Lawyers in Guernsey
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169 lawyers listed
James Walsh
Counsel
Ogier
Jamie Bookless
Jamie Bookless is a Partner in Walkers' Guernsey office advising on disputes and regulatory matters involving regulated businesses and structures in Guernsey. He has been in private practice for 20 years and has been working offshore since 2015. Jamie's regulatory practice primarily focuses on advice to regulated and licensed businesses on a wide variety of matters including AML and CFT related issues, GFSC investigations and remediation programmes, data protection, SARs and sanctions. His disputes practice focuses on complex and high-value commercial disputes and insolvency matters, as well as disputes related to competition law and data protection. Jamie regularly acts for large commercial clients, corporate trustees, major accountancy firms and investment banks. Jamie works with both Walkers' global Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice, and Walkers' global Regulatory & Risk Advisory practice.
Walkers
Jarrad Knoetze
Jarrad Knoetze is a senior associate in Walkers' Guernsey Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice group and advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial disputes, including insolvency and trust disputes. Jarrad also advises on contentious and non-contentious regulatory matters, with a focus on matters relating to data protection, AML and CFT related issues, GFSC investigations and remediation programmes and SARs. He has been practising in Guernsey since 2019, and works with clients including financial institutions, trust companies and onshore law firms. He spent more than three years in the dispute resolution team of a major South African law firm before moving offshore in 2019.
Walkers
Jason Green
Jason acts for numerous high net-worth individuals with property portfolios as well as banks, companies and other clients with commercial and residential property portfolios. He also acts for high net-worth individuals moving to Guernsey and sits on the Guernsey Property Forum. In his role as Senior Partner, Jason acts as an ambassador for the Collas Crill group across its offices in Guernsey, Jersey, Cayman and BVI, and helps raise its profile across the globe. As the most senior figure within the firm, Jason is involved in the strategic direction and decision-making of the firm.
Collas Crill
Jason Romer
Jason is Collas Crill's Group Managing Partner. He is responsible for setting and implementing the group's strategy together with the Strategy Board and Management Committee. Jason has been a partner of the firm since 2007, became Managing Partner in Guernsey in 2010 then Group Managing Partner in 2012. He led the firm's mergers in the Channel Islands, Cayman and BVI. Jason has been instrumental in evolving Collas Crill's brand to challenge the 'traditional law firm' attitude with a focus on exceeding client expectations and reflecting the firm's core value of being easy to do business with. He has completed a number of leadership programmes including Leading Professional Service Firms with Harvard Business School and Professional Service Firm Leader with Cambridge Judge Business School. Previously, Jason worked for 'magic circle' firm Linklaters. Before joining Collas Day in 2007, he was Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Cable & Wireless in Guernsey. Jason relocated to Jersey in 2019.
Collas Crill
Jeremy Berchem
Jeremy Berchem is a Group Partner in the Corporate team. From April 2020 to April 2023 Jeremy was the Office Managing Group Partner in Guernsey. Jeremy has extensive experience of all areas of banking and finance work including advising both lenders and borrowers in relation to all aspects of subscription, acquisition, property and asset finance transactions. In addition Jeremy advises on the issuance of bonds and other debt instruments and their listing on the TISE, the sale and purchase of companies, corporate governance matters and the restructuring of corporate and debt structures. He also has a broad corporate and commercial practice and advises on general corporate matters. Notable transactions include: Acting as Guernsey counsel to HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA in connection with its acquisition of HSBC’s private banking business in Guernsey. Acting for Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Plc acting as agent for a syndicate of 3 banks in the accession of various sub-funds to, and amendments to, existing subscription facilities of up to EUR 4,000,000,000 currently made available to a major Guernsey fund. Acting as lead counsel to The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited in respect of various investor backed loan facilities made available to Lakestar funds. Acting as Alderney counsel to a syndicate of lenders (including Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Lloyds Bank plc, NatWest, Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and Santander) in connection with the amendment and restatement, including a facility increase, of a £1.5 billion facility and a USD 2 billion facility. Acting as Guernsey counsel to the States of Guernsey in putting in place with Lloyds Bank plc a bilateral £100,000,000 facility to replace the States’ existing £250,000,000 syndicated facility. Acting regularly for Investec Bank plc in connection with funds finance and property finance transactions. He has acted on 16 transactions during 2022. Acting regularly (in excess of 15 transactions during 2022) for the private bank division of HSBC Guernsey in lending to high net worth individuals and their structures.
Appleby
Jeremy Wessels
Jeremy is a Partner at Mourant Ozannes (Guernsey) LLP. He specialises in commercial litigation, particularly cases involving insolvency, contentious trust disputes and financial services businesses, along with asset tracing and freezing orders. Jeremy also advises on regulatory and money-laundering issues. Jeremy has been involved in significant cases before the Royal Court of Guernsey, including a number of high-value insolvencies. He deals with insolvency issues relating to various structures, such as protected cell companies, incorporated cell companies and limited partnerships. Jeremy also speaks regularly on insolvency issues and contributes to publications in the field.
