Adrian Brown LLB

Senior Associate, Solicitor (England) 1987, Advocate (Guernsey) 2004.

Areas of Practice: Family Law.

CV: 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.

Email: adrian.brown@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731472
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487

Christopher Edwards LLB (Hons) B.Com

Senior Associate, Barrister, Solicitor (Western Australia) 1997, Solicitor (England) 2003, Advocate (Guernsey) 2005.

Areas of Practice: Commercial and Civil Litigation.

CV: Christopher joined the firm in January 2002 from Australia. He was called to the Guernsey Bar in 2005. He specialises in complex commercial and trust litigation and provides advice to a range of financial institutions and fiduciaries. He has particular expertise in large scale complex multi-jurisdictional disputes. In addition he has a particular interest in regulatory and compliance matters, having obtained the International Diploma in Compliance, and also has considerable experience in relation to employment disputes.

Email: christopher.edwards@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 723466
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487

Jeremy Le Tissier BSc(Hons), PgDL, MRICS, ACIArb

Barrister (England) 2003 Advocate (Guernsey) 2005.

Areas of Practice: Litigation.

CV: Jeremy is an English Barrister and a Guernsey Advocate. He was called to the Guernsey Bar in 2005 and regularly appears in Court. His practice is based on matters involving complex fraud, money laundering, regulatory and associated matters. His client base is largely made up of banks and fiduciaries. In addition, Jeremy has growing specialisation in property litigation. He is a Chartered Surveyor with a first class degree in Land Management and is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.  Jeremy was rated as an 'associate to watch' in the 2008 edition of Chambers and Partners.

Email: jeremy.letissier@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739322
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714571

Alison Wood LLB

Solicitor (England) 1991, Advocate (Guernsey) 2007.

Areas of Practice: Property.

CV: Alison practised in Oxford prior to joining Ozannes in 1996. She has considerable experience of all types of commercial property transactions and specialises in landlord and tenant matters.

Email: alison.wood@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731412
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 728414

Paul Yeomans LLB

Solicitor (England) 1980.

Areas of Practice: Commercial and Residential property.

CV: 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

Rachel Eeles LLB

Barrister (England) 2003, Advocate (Guernsey) 2006 .

Areas of Practice: Litigation.

CV: Rachel gained legal experience with Alex Landon, a leading criminal defence attorney in California and the London Residential Tribunal Service prior to qualifying as a Barrister in November 2003 and a Guernsey Advocate in 2006. Rachel specialises in family, criminal and law.

Email: rachel.eeles@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731472
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487

Helen Wyatt LL.B

Solicitor (England) 2004, Advocate (Guernsey) 2007.

Areas of Practice: Banking and Finance, Commercial, Corporate and Trusts.

CV: 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

Andrew Walters LL.B

Solicitor (England) 2002, Advocate (Guernsey) 2008.

Areas of Practice: Commercial, Corporate, Investment Funds, Listings (CISX), Regulation and Compliance.

CV: Andrew was called to the English Bar in 1999 and subsequently qualified as a solicitor in 2002.  Before joining Ozannes in 2004 he practised within the Financial Services Department of City law firm Lovells.  Andrew specialises in offshore collective investment schemes and the provision of corporate and commercial legal services to the financial services sector. Andrew has established, restructured and listed a wide range of investment vehicles in various jurisdictions.

Email: andrew.walters@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731454
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714653

Barney Lee

Solicitor (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia) 2004.

Areas of Practice: Commercial, Corporate, Investment Funds, Listings (CISX), Regulation and Insolvency.

CV: Prior to joining Ozannes at the beginning of 2005, Barney developed a range of commercial and litigation skills representing, amongst others, major players in the Australian construction and insurance industries.  Barney now focuses on offshore collective investment schemes and providing advice in respect of corporate and commercial services, particularly to the financial services sector.  Since joining Ozannes Barney has established, restructured and listed a variety of investment vehicles across numerous jurisdictions in addition to advising in relation to cross border insolvency, compliance and regulatory matters.

