Elizabeth is counsel and Head of Wills and Probate in Jersey's Trusts and Private Wealth team. Elizabeth has been practising Jersey law since 1993 and has developed a broad practice with particular experience in the areas of wills, succession, estate planning and probate.
Ashley specialises in securitisation and structured finance transactions for clients which include global investment banks and issuers. In particular, Ashley has worked on numerous high yield bond issuances with the leading law firms in London, a number of synthetic securitisations and has been involved in the Jersey elements of several credit card securitisation structures. She also advises on structured finance deals including equity placings as well as the issue of convertible bonds by Jersey incorporated issuers. Ashley also has extensive experience listing specialist debt securities on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) including the listing of high yield notes, credit-linked notes and variable funding notes on TISE.
Christopher has broad experience of both general international corporate and funds work with particular expertise in private equity and hedge funds, having spent ten years in the City at Ashurst, RAB Capital plc and most recently at SJ Berwin. Christopher spearheads Carey Olsen's crypto practice, advising on the launch in 2017 of Coinshares Fund I (a venture cap fund investing in crypto assets) and ARC Reserve Currency, Jersey's first initial coin offering or "ICO". Christopher also advises on all aspects of fund and corporate transactions, including the legal and regulatory aspects of fund launches, and joint ventures. He also has considerable experience in dealing with the Jersey Financial Services Commission in navigating investment vehicles through the Jersey regulatory approval process. While at Ashurst and SJ Berwin, he acted for several hedge funds, private equity and venture capital houses in relation to their fund launches, carried interest arrangements and ongoing corporate governance issues, including fund restructurings. During his time at RAB, Christopher set up several funds and advised in relation to the establishment of numerous managed accounts, including several bespoke performance fee mechanisms. More recently, Christopher has advised both managers and investors on the legal aspects of fund restructurings.
Daniel specialises in the structuring and formation of investment funds, real estate finance and general corporate work. He has extensive transactional experience establishing, restructuring, financing and winding-up a wide range of offshore structures. Daniel is instructed by both global financial institutions and specialist asset managers and works with many of Jersey's leading fund services providers. Daniel's recent transactions include the restructure and refinancing of a joint-venture structures holding German commercial real estate, a range of UK commercial and retail property transactions, creating and restructuring various carried interest distribution structures and establishing a wide range of investment vehicles, including managed account structures, a large European leveraged buy-out fund, a "private equity-style" film financing fund and a large European "private equity style" special situations real estate fund.
Guy has worked on a number of high-profile transactions during his career in respect of UK and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. He has a particular focus at Carey Olsen on corporate finance (particularly AIM and main-market listings of Jersey companies), mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, structured investments, joint-venture vehicles and general corporate advice. He has acted on a number of financing transactions involving Jersey property unit trusts and general banking work. In terms of mergers and acquisitions, his work includes advising Capita Fiduciary Group Ltd on its purchase of AIB’s Jersey business on a full cash, debt free basis; advising Terra Firma on its acquisition of leading independent health and social care provider in the UK, Four Seasons Health Care; and advising Europe’s largest bicycle manufacturer Accell Group NV on the Jersey legal aspects of its US$100m acquisition of Raleigh Cycle Ltd. He was the only Jersey lawyer to be recognised in Who’s Who Legal: Mergers and Acquisitions 2014. He has also recently acted for a number of high profile Jersey acquisitions by way of schemes of arrangement, including advising CPA Global Group on its acquisition by Cinven in a deal valued in the region of £950m and Colfax UK Holdings Ltd on its acquisition of Charter International plc in a deal that is believed to be the largest transaction of its kind in Jersey with an estimated value of $2.426bn in cash and stock (approx £1.528bn). IPO work has included the first listing of PRC assets held by a Jersey company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (West China Cement). Guy also regularly acts for Nordic Capital in respect of acquisitions, financing and fund structuring. Guy also recently completed the complex acquisition by way of scheme of arrangement in Jersey to date when he acted for FRM Holdings on its acquisitions by MAN Group. Guy wrote a feature article for PLC Magazine’s January/February 2013 issue (being the first offshore lawyer to do so) on the CPA Global Group and FRM Holdings deals in which he was involved in “Question of Class in Merger and Acquisition deals. Case studies of the CPA and FRM deals”.
