Chantal Barrett
Solicitor (England) 2001.
Areas of Practice: Insurance Litigation and Personal Injury.
Chantal is an Advocate of the Royal Court. She qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales in 2001 and practised in insurance litigation with Beachcroft LLP in England for 9 years, before returning to the island and joining Mourant Ozannes in 2008. She specialises in defendant insurance litigation, particularly personal injury, clinical negligence and professional indemnity claims as well as regularly advising on indemnity & coverage issues. Chantal completed her Certificat d'Etudes Juridiques Francaises et Normandes at the Universite de Caen in 2009 and was called to the Guernsey Bar in 2010.
Email: chantal.barrett@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739391
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487
Jeremy Berchem
Senior Associate. Solicitor (England) 1997 (non-practising).
Areas of Practice: Corporate and Banking.
Jeremy qualified as an English solicitor in 1997. He has considerable experience in corporate and banking work, having been a member of the banking teams at Travers Smith and, latterly, Dickinson Dees. Jeremy’s practice is in general corporate and financial work, though he specialises in lending transactions. Jeremy worked for three years on Jersey prior to joining Ozannes in October 2009.
Email: jeremy.berchem@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 01481 739382
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 01481 727964
Hannes Botha
Advocate (South Africa) 2004.
Areas of Practice: Corporate. Commercial.
Hannes was admitted to practice as an advocate in the High Court of South Africa in February 2004, having graduated from the University of Pretoria. Hannes has previously worked for the LDP Group, specialising in commercial law with a strong focus on taxation, contractual issues, mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing. He joined Ozannes in February 2008 and practices corporate and commercial law. Hannes has recently completed his Master of Laws Degree, with specialisation in commercial law.
Email: johannes.botha@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 723466
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465
Adrian Brown
Senior Associate. Solicitor (England) 1987. Advocate (Guernsey) 2004.
Areas of Practice: Family Law.
Adrian qualified in England in 1987. He worked in the North of England, gaining extensive experience in all aspects of matrimonial law, including high value ancillary relief cases and all aspects of law relating to children. Adrian joined Ozannes in 2001 and qualified as an Advocate in 2004. He is a member of the Solicitors' Family Law Association and the Family Mediators Association. He is also the first Guernsey Advocate to be trained in collaborative law and has recently been appointed as joint Chair of The Guernsey Family Bar Association.
Email: adrian.brown@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731472
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487
Gemma Campbell
Solicitor (England) 2009.
Areas of Practice: Investment Funds. Corporate Finance. Banking. Commercial. Employment. Listings (CISX) and Trusts.
Gemma qualified as an English solicitor in April 2009 and works in the corporate department. Gemma has advised clients in the investment funds area, including the establishment and re-structuring of vehicles. She has also advised on employment law matters. Gemma is currently studying to gain an LLM in Professional Legal Practice.
Email: gemma.campbell@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739312
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 713491
Rocco Cecere
Solicitor and Barrister (Australia) 2001.
Areas of Practice: Litigation.
Rocco was admitted to practice as a solicitor and barrister in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory in 2001. He worked for Dibbs Barker Lawyers in Australia for over seven years, specialising in commercial litigation and insolvency. Immediately prior to joining Ozannes in March 2010, Rocco worked in Dublin as the Head of Legal Affairs of Prime Fund Solutions, a global hedge fund services provider.
Email: rocco.cecere@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739346
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714571
Nathalie Kieffer Chandler
Avocat (Luxembourg) 1996.
Areas of Practice: Private Client Property. Litigation.
Nathalie is a French lawyer and joined Ozannes in November 2008. She completed her Maitrise en Droit at the University of Strasbourg, France and went on to study E.U. law at the Europa Institut Saarbrucken, Germany. Nathalie was called to the Bar of Luxembourg in 1996 where she worked as an "advocat" for several years before joining Luxembourg's largest insurance company, Groupe Le Royer. She specialised in private client property, corporate and insurance law, working often on multi-jurisdictional matters. Nathalie lived in the UK and the US before moving to Guernsey in 2006 and she is fluent in French, German and English.
