Wendy Garrard

Wendy is counsel in the trusts and private wealth group and acts for trustees, beneficiaries and protectors in all aspects of fiduciary law and regulation, specialising in contentious and non-contentious trust proceedings before the Royal Court of Guernsey, including administrative applications by trustees for directions. Wendy has significant experience in advising on Guernsey, Jersey and UK non-contentious trusts, banking, corporate advisory, regulatory and compliance matters gained in her previous role as a senior in-house counsel with an international bank, and deals with all aspects of non-contentious trust and fiduciary work, including advising on complex trust structures, drafting trust and ancillary instruments and advising trustees in connection with the establishment and ongoing administration of trusts. Wendy is also noted as a Key Lawyer in Carey Olsen's trust team by Legal 500 UK. Wendy's memberships include the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and the Chancery Bar Association (ChBA). · Carey Olsen

GuernseyTrusts & Private Wealth, Private Client

Email Call Website

About

Counsel at Carey Olsen in Guernsey specialising in contentious and non-contentious trust and fiduciary matters, acting for trustees, beneficiaries and protectors and handling trust proceedings before the Royal Court of Guernsey. She also advises on non-contentious trusts, complex trust structures, drafting trust instruments and regulatory and compliance matters across Guernsey, Jersey and the UK.

Practice areas

Trusts & Private WealthPrivate ClientLitigationRegulatoryBanking & FinanceCorporate / M&AInvestment Funds

Office

Guernsey

Carey Olsen · Wendy is counsel in the trusts and private wealth group and acts for trustees, beneficiaries and protectors in all aspects of fiduciary law and regulation, specialising in contentious and non-contentious trust proceedings before the Royal Court of Guernsey, including administrative applications by trustees for directions. Wendy has significant experience in advising on Guernsey, Jersey and UK non-contentious trusts, banking, corporate advisory, regulatory and compliance matters gained in her previous role as a senior in-house counsel with an international bank, and deals with all aspects of non-contentious trust and fiduciary work, including advising on complex trust structures, drafting trust and ancillary instruments and advising trustees in connection with the establishment and ongoing administration of trusts. Wendy is also noted as a Key Lawyer in Carey Olsen's trust team by Legal 500 UK. Wendy's memberships include the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and the Chancery Bar Association (ChBA).

Guernsey

Expertise

Contentious trustsNon-contentious trustsFiduciary law and trustee advisoryTrust litigation before the Royal Court of GuernseyTrust drafting and administrationRegulatory and compliance adviceBanking and corporate advisoryGuernsey, Jersey and UK trust work

Education

Certificate d'Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie (2006)

Admissions

Solicitor, New South Wales, Australia (qualified 1993)
Solicitor of the High Court of Australia (qualified 1995)
Solicitor, England & Wales (currently non-practising)
Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey (admitted 2006)