Huw is a partner in Carey Olsen's Jersey office specialising in employment law, data protection and regulatory issues. Huw is one of Jersey's leading employment lawyers and has been advising on employment issues, data protection and information management for more than 20 years. He advises in both Jersey and Guernsey as part of the Carey Olsen Channel Islands Employment Team. He primarily advises employers across a broad cross section of the private and public sectors, with a particular focus on the financial services industry. He has been ranked in the Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 guides for employment law for a number of years and the employment team is consistently ranked in the top tier for employment. Huw is a regular speaker at breakfast briefings, conferences and seminars.
James' practice covers a wide range of corporate activities with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and private equity transactions. He also has significant experience advising on joint ventures, restructurings, reorganisations, start-ups and technical and regulatory matters (in particular company law and competition, insurance, banking and other financial services regulation), and has acted as an expert witness on Jersey company law. His recent experience includes advising on a $2.6bn private equity acquisition of an environmental science business, the formation of a $7bn precious metals joint venture and a number of public takeovers on the UK markets. James' clients include LSE Main Market, NYSE, Nasdaq, AIM and TISE listed companies, global financial institutions including banks, insurance companies and brokers, investment managers and fintech businesses, natural resources companies and international retail groups. He also has a strong local M&A and corporate advisory practice. James has featured in The Jersey & Guernsey Law Review 2017, having authored an article on Filing of Shareholder Agreements and external documents: Jersey Law Practice. James is rated as a 'Leading Lawyer - Highly Regarded' in IFLR1000 and a 'Next Generation Partner' by Legal 500, and is ranked by Chambers UK.
John practices all aspects of commercial litigation with a particular focus on contentious trusts, professional negligence, shareholder disputes and fraud and asset tracing. Key cases John has been involved with at Carey Olsen include: The ultimately successful strike out, through a variety of applications, of very substantial claims in unjust enrichment and for breach of contract by a developer for alleged breach of a heads of terms Settlement of a multi-million pound claim against a Jersey law firm in relation to allegedly negligent advice and conduct of a failed litigation strategy Successfully acting for the majority shareholders opposed to an application by minority shareholders to bring an unfair prejudice/derivative action against the company's directors Settlement of a significant claim by a beneficiary against the former trustees/directors in relation to investment decisions made/claimed loss of returns on alternative investments Acting for the former directors in relation to a company reinstatement and further proceedings for alleged breach of directors' duties Settlement of an unfair prejudice and breach of shareholder agreement claim between business partners/equal co-shareholders The defence against public law challenges of Jersey's legal aid scheme and amendments to the scheme Advising the trustees in relation to claims brought against trust assets alleged to be the traceable proceeds of fraud by a settlor/beneficiary A number of injunction proceedings seeking inter alia: freezing (Mareva) injunctions, quia timet, arrêt entre mains (garnishment) of debtor payment streams
Julie Currie is counsel in the trusts and private wealth team at Carey Olsen and specialises in pensions. She advises local and international trustee clients on scheme governance, administration and regulatory issues, in addition to project work including transfers, scheme restructures, risk transfers (i.e. buy-ins and buy-outs) and benefit change exercises. Julie advises pension providers and employer clients on their obligations in respect of existing schemes, on the establishment of new pension schemes, the amendment of schemes and on scheme-specific projects including liability management exercises. Julie has extensive experience advising in respect of defined benefit, defined contribution and master trust schemes. Julie is the firm's first pan-Channel Island lawyer and divides her working week between the firm's Jersey and Guernsey offices.
Katherine is a senior associate in the Jersey corporate group. She works on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, equity capital markets, reorganisations, joint ventures and general corporate advice.Experience includes advising: Stars Group on its recent acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming Silverfleet Capital on the sale of Ipes, a leading provider of fund administration and other outsourced services in the private equity sector, to Apex Group Strategic Value Partners on its acquisition of Vita Group from TPG Butterfield on its acquisition of Deutsche Bank's banking and custody business in Guernsey, Jersey and the Cayman Islands Cape on its recommended £332 million takeover by the Altrad group, one of the leading global providers of industrial services The majority shareholder of the C5 Alliance Group, which provides technology services to businesses across the Channel Islands and employs 200 people in the Channel Islands, on the sale of the business to BDO in Jersey BLJ Limited (formerly Bank Leumi (Jersey) Limited) on the sale of its Jersey private banking business to EFG Private Banking (Channel Islands) Limited and the sale of its trust company business, Leumi Overseas Trust Corporation Limited, to Valla Limited Apax Partners LLP in the sale of a significant minority interest in GlobalLogic to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the subsequent disposal to Partners Group Bridgepoint on the acquisition of Moneycorp Quotient on its NASDAQ IPO Polymetal International plc on its reverse takeover of Kazakhgold and subsequent LSE Main Market IPO
Laura is counsel in our London office and acts on a wide range of banking, real estate finance, corporate finance and fund finance matters. She specialises in advising international financial institutions and corporate borrowers in relation to real estate finance transactions and funds finance transactions involving Jersey structures.Laura has experience of acting on a number of high value and multi-jurisdictional transactions.
