The Guernsey Housing Association has recently advised that there are currently more than 500 people on the waiting list for affordable housing. Affordable housing is housing that is reserved for certain groups of people whose needs are not met by, or cannot afford to rent or buy property in, the private market. It can mean social rental housing, intermediate housing (for example partial ownership) or extra care housing and it is provided through the States of Guernsey or registered housing associations such as the Guernsey Housing Association...
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Overview
Carey Olsen is a leading offshore law firm. We advise on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law across a global network of nine international offices. We are a full-service law firm working across banking and finance, corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity, trusts and private wealth, dispute resolution, insolvency and property law. Our clients include global financial institutions, investment funds, private equity houses, multi-national corporations, public organizations, sovereign wealth funds, ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, directors, trustees and private clients. We work alongside all of the major onshore law firms, accountancy firms and insolvency practitioners on corporate transactions and matters involving our jurisdictions.
Our advice is delivered by an approachable and experienced team of globally-minded lawyers who work in partnership with our clients to help them achieve their objectives. We have the expertise and resources to handle the most complex international transactions combined with a personal approach to business. In the face of opportunities or challenges, our clients know that the advice and guidance they receive from us will be based on a complete understanding of their goals and objectives combined with outstanding client service, technical excellence and commercial insight. Whether playing a lead or a supporting role, we always look at the bigger picture.
Year this Office was Established: 1898
Lawyers Worldwide: 250
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Professionals
Partners

Michael Hanson JP
Partner
Jeremy Lightfoot
Partner
Michael Padarin
Partner
Steven Rees Davies
Partner
Keith Robinson
Partner
Henry Tucker
Partner
Mary V Ward
Partner
James Webb
Partner
Gavin Woods
PartnerOf Counsel

Charissa Ball
Counsel
Stephanie Bernard
Counsel
Lucy Cook
Legal Counsel - Corporate Manager
Ashley Fife
Counsel
Michael Frith
Managing Director - Senior Counsel
Xia Li
Counsel
Kyle Masters
Counsel
Doug Molyneux
Counsel
Daniel Moore
Counsel
Kent Smith
Counsel
Sam Stevens
Counsel
Claire van Overdijk
Counsel
Dhanshuklal Vekaria
Counsel
Tiffy Wan
Counsel
Jay Webster
CounselAssociates

Adam Collieson
Senior Associate
Emma Duffy
Senior Associate
Michelle Falcucci
Senior Associate
Alexandra Fox
Associate
Terry-Lynn Griffiths
Associate
Monique Hansen
Associate
Laura Kearns
Senior Associate
Nicholas Lee
Associate
Oliver MacKay
Senior Associate
Cheri Minors
Senior Associate
Keivon Simons
Associate
Marcus Symonds
Associate
Oliver Wade
Senior AssociateOther

Celine Chan
Business Development Manager - Asia
Honor Desmond-Tetlow
Senior Consultant
Eason Huang
Legal Manager
Winnie Lo
Legal Manager
Gregory Stachura
Professional Support LawyerArticles
Bermuda trust law - the past 30 years
Bermuda remains a preferred jurisdiction in which to establish and maintain trusts (and increasingly, family offices). Bermuda's Courts and regulatory regime carefully balance privacy with the objective of maintaining appropriate regulation to preserve Bermuda's stellar reputation as a premier international financial services jurisdiction. An important feature of Bermuda trust law is that it contains many provisions that can resolve problems or otherwise address concerns regarding the administration of trusts. This feature is supplemented by Bermuda’s Courts’ willingness to apply these provisions in a constructive manner...
Press
Carey Olsen named as a finalist in the 2022 eprivateclient Excellence Awards
The awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of firms across the UK and offshore legal, tax, fiduciary and advisory professions over the past year. In total, the judging panel has shortlisted 28 firms across 11 award categories. Carey Olsen has previously enjoyed success at the awards, having won the Offshore Law Firm (multi-jurisdiction) category at the inaugural eprivateclient Excellence Awards in 2021. News of the shortlisting follows the firm's success at the recent Chambers Europe Awards, where it was named Offshore Law Firm of the Year...
Carey Olsen advises Brazilian start-up Destaxa on seed funding round
Destaxa, which was founded in 2021, provides merchants with a solution to point of sale (POS) payment processing issues by offering access to all major payment schemes and acquirers through a single exchange-traded fund integration. Destaxa routes payments through the most cost-efficient rails, resulting in savings for merchants and a seamless reconciliation experience. The Carey Olsen team working alongside onshore counsel Cooley LLP comprised partner Alistair Russell and associate Emily Cornhill. The team advised on the Cayman law aspects of the seed funding round...