Gordon Dawes > Mourant > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile

Mourant handles a broad caseload of commercial and trust disputes, including contentious restructuring proceedings and allegations of breach of trust. Practice head Abel Lyall acts for clients in both commercial and trust disputes, with experience assisting corporate clients in relation to contentious schemes of arrangement, in addition to overseeing trust matters. Jeremy Wessels pleads trust cases up to the Privy Council, with Gordon Dawes merging expertise in trust and regulatory matters. Sandra Duerden represents trustees and beneficiaries in multi-jurisdictional disputes and is also able to advise trade mark and copyright issues. Chantal Barrett is the group’s insurance disputes specialist, acting on D&O coverage matters in addition to maintaining a contentious trusts practice.

Mourant acts for both existing players and new entrants to the Guernsey insurance market, supporting clients looking to launch insurance businesses in the jurisdiction and providing advice regarding regulatory compliance and transactions in the insurance sector. Non-contentious matters are the domain of John Lewis and Helen Wyatt, with the former specialising in pensions-related insurance matters in addition to insurance M&A and the latter acting for both standalone and captive insurers in relation to regulatory matters. Andrew Grant assists insurers, reinsurers and brokers with transactional matters and regulatory issues. Gordon Dawes takes charge of insurance disputes, with a broad practice that spans professional indemnity and D&O coverage claims, in addition to regulatory enforcement matters; Chantal Barrett provides further PII and D&O expertise.