Lauren is a senior specialist family lawyer. She has significant experience and offers robust and straightforward advice to clients in relation to all types of relationship generated issues, including: pre- and post- nuptial agreements divorce and civil partnership dissolution and cohabitees' disputes complex contested financial disputes arising on relationship breakdown, including multi-jurisdictional disputes contested proceedings relating to children, including applications for contact, residence, leave to remove, prohibited steps order and abduction Lauren will always seek to find a sensitive and family-focussed solution to relationship generated disputes and promotes alternative dispute resolution solutions wherever possible. When litigation cannot be avoided, Lauren has a reputation as a perceptive, persuasive and accomplished Advocate having considerable experience appearing before the Royal Court of Jersey at all levels.
Lizzie acts for a varied client base on both the lender and borrower side of a range of debt finance transactions including real estate investment and development finance, investment funds financing and general corporate facilities. Lizzie supports her clients with deal structuring, acquisitions, refinancing and debt restructuring.
Louise is a partner in the dispute resolution and litigation team in Jersey. Louise is an experienced advocate and trust litigator, representing clients in contentious and semi contentious trust matters. She has also acted in corporate and fund disputes, and regularly advises clients on notices received under tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs). Louise has authored articles for legal journals and regularly speaks in Jersey and overseas on developments in Jersey trust law.
Lyndsay is a senior associate in the Jersey property team. She advises clients on a wide range of commercial real estate work, including acquisitions and disposals, telecommunications leases and landlord and tenant matters. Lyndsay has particular experience in investments and asset management.
Mike is a senior associate in the litigation team in Jersey, specialising in commercial disputes. Mike's fields of activity include international arbitration, mediation, expert determination and cross-border litigation. He also works with transactional colleagues supporting deals by reviewing litigation risks, negotiating the transfer of litigation assets and mitigating post-acquisition fall-out. He has experience supporting clients in the energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors.
Nienke is a Jersey qualified solicitor with over a decade of post qualification experience in investment funds and international commercial matters. Specialising in cross border investment and collective investment vehicles, Nienke’s clients praise her for her proactive and solutions focused approach to every transaction, irrespective of size and complexity. She pursues excellence in everything she does and her ability to see the bigger picture has led her to work with many significant local and international fund managers, real estate investors and financial institutions on transactions with a Jersey nexus. Nienke is passionate about Africa and with local South African knowledge and connections she aims to assist emerging and established fund managers with an African focus to achieve their goals. Nienke’s practice includes advising on the establishment, structuring, regulation and launch of investment funds, negotiating and drafting a broad range of commercial agreements and advising on the sale and financing of structures holding international real estate (including JPUTs). She advises on the full spectrum of generalist funds and sector funds, including real estate, private equity, venture capital, buy-out, infrastructure, housing, technology, healthcare, impact, ESG, renewable energy and hedge funds. Having practised in South Africa, New York and Jersey, Nienke has worked with a broad range of clients across multiple asset classes and creates lasting relationships with her clients and intermediaries. She is ranked in Chambers and listed as a rising star by IFLR1000 and a key lawyer by Legal 500.