Email: nathalie.chandler@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739374
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487
James Clyne
Barrister and Solicitor (Western Australia) 2003.
Areas of Practice: Corporate.
James joined the firm in March 2009 after moving from Australia. His areas of speciality include the establishment of and restructuring of offshore collective investment schemes, corporate advisory, capital markets including capital raising and IPO and general commercial and corporate law with an emphasis on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions. James has acted for a number of UK, Channel Island and Australian public listed companies, and has advised significant international clients on their operations both across Europe and Australia, including issues with respect of foreign investment. He has appeared as counsel before the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Western Australia and junior courts. James holds a Bachelor's degree in law from the University of Notre Dame Australia and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2003. James is also admitted both in the Federal and High Court of Australia and the Northern Territory.
Email: james.clyne@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739370
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714571
Adam Cole
Solicitor (England) 2008.
Areas of Practice: Commercial and Insurance Litigation.
Adam joined the firm in April 2009 after moving from London where he worked in the Insurance and Reinsurance Group of CMS Cameron McKenna. Adam qualified as a solicitor in 2008, and his areas of practice are insurance litigation and general commercial litigation.
Email: adam.cole@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739390
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 713353
Tim Crook
Solicitor (England) 2002.
Areas of Practice: Trusts.
Tim joined the firm in February 2010 after moving from the UK where he worked for Burges Salmon. He advises on all aspects of trust law for both corporate and private clients.
Email: tim.crook@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739384
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710426
Kate Dewsnap
Solicitor (England) 2002.
Areas of Practice: Commercial Property.
Kate advises on all aspects of non-contentious and commercial property, including acting for institutional, corporate and private investors. She joined Ozannes in May 2010, having trained at Wedlake Bell in London, where she remained until transferring to their Guernsey office as a Partner in 2008.
Email: kate.dewsnap@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731480
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 728414
Elliott Doucy
Solicitor (England) 2005.
Areas of Practice: Corporate and Banking.
Elliott joined the corporate team in May 2010 specialising in finance. His areas of practice include banking, asset finance, corporate finance, structured finance, acquisition finance, leverage finance and securitisation. He also has considerable experience of advising clients on Islamic structures, as prior to joining Ozannes, he practised at a leading international law firm in Dubai. In addition, to his experience in the Middle East, Elliott trained and qualified with a prestigious US law firm in London.
Email: elliott.doucy@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731428
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714653
Penny Grainge
Advocate. Solicitor (England) 1992.
Areas of Practice: Family Law.
Penny qualified as a solicitor in England in 1992. initially working for Somerset County Council in childcare and education law. She moved to Guernsey in 1999 and has specialised in family law since 2000.
Email: penny.grainge@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739309
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487
James Haughton
Senior Associate. Solicitor (New Zealand) 2002.
Areas of Practice: Corporate.
James was admitted as a solicitor in New Zealand in 2002 and specialised in corporate/commercial law in Wellington before joining the firm in February 2007. James has advised clients on a variety of corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and capital markets work. James is also experienced in corporate governance issues and has been involved in setting up a number of charitable organisations.
Email: james.haughton@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731485
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714653
Steven Haywood
Solicitor (England & Wales) 2005.
Areas of Practice: Corporate
Steven joined the firm in March 2010 as an associate in the corporate department. Steven has a broad corporate background including public M&A, reconstruction of investment trusts, placings and open offers and private equity. Steven has previously worked as an associate in the corporate departments of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP and Slaughter and May and was admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2005.
Email: steven.haywood@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739326
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714653
Richard Holden
Solicitor (England) 2005.
Areas of Practice: Corporate. Restructuring. Private Equity and Investment Funds.
