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...
Carey Olsen
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Tom Carey
Partner
Elaine Gray
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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.
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Annette Alexander
Partner
Christopher Anderson
Partner
Andrew Boyce
Partner
Tom Carey
Partner
Russell Clark
Partner
Tim Corfield
Partner
David Crosland
Partner
Mark Dunster
Partner
Konrad Friedlaender
Partner
Elaine Gray
Partner
David Jones
Partner
Natasha Kapp
Partner
Tony Lane
Partner
Karen Le Cras
Partner
Davey Le Marquand
Partner
Jason Morgan
Partner
Ben Morgan
PartnerOf Counsel

Laila Arstall
Counsel
Simon Florance
Counsel
Wendy Garrard
Counsel
Wendy Garrard
Counsel
Patricia Montgomery
Counsel
Andrew Munro
Counsel
Natasha Newell
Counsel
Andrew Tually
CounselAssociates

Ruth Abernethy
Senior Associate
Elliot Aron
Senior Associate
Lisa Bailey
Associate
Steven Balmer
Associate
Tim Bamford
Senior Associate
Colin Calvert
Senior Associate
Gemma Campbell
Senior Associate
James Cooke
Senior Associate
Claire Cooke
Associate
Leonie Corfield
Senior Associate
Rachel Datta
Associate
Rachel de la Haye
Senior Associate
Alexandria du Jardin
Senior Associate
Robin Gist
Senior Associate
Rachel Jones
Senior Associate
Sarah Kett
Associate
John Le Tissier
Senior Associate
Andrew Lister
Senior Associate
Daniel Long
Associate
Lois Madden
Associate
Alex Mauger
Senior Associate
Kirsty McGeough
Associate
Acsah Nel
Associate
Shumona Neswar
Associate
Kieran Ogilvie
Associate
Jamie Oldfield
Associate
Oliver Orton
Associate
Emma Penney
Senior Associate
Robert Quinn
Senior Associate
John Scanlan
Senior Associate
Julia Schaefer
Senior Associate
Allan Skirrow
Senior Associate
Sarah Wallis
Senior Associate
Michelle Young
AssociateOther

Nigel Carey
Consultant
Miranda Dunlop
Professional Support Lawyer
Mike Eades
Consultant
John Greenfield
Consultant
Graham Hall
ConsultantArticles
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...
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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...