Oliver is counsel and Advocate in Carey Olsen's Dispute Resolution team specialising in regulatory law. Oliver is recognised as a "rising star" in the latest edition of Legal 500. In 2021, for the fourth year running Oliver has been named in eprivateclient's Channel Islands Top 35 Under 35 list. Oliver also features in the 2020 list of UK's Top 35 Under 35 private client practitioners. Oliver's recent highlights include: Acting as Advocate for the defendants in a recent reported landmark decision before the Royal Court of Jersey, construing various matters of importance for the regulated financial services sector in Jersey and succeeding on all arguments Acting in relation to Jersey aspects of the high profile insolvencies of Carillion Group and BHS Representing the interests of a global bank in relation to allegations of breach of Libyan sanctions and Jersey Anti-Money Laundering laws Advising a number of financial institutions in Jersey relation to JFSC investigations, remediation plans and civil financial penalties Advising a major Asian bank and a number of English and Jersey based funds structures in relation to proceeds of crime risk arising from fund investments Advising two prominent Jersey corporate service providers on the AML obligations applying to capital markets structures Advising a US based social media platform on compliance with Jersey regulatory laws Performing successful asset recovery for a locally administered property holding company which had been the victim of a complex multi-jurisdictional fraud Advising the trustee of a number of trusts where the settlor of those trusts was implicated in the Operation Carwash corruption investigation in Brazil Advising the corporate trustee of a trust in which the deceased settlor has been named in a major SFO investigation in England Advising a G7 government on enforcement of an external confiscation order via the Jersey Courts Assisting a local utility company on structuring customer finance arrangements in light of Jersey regulations Advising a number of gambling permit holders in interactions with the Jersey Gambling Commission including causing the JGC to adopt a narrower approach to the category of persons considered to be "gambling service providers" Assisting a gambling service provider with obtaining a bank account in Jersey by assisting with the proper legal characterisation of client account funds Advising a major global bank on an investment based claim which is in genesis in Jersey and the Isle of Man Advising a major global bank in relation to sanctions issues arising in relation to the secondary market in North Korean sovereign debt Reviewing and appraising the AML policies of a market leading lender in the Channel Islands Assisting a major US investment bank with a mapping exercise of Jersey laws Acting on a construction dispute relating to Elizabeth Castle, a prominent landmark in Jersey Assisting the Bank of Butterfield, a Bermudan bank, obtain relevant authorisations from the Jersey Financial Services Commission Acting as Advocate for a local accountancy firm in its claim against a former director for breach of covenant and implied duties Providing sanctions and AML advices to facilitate a number of high profile transactions by Carey Olsen's corporate department and Jersey regulated businesses Oliver turns around advice on trade sanctions as applied in Jersey on short notice in most common scenarios in addition to assisting clients triage the issues and seek appropriate advice on foreign sanctions (e.g. US OFAC sanctions).
Peter is a partner in the dispute resolution and litigation team in the Cayman Islands. He advises on all aspects of insolvency litigation, general banking and commercial litigation and non-contentious insolvency and restructurings.
Rebecca advises clients in respect of a diverse range of corporate and finance matters, with a particular focus on acquisition finance (sponsor and lender side), fund finance and restructuring.Her clients include multinational private equity sponsors, financial institutions and alternative capital providers, as well as local lenders and companies. Rebecca also has experience in structured finance and the issuance of high yield bonds.Rebecca's recent transactions include advising: the ad hoc group of creditors in relation to the debt-for-equity restructuring of Pizza Express, the UK and international casual dining group the committee of lenders in the debt restructuring of Travelex the bidder in the financing of a public takeover of a Swedish-listed company incorporated in Switzerland, including the establishment of a Jersey holding structure and the entry into bridge financing, a bond issuance to refinance the bridge, and the listing of the bond the ad hoc group of bondholders on the restructuring of bonds issued by Vieo B.V. and capital restructuring of Lebara Group the ad hoc committee of convertible bondholders of Steinhoff Finance Holding GmbH.
Sarah regularly acts for high net worth individuals, family offices and professional trustees and advises on all matters in connection with private wealth structures, family offices, philanthropic structures and foundations. Sarah has particular experience in advising on the restructuring of complex international structures to simplify them and better suit the needs and wishes of those for whose benefit they are held, including high profile families. Sarah also advises in connection with problems or disputes arising in the private wealth context, including negotiation of confidential multi-party settlements. Sarah has been involved in many private applications to the Royal Court of Jersey for the resolution of issues and some notable hostile litigation before the Royal Court. In addition, Sarah advises clients on their exposure and/or reporting requirements under the CRS or FATCA. Sarah also advises on digital assets being held within private wealth structures. Sarah frequently speaks on all matters of trusts law including at international conferences and writes articles for industry journals. Sarah features as a rising leader in the Private Client Global Elite Directory which is a peer-nominated list of the world’s elite lawyers advising UHNW clients. She has also been named in eprivateclient's inaugural Top 35 Under 35 list for the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies and also in their Channel Islands list. Sarah also features on Citywealth's Leaders List and has been recognised in their Future Leaders Awards.
