Practice Expertise

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Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance Litigation
  • Banking Regulation
  • Civil and Family Disputes
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Competition Law
  • Contentious Regulatory
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Cybersecurity and Data Protection
  • Dispute Resolution and Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Pensions and Incentives
  • Fraud and Asset Tracing
  • GDPR
  • Insurance and Personal Injury
  • Intellectual Property
  • Regulation of Trust Company Business
  • Regulatory
  • Relocating to Guernsey
  • Tax Related Disclosure Notices
  • Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements
  • Trust Litigation
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Profile

Elaine is partner and head of Carey Olsen's Guernsey dispute resolution and litigation team and is also deputy managing partner of Carey Olsen in Guernsey.  She advises clients on commercial and trust litigation, and on employment, data protection, regulatory, competition and intellectual property matters. She is recognised as a leading lawyer in these fields and appears regularly in courts and tribunals at all levels in Guernsey.



Elaine is immediate-past President of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce. Elaine is a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPs), the Channel Islands Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the Chancery Bar Association.



She was previously appointed to the Population Employment Advisory Panel as representative of Guernsey's financial service industry.  



Elaine was also appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Civil Litigation to the Guernsey Bar from 2018 to 2022. 



Elaine is a Certified International Privacy Professional (CIPP/E).


Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance Litigation
  • Banking Regulation
  • Civil and Family Disputes
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Competition Law
  • Contentious Regulatory
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Cybersecurity and Data Protection
  • Dispute Resolution and Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Pensions and Incentives
  • Fraud and Asset Tracing
  • GDPR
  • Insurance and Personal Injury
  • Intellectual Property
  • Regulation of Trust Company Business
  • Regulatory
  • Relocating to Guernsey
  • Tax Related Disclosure Notices
  • Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements
  • Trust Litigation

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Recent Experience A guide to lending and taking security in Guernsey (PLC Chapter)Guernsey economic substance guide 2023 (Lexology Getting the Deal Through)Carey Olsen marks International Women's Day 2023 with the launch of Women's NetworkCarey Olsen attending Fresh Perspectives 2023Carey Olsen sponsors Trust and Estates Litigation Forum 2023Carey Olsen attending Serle Court 6th International Trusts & Commercial Litigation Conference 2023Carey Olsen achieves top 30 ranking in GRR 100 for Global Restructuring and InsolvencyCarey Olsen sponsors the Guernsey Air Display 2024Carly Parrott rejoins Carey Olsen as Head of Employment in GuernseyGuernsey Litigation Guides 2024 (Chambers)Five litigation guides authored for Chambers Global Practice Guides 2024



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