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Amy Davies

Amy Davies

Collas Crill, Guernsey

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Amy is a Senior Associate and Advocate in the Financial Services and Regulatory team in Guernsey. Her practice encompasses a wide range of work, including criminal, financial services disputes and regulatory.

Amy has a wealth of advocacy experience, having spent 10 years working as a criminal lawyer in England and Wales. She assists individuals both at the police station and in Court, specialising in the defence of white collar and general crime.

In addition to her criminal practice, Amy assists financial services businesses and their clients in all aspects of legal and regulatory work, including advising on:

  • the formal and informal freezing of funds;
  • the forfeiture of funds;
  • the Guernsey disclosure and consent regime; and
  • the potential regulatory implications of such matters.

Career

Amy qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and gained her Higher Rights of Audience in England and Wales a year later. Amy started her career in criminal defence, before commissioning as an Officer in the Army Legal Service. This saw her posted within the UK and overseas. Upon leaving the Army Amy joined the Crown Prosecution Service, where she undertook a broad range of criminal work. Before joining Collas Crill Amy spent two years specialising in financial crime prevention at a private bank. Amy was admitted to the Guernsey Bar in November 2023.