Richard qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2005 and joined Ozannes in March 2010. Before joining Ozannes, Richard worked in the corporate team at Covington & Burling and prior to that, in the corporate team at McDermott Will & Emery. Richard has a corporate background having advised on a broad variety of transactions, mostly with an international dimension, including cross-border acquisitions and disposals involving private companies, IPOs and securities offerings on the AIM market of the LSE and other corporate finance matters. Richard holds a LLB Law and French Joint Honours degree.
Email: richard.holden@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739334
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 713491
Kristin Holmes
Solicitor (Australia - NSW) 2002.
Areas of Practice: Corporate
Kristin was admitted as a solicitor in Australia in February 2002 and specialised in corporate/financial services law in Sydney. In recent years, Kristin gained her experience as a lawyer for the Australian corporate regulator, and as in-house counsel for a leading Australian financial services company. Kristin holds Bachelors of Law and Master of Law degrees and she joined the firm in July 2008.
Email: kristin.holmes@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 784015
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465
Martin Jones
Senior Associate. Solicitor (England) 1999.
Areas of Practice: Commercial Litigation.
Martin qualified as a solicitor in the UK in 1999, having trained at Masons (now Pinsent Masons). Martin continued to practice in the UK until 2003, when he moved to the Cayman Islands, where he was admitted as an attorney at law and practised at the law firm Campbells. Martin relocated to Guernsey and joined Ozannes in November 2006. Martin specialises in complex international commercial and financial litigation, including trust matters, cross-border fraud claims, asset tracing, contract and tort disputes and multi-jurisdictional insolvency matters.
Email: martin.jones@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: + 44 1481 739324
Direct Fax: + 44 1481 714571
Paula Lanyon
Legal Executive.
Areas of Practice: Litigation, Personal Injury.
Paula has 24 years’ experience within the litigation department and joined the Insurance Risk Group in 2001 as a paralegal. She specialises in personal injury, including catastrophic injury claims, employers and motor liability claims. In 2009 Paula qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.
Email: paula.lanyon@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731470
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 713353
Abel Lyall
Solicitor (Australia (Queensland)) 2002.
Areas of Practice: Commercial Litigation
Abel joined the firm in January 2008 from McInnes Wilson in Queensland, Australia. He specialises in professional liability, insolvency and general commercial litigation. Abel holds degrees in both Law and Applied Science and was admitted to practice as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2002.
Email: abel.lyall@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739364
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487
Elaine McGriele
Solicitor (England and Wales) 2004.
Areas of Practice: Litigation
Elaine McGriele qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2004 and then practised at Lyons Davidson where she specialised in commercial litigation. She joined Ozannes Litigation Department in Jersey in October 2007 where her work includes trusts, insolvency and general commercial litigation.
Email: elaine.mcgriele@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 784 087
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465
Sharon McHugh
Solicitor (England) 2002.
Areas of Practice: Litigation.
Sharon qualified as a solicitor in England in 2002 and holds a Bachelors degree in law. She also holds Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Certificate in Financial Planning. Sharon joined the firm in January 2009 after moving to Guernsey from Bristol, where she worked for Clarke Willmott. Sharon specialises in commercial litigation generally, particularly disputes involving financial services businesses.
Email: sharon.mchugh@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739305
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714571
Edward Miller
Solicitor (England & Wales) 2008.
Areas of Practice: Commercial and Civil Litigation.
Edward was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2008, having previously been called to the English Bar in 2005. He has a first-class degree and previously practised at Allen & Overy and Ashursts, and also worked in-house for Morgan Stanley. His experience ranges from civil and commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, international capital markets and derivatives. Edward joined Ozannes in January 2009.
Email: edward.miller@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 784002
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465
Teresa de Nobrega
Solicitor (England & Wales) 2007.
Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation. Employment. Personal Injury
Teresa worked for London firms Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP and Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP before joining Ozannes in 2005 to undertake a training contract. Teresa qualified as a Solicitor in 2007 and specialises in civil litigation, employment and personal injury; she is also fluent in Portuguese.
