Dispute Resolution
Global Guide 2024 : Guernsey
Band 1
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(01481) 727 272About
Provided by Carey Olsen
Carey Olsen’s roots in Guernsey go back to 1898. Today we are the largest law firm in Guernsey, offering our clients the full range of corporate and finance, investment funds, dispute resolution and litigation, trust and private wealth as well as property legal advice.
Our dispute resolution and litigation practice represents clients across the full spectrum of contentious and semi-contentious work.
We are widely recognised for our expertise in both international and domestic cases, including investment fund, corporate, commercial and civil disputes, banking, financial services and trusts litigation, fraud and asset tracing claims, regulatory investigations, employment disputes and advisory work.
We are counsel to multinational corporations, financial institutions, banks, funds, insurers, trust companies, governments and private individuals. We regularly work in partnership with international law firms on the most complex and significant cases.
From mediation to trial advocacy, we successfully guide our clients through the full range of disputes, from multi-party, cross-jurisdictional corporate litigation to domestic claims before the local courts.
Chambers Review
Carey Olsen draws from a formidable roster of advocates to provide in-depth advice on trust, fraud and commercial disputes. The firm provides strong additional capabilities in asset tracing, freezing and recovery, including in support of foreign regulatory and judicial actions. It is also equipped to handle contentious insolvency matters. The firm utilises offices across numerous offshore jurisdictions to handle international disputes.
Work Highlights
- Carey Olsen advised the telecoms provider Sure in relation to an investigation and enforcement action by the Guernsey Competition and Regulatory Authority in relation to alleged collusion and market sharing between local telecoms providers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Carey Olsen is an excellent firm. It can source staff for a client's needs, and the teams are both user-friendly and very commercial."
"We are very impressed with the responses we receive and the turnaround time. Responses are always clear and an intellectual view is always provided."
"Carey Olsen have a huge amount of strength and credibility within the market, so using them comes with the comfort of knowing that their teams are very experienced, know what they're doing and have a lot of resources behind them."
"Carey Olsen is an excellent firm. It can source staff for a client's needs, and the teams are both user-friendly and very commercial."
"We are very impressed with the responses we receive and the turnaround time. Responses are always clear and an intellectual view is always provided."
"Carey Olsen have a huge amount of strength and credibility within the market, so using them comes with the comfort of knowing that their teams are very experienced, know what they're doing and have a lot of resources behind them."
Notable Practitioners
John Greenfield is a consultant at Carey Olsen. He utilises his great depth of experience to advise clients on contentious trust matters.
Tim Corfield is a partner in Carey Olsen's dispute resolution and litigation department. He stands out for his work on corporate and investment fund-related disputes, and he is also able to advise clients on fraud-related claims.
"Tim is one of those lawyers who is excellent technically but also really good at understanding what we need as a client."
"He's a brilliant lawyer and an experienced courtroom advocate."
Elaine Gray serves as head of Carey Olsen's Guernsey dispute resolution team. She operates a broad commercial litigation practice where she advises companies, trusts and financial institutions.
"Elaine advocates for her clients extremely well. She has a very engaging and persuasive manner in court and she's very impressive and able."
"She's professional, very helpful and extremely knowledgeable."
David Jones is head of Carey Olsen's restructuring and insolvency team in Guernsey. He represents clients in high-value and high-profile contentious insolvency situations.
"The best person in Guernsey for insolvency and restructuring work. If I had any matter that was Guernsey-related, I'd go to him first before others can. You want him on your case."
"David is a a thought leader in the industry. He's a very good advocate and comes up with innovative solutions to our issues."
"David's a really strong and creative lawyer. He looks for solutions and alternative approaches to issues."
"David is one of the most commercial lawyers in the Channel Islands - my go-to restructuring lawyer."
Mark Dunster is a partner at Carey Olsen who specialises in litigation, compliance and financial regulatory matters. He administers a noteworthy practice encompassing trusts and general commercial litigation. He is noted for his regulatory work as well as his ability to advise on related disputes.
"Mark is an excellent partner to our firm in all aspects. He's particularly good on complex regulatory matters."
"Mark understands our business and what we need from him as a default. He's very responsive, knowledgeable and understands our budgeting requirements."
Ranked Lawyers at
Carey Olsen
Guernsey
Members
Provided by Carey Olsen
David Jones
Head of Department
Elliot Aron
Julia Schaefer
Lois Madden
Natasha Newell
Simon Florance
Steven Balmer
Tim Bamford
Wendy Garrard