Mourant
Jessica Burgess
Jessica is an Associate in Guernsey. She specialises in matters relating to wills, probate and estate administration. She also specialises in capacity matters, advising on local guardianships, lasting powers of attorney matters and also the recognition of foreign equivalents.
Collas Crill
Jessica Robinson
Jessica Robinson is a senior counsel based in Walkers' Guernsey office, specialising in advising on M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and corporate finance matters. Her experience includes M&A transactions involving regulated trust company service providers, as well as a major Middle East acquisition for Amazon.com Inc. Jessica has worked in Walkers' BVI, Guernsey and Jersey offices, and advises on BVI, Cayman and Guernsey law. Prior to moving offshore, she practised in the London office of a major international firm for five years, during which time she completed two secondments with major banking clients. Jessica also completed another secondment with a major international bank in Jersey, providing training and designing and implementing robust internal legal procedures. Jessica speaks French.
Walkers
Joanna Caen
Joanna is a counsel in Carey Olsen's trusts and private wealth team in Guernsey. Joanna has spent her whole career assisting families, individuals, trustees and other professionals serving high and ultra-high net worth families with asset planning, philanthropy, family company structures, dispute resolution and, increasingly, mental capacity issues. She has worked in New Zealand and Hong Kong before joining our team in Guernsey. Joanna qualified in New Zealand in 2007 and Hong Kong in 2016.
Carey Olsen
Joanne Seal
Joanne heads up our wills and estates team in Guernsey, having led an international offshore private client practice for more than 10 years. Joanne specialises in estate planning and advising on inheritance matters, focusing on complex wills for both local and non-resident individuals. She advises on all aspects of estate administration, from undertaking executorships, advising on Guernsey's probate procedures, dealing with intestacies (where someone has died without a will), to preparing instruments of variation and obtaining Guernsey grants of probate and representation. Joanne and her team also advise upon local guardianships and powers of attorney, and the recognition of foreign equivalents, property matters with estate connections and a variety of other private client matters. Joanne also acts as the Primary Deputy Registrar of the Ecclesiastical Court of Guernsey which oversees the issuing of documentation such as grants of representation and local marriage licences. Advising UHNW individual (GBP £700+ million) in relation to his estate planning and potential claims against his estate post death. Acting as lead advisor for UHNW client with assets in C.I., South Africa and Scotland co-ordinating multi jurisdiction team of lawyers and tax advisors in relation to lifetime succession planning and involving trusts, foundations and will drafting. Acting for HNW individual (GBP £75+ million) in relation to estate planning and the establishment of trust structures over Guernsey, Canadian and French company assets. Acting as Attorney for HNW individual with physical incapacity (management of assets with value in excess of £2+ million).
Collas Crill
John Greenfield
John is a Consultant in the Guernsey Litigation team. His specialisms span the full range of major litigation and advocacy work, including asset tracing, multi-jurisdictional disputes, and commercial and trust litigation. John has been involved in many of the most significant litigation cases before the Royal Court of Guernsey and the Guernsey Court of Appeal, and is one of the few Guernsey advocates to have appeared as counsel before the Privy Council. He is a founding member of FraudNet, a body of the world’s leading fraud lawyers established by the International Chamber of Commerce.
Mourant
John Rochester
John is a Partner of Mourant LP and Practice Leader of the Mourant Guernsey Corporate team, advising on matters of Guernsey and BVI Law. He advises corporate and financial institutions on a range of banking and finance matters (including real estate finance and asset finance) and corporate transactions (including schemes of arrangement, reorganisations and public and private M&A).
Mourant
John Scanlan
John is a Partner in Bedell Cristin's Guernsey Financial Services team. He is a Guernsey Advocate and advises on Guernsey investment funds and corporate transactions, as well as regulatory and general corporate matters. He has a wealth of experience advising on the establishment, management and regulation of investment funds investing in private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure and hedge funds. In addition, he has expertise in significant corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, stock exchange listings, equity investments and joint ventures. He also advises on corporate governance, shareholder rights and the conduct of regulated businesses.
Bedell Cristin
Jon Barclay
Jon is a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution team. Jon is highly rated for his presence in court. He advises institutions, law firms and in-house teams worldwide across the range of international financial services litigation. He has a close interest in cross-border enforcement and asset recovery and has received particular recognition for his work in the fraud arena, with freezing injunctions and related orders. Jon began his legal career in 1999 as a barrister in the chancery and commercial group at leading UK set No. 5 Chambers. He returned to his home island of Guernsey six years later and was admitted as an Advocate of the Royal Court in 2006.
Bedell Cristin
Jonathan Anderson
Counsel
Ogier
Jordan Trebert
Jordan Trebert is an associate in Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Guernsey. Jordan advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial disputes, including insolvency disputes and contentious trust matters.
