Christopher Edwards

Christopher joined the firm in January 2002 from Australia and was called to the Guernsey Bar in 2005. He specialises in complex commercial and trust litigation and provides advice to a range of financial institutions and fiduciaries, with particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional disputes. In addition Christopher has a particular interest in regulatory and compliance matters, having obtained Diplomas in Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering, and regularly advises on a number of routine and non-routine matters including liaising with the GFSC, police and the FIU. Christopher also has expertise in relation to cross border assistance in tax and money laundering issues. · Mourant

GuernseyLitigation, Trusts & Private Client

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Christopher Edwards is an advocate at Mourant in Guernsey who specialises in complex commercial and trust litigation and advises financial institutions and fiduciaries on multi-jurisdictional disputes. He also advises on regulatory and compliance matters (holding diplomas in Compliance and Anti‑Money Laundering) and has expertise in cross-border assistance in tax and money‑laundering issues.

Practice areas

LitigationTrusts & Private ClientFinancial ServicesRegulatory & ComplianceInsolvency & RestructuringCross-Border / International Disputes

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Guernsey

Mourant · Christopher joined the firm in January 2002 from Australia and was called to the Guernsey Bar in 2005. He specialises in complex commercial and trust litigation and provides advice to a range of financial institutions and fiduciaries, with particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional disputes. In addition Christopher has a particular interest in regulatory and compliance matters, having obtained Diplomas in Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering, and regularly advises on a number of routine and non-routine matters including liaising with the GFSC, police and the FIU. Christopher also has expertise in relation to cross border assistance in tax and money laundering issues.

Guernsey

Expertise

Multi-jurisdictional disputesTrust litigationAdvising financial institutions and fiduciariesRegulatory investigations and liaison with GFSC, police and FIUAnti‑Money Laundering (AML) and complianceCross-border tax and money‑laundering assistance

Education

Diploma in Compliance
Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering

Admissions

Solicitor, Western Australia (1997; currently non-practising)
Advocate, Guernsey (called to the Guernsey Bar 2005)