Email: barney.lee@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731428
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714653

Gavin Ferguson BA MA TEP

Solicitor (England) 2003, Advocate (Guernsey) 2007.

Areas of Practice: Trusts and Tax.

CV: Gavin joined Ozannes from Wedlake Bell in London in 2005, where he practised as a private client solicitor specialising in trusts, tax and estate planning. Prior to his time at Wedlake Bell, Gavin worked as a stockbroker for Morgan Stanley Quilter. His practice includes advising both individuals and corporates in respect of all areas of trust law, both contentious and non contentious. Gavin is a member of the International Tax Planning Association and also a member of the Guernsey branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He became a Guernsey Advocate in 2007.

Email: gavin.ferguson@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739323
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710426

Wendy Lewis

Solicitor (Australia (NSW)) 1993 (England) 2006, Advocate (Guernsey) 2006.

Areas of Practice: Litigation.

CV: Wendy qualified as a solicitor in Australia and was admitted to the NSW Supreme Court and Australian High Court in 1993. Wendy specialises in insurance litigation, with an emphasis on clinical negligence and catastrophic personal injury claims. She has experience gained with Minter Ellison, Blake Dawson Waldron in Sydney, and as in-house counsel for a company operating private hospitals across Australia. Wendy relocated to Guernsey in 2002 and joined Ozannes in 2005. She became an Advocate in 2006.

Email: wendy.lewis@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739317
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 713839

Valerie Rouse

Barrister (England) 2005, Advocate (Guernsey) 2006.

Areas of Practice: Corporate, Commercial, Investment funds, Listings (CISX) and Regulation and Compliance.

CV: Val specialises in offshore collective investment schemes and regulatory issues and has considerable experence 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

Helen Crossley

Solicitor (England), 2000.

Areas of Practice: Banking and Finance, Commercial, Corporate Investment Funds, Listings (CISX).

CV: Helen was admitted as a solicitor in 2000 and joined Ozannes in 2005. Helen has a general corporate background specialising in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures having worked for Eversheds and undertaken various placements with blue-chip companies.

Recent publications include Secured Lending Guernsey, click here to view pdf. 

Michelle Youlton

Solicitor (England) 2006.

Areas of Practice: Corporate.

CV: Michelle joined Ozannes in 1999 where she has gained considerable experience in commercial matters, with particular regard to mutual funds and regulation. Michelle successfully completed her training contract with the firm and was admitted as a solicitor in 2006.

Email: michelle.youlton@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731481
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 727964

Martin Jones

Solicitor (England).

Areas of Practice: Commercial Litigation.

CV: 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 practiced 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 731324
Direct Fax: + 44 1481 714571

Neil Henderson

Senior Associate & Solicitor (England & Wales) 2003.

Areas of Practice: Corporate, Banking and Finance, Commercial and Trusts.

CV: A qualified English solicitor, joined the firm in 2006 from Galsworthy & Stones and Rathbones Jersey. Neil specialises in a wide range of corporate, commercial and trusts law and was the author of the Jersey chapter of the industry publication, The Use of Offshore Jurisdictions. Neil has advised clients on a variety of mainstream commercial and corporate transactions including the establishment of offshore funds, employee benefit trusts, company and business sales and acquisitions and intellectual property matters.

Email: neil.henderson@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 784007
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465

Carolyn Cowan

Senior Associate & Solicitor (Scotland).

Areas of Practice: Trust, Banking and Finance, Commercial, Corporate and Securitisation.

CV: Carolyn is a qualified Scottish solicitor, and joined firm in 2007 from Walkers. She has twenty-four years legal experience, including seventeen in Jersey. She specialises in trusts, banking and general corporate transactions. Carolyn has previously worked for HSBC Private Banking, Bank of Scotland and Mourant du Feu & Jeune.