Suzanne is a consultant in the family law team. Formerly a partner at Withers LLP Suzanne has more than 30 years’ experience as a family lawyer. She advises and supports clients on a wide range of issues including complex financial matters, children arrangements following separation or divorce, prenuptial agreements and cohabitation matters. Suzanne is ranked as a leading individual in the Legal 500 for Family and Family Mediation and as a band one practitioner in Chambers High Net Worth. She was also voted Spear’s Wealth Management Family Lawyer of the Year in 2015. Known as the 'Queen of mediation and arbitration', Suzanne is an accredited mediator and arbitrator (qualified in England and Wales) and teaches both disciplines. She has been credited with spearheading the Family Law Arbitration Scheme in England and Wales and has taught all over the world. Suzanne has a large international practice and is very involved with the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Tarina specialises in employment law, dealing with global, multinational and local clients and advising on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law. As well as employment law, Tarina has a keen interest in and frequently advises on data protection legislation and privacy related matters.
Victoria is counsel in Carey Olsen's trusts and private wealth group. She has a broad non-contentious and semi-contentious trust practice. Victoria is involved in all aspects of non-contentious trust and fiduciary work, including advising on new and complex trust structures, drafting trust and ancillary instruments and advising trustees in connection with the ongoing administration of trusts under their care. Victoria regularly advises in connection with employee benefit trusts, pension trusts and other similar structures as well as private family trusts, charitable trusts, non-charitable purpose trusts and foundations, acting for and advising institutional trustees in Jersey and elsewhere and also high net worth private clients and family offices. In addition, Victoria has dealt with numerous applications to the Royal Court of Jersey. She is regularly involved in acting for both trustees and beneficiaries in all types of trust proceedings, including applications by trustees for directions from the Royal Court, including in the context of beneficiaries who are involved in divorce proceedings before foreign courts, or for the blessing by the Royal Court of particularly momentous or controversial decisions and applications for the variation or rectification of trust instruments and ancillary documents. Victoria has had conduct of several ground-breaking and high profile cases before the Royal Court involving the setting aside of transactions on the ground of mistake, Hastings Bass applications and applications to the Royal Court by trustees who had been invalidly appointed.
Victoria is counsel in Carey Olsen's Jersey trusts and private wealth team. She specialises in wills, probate, capacity and estate planning matters and has 18 years of experience. She has considerable expertise and interest in the succession planning and will drafting for, and administration of, high value, complex and cross border estates. For locally based clients, Victoria can advise on all aspects of Jersey wills, probate, forced heirship, registration of immovable Wills and mental capacity law issues such as lasting powers of attorney. She also acts as professional executor, delegate and attorney. For those clients who are internationally based but with interests in Jersey, Victoria advises on all cross border and private international law matters pertaining to these. Victoria has also made Court appearances in non-contentious matters such as applications to vary a will, admit lost wills to probate and forced heirship claims. Victoria regularly writes articles for various industry journals including STEP and LEXIS and has co-edited the practice notes for Lexis on Jersey Wills and Jersey Estate Administration.
Will specialises in commercial property transactons and regulatory matters. Particular areas of practice include real estate acquisitions and disposals (including leasehold structures) and advising on construction and development projects. Will also advises on local property financing transactions (both commercial and residential). Will acts for a number of international investors, local businesses and financial institutions, on a broad range of commercial property transactions. He is regularly instructed on commercial real estate financing transactions, and provides local procurement, planning and regulatory advice on development and construction projects. Will also advises on property aspects of corporate acquisitions including due diligence reviews and reports on property interests.
William is a partner advising Jersey’s finance industry and international clients on financial services-related disputes, whether civil, criminal, regulatory or a combination. This includes advisory work and advocacy. His specific experience is in advising on money laundering matters (including corruption), regulatory and compliance investigations, disputes in the banking, trusts and funds sectors, sanctions, production orders (including TIEA work), insider dealing, reporting duties, asset recovery, reciprocal enforcement, cyber-related risk and international mutual assistance generally. He places particular emphasis on working alongside clients and their in-house lawyers/compliance staff and other external advisers to implement risk-management-based solutions to disputes in the regulated sector. He is experienced in politically sensitive and complex matters involving multiple legal issues and jurisdictions. He often advises on higher risk business in the financial services regulated sector, whether that is in client take on, transactional support or M&A support. In addition to acting for Jersey regulated financial services businesses, he also acts for PLCs, individuals and foreign states.