment in our Local Business Team reflects this. We know that there will be difficult times ahead for local businesses and we want to be in a position to support them with the best advice at rates which are not going to add to their problems.”

December 2008 - Local Notaries join forces

Two of the Island’s top Notary Publics have joined forces.Paul Scally, a partner with Le Gallais & Luce and secretary of the local Notaries Association, has joined with Nigel Jenner, formerly with local law firm Jenners. This association will create a comprehensive Notary service which will be available to clients at all times. By working together, Paul and Nigel will be able to offer a professional notary service to local businesses and residents and support each other when time would not otherwise allow.

The office of Notary Public is internationally recognised and its function is to prepare, attest, authenticate and certify deeds and other documents for use anywhere in the world. A notary’s signature and official seal means that those documents are acceptable as proof of a matter to the judicial or other public authorities either here in Jersey or in any another jurisdiction where they are to be used.

Paul Scally says “This is an important move for us and for the financial services industry in Jersey. Although there is very little kudos or financial benefit in it, it is a service which is important to local businesses and individuals and one which we are committed to providing.”