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Sir Richard Collas (born 1953, Guernsey) was Bailiff of Guernsey.
After studying engineering and accountancy, he moved to law in which he practised for a number of years before moving into the civic duty of Deputy Bailiff. He held the office of the Bailiff of Guernsey from 2012 until 2020. He was succeeded by Richard McMahon.
Sir Richard Collas (born 1953, Guernsey) was Bailiff of Guernsey.
After studying engineering and accountancy, he moved to law in which he practised for a number of years before moving into the civic duty of Deputy Bailiff. He held the office of the Bailiff of Guernsey from 2012 until 2020. He was succeeded by Richard McMahon.
Early life
He was educated atElizabeth College (Guernsey)
The Royal College of Elizabeth, better known as Elizabeth College, is a co-educational independent school in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. One of the earliest members of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), it is a public school ...
, before he went on to study Engineering Science at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship S ...
.
Career
He joined Lever Brothers Limited before completed the exams for the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants then, in 1980, changed to Law as a profession. Called to the English Bar atGray's Inn
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in 1982 he returned to Guernsey to attend the University of Caen Normandy
The University of Caen Normandy (French: ''Université de Caen Normandie''), also known as Unicaen, is a public university in Caen, France.
History
The institution was founded in 1432 by John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, the first rector ...
for the necessary ''Certificat d’Études Juridtiques Françaises et Normandes'' and the following year was admitted as a Royal Court
A royal court, often called simply a court when the royal context is clear, is an extended royal household in a monarchy, including all those who regularly attend on a monarch, or another central figure. Hence, the word "court" may also be appl ...
Advocate. Joining his father's firm of Collas Day & Rowland, Advocates, he became a partner and continued to practise there until 2005.
Collas was appointed to the office of Deputy Bailiff 2005–2012. In March 2012 he was sworn in and became the 89th Bailiff of Guernsey, taking over the position of Bailiff from Sir Geoffrey Rowland.
The Bailiff of Guernsey is ex-officio President of the Guernsey Court of Appeal. He has been a member of the Court of Appeal of Jersey since 2012.
Collas was awarded a knighthood in June 2014, receiving his knighthood as a Knight Bachelor
The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are th ...
of the British Empire at an investiture in Buckingham Palace the following November.
He became an Honorary Master of the Bench of The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and W ...
in 2015.
The Bailiff would normally retire at the age of 65; however, Her Majesty has granted a two-year extension of the date to May 2020.
Family
Sir Richard has three children, Jonathan, Oliver and Lydia.See also
* Courts of Guernsey * List of Bailiffs of GuernseyReferences
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