Walkers
Josh Tonks
Josh is an Associate* in the Corporate department in Guernsey. Josh has experience in corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions on both buy and sell side, as well as experience in corporate restructuring transactions. He has acted for corporate entities (across sectors including financial services, gaming, fitness, healthcare, retail and fintech), private equity institutions, as well as various corporate stakeholders. Prior to joining Appleby in April 2025, Josh practised as an Associate Solicitor at Shakespeare Martineau LLP in London, and trained at Gateley PLC, also in London.
Appleby
Julia Schaefer
Consultant
Ogier
Karen Le Cras
Karen is a partner and general counsel in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation Group in Guernsey. She specialises in corporate and commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on banking, finance and trusts litigation and asset tracing and freezing orders. Karen also frequently advises companies, shareholders and directors in relation to corporate insolvency matters, and banks on enforcement of security. Karen also advises in relation to regulatory matters, including regulatory investigations. Karen has wide advocacy experience and appears frequently before the Guernsey Courts. Karen's work often involves cross-border and conflicts of law issues. Karen's clients include local trust companies and retail banks, private companies, international investment banks, insurers and accountants. Karen is frequently instructed by leading law firms, both in the UK and elsewhere. Karen is a member of the Chancery Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Experts and the Institute of Directors. Karen is listed in Who's Who Legal for Commercial Litigation, Private Client and Asset Recovery.
Carey Olsen
Kate Ovenden
Kate is a partner in the Corporate Department in Guernsey. Kate has considerable experience in advising international and local clients and intermediaries on a wide range of mandates. She has particular expertise in banking and finance and corporate real estate matters as well as having a significant corporate and commercial practice. She also advises on the establishment and lifecycle of all types of investment structures, financial services and regulatory matters and insolvency and enforcement. Kate trained and qualified at City law firm Withers LLP, where she worked for 10 years before relocating to Guernsey in 2006. Prior to joining Appleby, Kate was a partner at an international law firm in Guernsey for over 15 years.
Appleby
Kellie Sherwill
Kellie specialises in commercial disputes and trust litigation. She also has experience advising on regulatory and banking matters, including compliance, corporate governance, and financial crime. She has experience of acting for a variety of clients on complex and high value matters. Kellie is a Senior Associate in the Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team. She specialises in trust litigation acting for trustees, beneficiaries and protectors as well as in respect of non-contentious court applications and alternative dispute resolution. She also has transactional experience and has advised banks, companies, governments and individuals in relation to complex regulatory and banking matters, including compliance, corporate governance and financial crime and civil forfeiture matters. Kellie has represented clients in a variety of tribunals, including the employment tribunal and the Child, Youth and Community Tribunal.
Walkers
Kieran Ogilvie
Kieran Ogilvie is a senior associate in our commercial property team in Guernsey. Kieran has extensive experience advising on a wide range of commercial property matters with a particular focus on commercial leasing (for both landlord and tenant), property development, property finance, property investment, and the property aspects of corporate transactions having acted on many high-profile acquisitions. Particular project experience includes: acting in the purchase of a portfolio of medical surgeries in 2022, that included some of the largest and longest standing medical centres in Guernsey. acting in the sale of a premium office building in Guernsey in 2019 for circa £60m, the largest office sale in the Island's history, and then in 2021 in the purchase of another premium office building on Island for circa £55m, the second largest office sale on record for the Island. acting in a number of high value property financing and securitisation mandates, that include taking security over one of the largest multi-let retail complexes in Guernsey. acting in the purchase of a portfolio of hotels in Guernsey, that included some of the largest and longest standing hotel operations on the Island. providing property support for a number of M&A transactions in Guernsey, as well as in the UK, and in particular acting on a US corporate acquisition involving a target company with an annual revenue of circa $3 billion. acting for a large public body in a UK wide lease renewal project for over 300 office buildings – the portfolio value exceeded £400 million. acting for one of the largest landowners in Scotland, advising on numerous renewable energy developments, ranging from micro hydro schemes to some of the largest on shore wind developments in the UK.
Carey Olsen
Kim Paiva
Kim Paiva is a partner in Carey Olsen's Guernsey office with more than 17 years’ experience advising on banking and finance matters under Guernsey law. She acts for lenders and borrowers across a broad range of transactions, including asset finance, corporate finance, including leveraged and acquisition finance, real estate finance, and non-contentious restructuring and security enforcement matters. Kim advises financial institutions, alternative lenders, private credit funds, private equity sponsors and corporate clients. She is widely recognised for her expertise in aviation finance and regularly advises lenders, borrowers and leasing companies on aircraft registered, or to be registered, on Guernsey’s aircraft registry, 2-REG. Kim established the Guernsey Aviation Working Group in collaboration with 2-REG and continues to play an active role in promoting Guernsey’s aviation offering internationally.
Carey Olsen