Email: teresa.denobrega@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731455
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487
Carly Parrott
Solicitor (Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia)) 2005.
Areas of Practice: Employment law. employment litigation and general
Carly joined the firm in March 2009 after working as a solicitor with Minter Ellison in Sydney. Carly specialises in employment law and her areas of practice include employment and HR advisory, employment litigation and general commercial litigation. Carly holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a Bachelor of Business and qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2005.
Email: carly.parrott@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731430
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487
Tracey Powell
Solicitor (England) 2008.
Areas of Practice: Commercial and Civil Litigation. Employment
Tracey worked for US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom (UK) LLP in London before joining Ozannes in 2007 to undertake a training contract. Tracey qualified as a Solicitor in 2008 and specialises in general commercial and civil litigation and employment law.
Email: tracey.powell@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731482
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487
Valerie Rouse
Senior Associate. Barrister (England) 2005. Advocate (Guernsey) 2006.
Areas of Practice: Corporate. Commercial. Investment funds. Listings (CISX) and Regulation and Compliance.
Val specialises in offshore collective investment schemes and regulatory issues and has considerable experience in this area through employment for many years in the offshore finance sector. Before joining the firm in 1997, Val spent three years with the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.
Email: val.rouse@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731476
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 713491
Michaela Ryan
Barrister and Solicitor (New Zealand) 2002.
Areas of Practice: Litigation.
Michaela was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2002. She practised as a litigation solicitor and appeared regularly in the District and High Court, and also at a range of tribunals. Before joining Ozannes in January 2009, Michaela worked as in-house legal counsel for Fortis Prime Fund Solutions in Dublin, in the funds and investment banking industry.
Email: michaela.ryan@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739317
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714571
Darren Stephens
Senior Associate. Solicitor (England) 1999.
Areas of Practice: Banking and Finance. Commercial. Corporate. Private Equity and Investment Funds.
Darren qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and joined Ozannes in June 2008. Before joining Ozannes, Darren worked in the corporate team at Hammonds and in the private equity team at Eversheds. He subsequently spent 18 months working as in-house counsel at a leading financial services business. Darren has a corporate background having advised on listings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and fund raisings. Before becoming a solicitor Darren also worked for three years for the Japanese Ministry of Education in Japan. Darren also acts as company secretary for the Guernsey Women's Refuge and helps with aspects of their fund raising.
Email: darren.stephens@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739373
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714653
Jane Struth
Solicitor (Scotland) 2004.
Areas of Practice: Corporate
Jane joined Ozannes in June 2008 after moving to Jersey from Edinburgh, where she worked for Anderson Strathern LLP. She is presently advising clients on corporate transactions, investment funds and banking. Jane qualified as a solicitor in Scotland in 2004. She also advises on trust matters and has recently published articles on the introduction of foundations in Jersey.
Email: jane.struth@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 784035
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465
Michelle Tierney
Solicitor (Ireland) 2007.
Areas of Practice: Banking & Corporate.
Michelle joined the firm in July 2008 after moving from Arthur Cox in Dublin. where she specialised in banking law. Michelle holds a degree in Corporate Law and a LLB. She qualified as a solicitor in Ireland in 2007.
Email: michelle.tierney@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739377
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 727964
Stephen Wauchope
Solicitor (Western Australia) 2002
Areas of Practice: Litigation. Employment
Stephen joined the firm in October 2007 after moving from London where he worked for Linklaters. His areas of practice are general commercial litigation, employment law and family litigation. Stephen holds a Bachelors degree in Law and Arts and qualified as a Solicitor in Western Australia in 2002 where he practised at Formbys.
Email: stephen.wauchope@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 784089
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465
Anthony Williams
Solicitor (Australia) 2003.