Email: carolyn.cowan@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 784086
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465

Elaine McGriele

Associate & Solicitor (England and Wales) 2005.

Areas of Practice: Litigation

CV: 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

Carolyn Wilson

Associate lawyer

Areas of Practice: Corporate

CV: Carolyn Wilson, Associate lawyer. Carolyn was admitted as a solicitor in Australia in February 1999 and specialised in corporate/commercial law in Sydney before joining the firm in November 2006. Carolyn has advised clients on a variety of corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and listings. Carolyn is also experienced in corporate governance issues.

Email: carolyn.wilson@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739343
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 727964

Nelson Wu

Associate, 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.

CV: Nelson was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in January 2000 prior to joining the Corporate team of Ozannes 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

James Haughton

Associate lawyer, Solicitor (New Zealand) 2002.

Areas of Practice: Corporate.

CV: 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

Claudine Renouf

Associate, Solicitor (England and Wales) 2003.

Areas of Practice: Capital markets, securitisations and general corporate and commercial.

CV: Claudine, a qualified English solicitor, joined Ozannes Jersey's corporate team in 2007. She has advised clients on a broad range of capital markets, securitisations and general corporate and commercial transactions. Prior to returning to Jersey where she worked for Ogier, Claudine worked in investment banking in London.

Email: claudine.renouf@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 784091
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465

Claire Gaston-Parry

Solicitor (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia)

Areas of Practice: Corporate, Commercial, Investment Funds.

CV: Claire joined Ozannes' Corporate team in July 2007 from Partners Group where she was in-house legal counsel. Claire was primarily responsible for managing the legal and tax due diligence on a variety of fund, debt and equity investments. Her valuable industry experience extends to leading negotiations with general partners, equity sponsors and lead banks on behalf of a variety of investors. Claire holds a Bachelor of Laws (1st class) and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.

Email: claire.gastonparry@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 731413
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 713491

Simone Rees

Solicitor (Australia (NSW)) 2003.

Areas of Practice: Commercial Litigation, Employment

CV: Simone was admitted to practice as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in July 2003, having graduated from the University of Sydney with first class honours in law. Simone has previously worked at Phillips Fox and Blake Dawson Waldron in Sydney. She joined Ozannes, following relocation to Guernsey, in September 2007. Simone practises in commercial litigation including contractual, property and trade practices disputes. She also has experience in insolvency and advising on both contentious and non contentious employment matters.

Email: simone.rees@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 739329
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487

Stephen Wauchope

Solicitor (Western Australia) 2002

Areas of Practice: Litigation, Employment

CV: 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

Teresa de Nobrega LLB

Solicitor (England & Wales) 2007

Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation, Employment, Personal Injury

CV: 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

Abel Lyall

Solicitor (Australia (Queensland)) 2002

Areas of Practice: Commercial Litigation

CV: 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

Hannes Botha LL.B

Advocate (South Africa) 2004.

Areas of Practice: Corporate, Commercial.

CV: 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.

Email: johannes.botha@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1534 723466
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1534 723465

Patrick Barry

Solicitor (Australia) 2004

Areas of Practice: Litigation

CV: Patrick is an Australian solicitor admitted in both New South Wales and Victoria. Over a number of years Patrick appeared in workplace safety criminal litigation matters throughout Australia. In 2007, Patrick practised in London, focusing on aviation litigation in a number of international jurisdictions. He is fluent in both German and Japanese and joined the firm in March 2008.

Email: patrick.barry@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 723466
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 710487

Anthony Williams

Solicitor (Australia) 2003

Areas of Practice: Litigation

CV: Anthony was admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia in 2003. He has practised exclusively in the area of litigation, specialising in complex litigation and insolvency matters. Anthony has appeared regularly in all levels of the Courts jurisdictions in Queensland and he joined the firm in March 2008.

Email: anthony.williams@ozannes.com

Direct Tel: +44 (0) 1481 723466
Direct Fax: +44 (0) 1481 714571