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Dispute Resolution - Guernsey

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What the Team is Known For

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.

Strengths

Carey Olsen have provided us with advice across a number of jurisdictions, often involving novel and technical issues, which they have grasped quickly and provided effective and pragmatic advice for.

The go-to firm for offshore disputes. They have a very good coverage of the major jurisdictions, so in these multijurisdictional disputes it is extremely helpful to have that expertise.

The Carey Olsen team in Guernsey are the best of the best.

Widely regarded as either the best firm or one of the top two for general commercial work. They are particularly strong on fund-related litigation.

Work Highlights

Carey Olsen advised Alvarez & Marsal as joint liquidators of Joannu & Paraskevaides.

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.
 

He is a pleasure to deal with, easily accessible and is very responsive.

 

Tim is very good in court, a good litigator and an excellent draftsman.

 

He is someone that knows the law and does the hard work; he is also an accomplished advocate. The value he adds is stratospheric.

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 is very dedicated and always makes herself available.

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.
 

David gets to the heart of issues very quickly and is very clear and commercial. He cuts through stuff quicker than we might do.

Mark Dunster is a partner at Carey Olsen who specialises in litigation, compliance and financial regulatory matters. His practice encompasses trusts and general commercial litigation. He is noted for his financial regulatory knowledge and his ability to advise on related disputes.

 

Mark is an outstanding lawyer.

Simon Florance advises on a range of litigation and regulatory matters. This includes property and banking litigation, as well as shareholder disputes.

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