Areas of Practice: Litigation
Anthony joined Ozannes in 2008 from Australia where he specialised in complex commercial litigation. He specialises in contentious trusts and banking and finance litigation. Anthony is currently acting on behalf of a prominent global trustee in relation to a high profile multijurisdictional trusts dispute involving the South African Monetary Authorities. Anthony instructed Counsel in the House of Lords in relation to a precedent setting application which concerned the issue as to whether the Crown Court in England has jurisdiction to include, within the ambit of restraint and disclosure orders, property outside England and Wales. He also has a particular interest in funds litigation and advises a range of investment funds, financial institutions and fiduciaries. Anthony recently advised a global financial institution in relation to potential data protection implications, from a Guernsey perspective, of an OFAC investigation. He has also been heavily involved in matters arising out of the Madoff fraud. Anthony has liaised extensively with US Counsel in relation to extra territorial claims being pursued in the United States by the Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Madoff Investment Advisory Business, and advised local fiduciaries in relation to the legal implications for Guernsey based funds. Anthony also advises a prominent New York based hedge fund in relation to shareholding disputes.
Email: anthony.williams@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731473
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714571
Alison Wood
Solicitor (England) 1991. Advocate (Guernsey) 2007.
Areas of Practice: Property.
Alison practised in Oxford for a number of the Oxford Colleges prior to joining Ozannes in 1996. She has extensive experience of all types of commercial property transactions and specialises in landlord and tenant matters. She also has expertise in acting for developers of property in relation to the production of Estates Schedules. Since qualifying as an advocate she provides support to the private client department in relation to conveyancing, bonds and succession matters. She is a member of the Association of Women Solicitors.
Email: alison.wood@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731412
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 728414
Nelson Wu
Barrister and Solicitor (New Zealand) 2000.
Areas of Practice: Corporate and Commercial Transactions. Corporate Structures and Restructuring. Corporate Governance. Mergers and Acquisitions. Employment and Tax.
Nelson was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in January 2000 prior to joining Ozannes' Corporate team in March 2007. He specialises in corporate, commercial and tax law in Auckland.
Email: nelson.wu@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739308
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714653
Helen Wyatt
Senior Associate. Solicitor (England) 2004. Advocate (Guernsey) 2007.
Areas of Practice: Banking and Finance. Commercial. Corporate and Trusts.
Helen joined Ozannes in 2001 and was the first candidate to undertake a training contract with the firm. She has gained broad commercial experience but has particular interests in regulatory issues. Helen holds the International Diploma in Compliance and became an Advocate in 2007.
Email: helen.wyatt@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731408
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714653
Paul Yeomans
Solicitor (England) 1980.
Areas of Practice: Commercial and Residential Property.
Paul has acted on behalf of public and private company clients across the broad spectrum of the commercial property industry, including developers, landlords, tenants and financiers. He brings extensive experience from his time at Slaughter and May and Lovells in London, as well as from local law firms in recent years. He joined Ozannes in 2004.
Email: paul.yeomans@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731421
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 720378
Simon York
Barrister and Solicitor (New Zealand) 2005.
Areas of Practice: Corporate and Commercial. Investment Funds.
Simon obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree together with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in finance, from the University of Otago, New Zealand, in 2004. Simon joined Ozannes' Jersey office in December 2008 from another leading Jersey law firm. Prior to moving to Jersey, Simon worked in the investment funds team at Kensington Swan, a top tier New Zealand law firm. Simon specialises in investment funds, corporate transactions and banking.
Email: simon.york@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 784007
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465
Michelle Youlton
Solicitor (England) 2006.
Areas of Practice: Banking and Finance. Corporate. Commercial. Investment Funds. Listings (CISX).
Michelle joined Ozannes in 1999 where she has gained considerable experience in banking and finance, corporate and commercial matters. In 2008, Michelle took on the role of Professional Support Lawyer to standardise and develop the firm's know-how, training and professional support across the firm.
Email: michelle.youlton@ozannes.com
Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731481
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 727964
