Christopher Edwards > Mourant > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Mourant Offices
ROYAL CHAMBERS
ST JULIAN'S AVENUE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 4HP
Guernsey
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Christopher Edwards
Work Department
Litigation, financial services and regulatory, insolvency and restructuring, international trusts and private client.
Position
Christopher joined the firm in January 2002 from Australia and 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, with particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional disputes.
In addition Christopher has a particular interest in regulatory and compliance matters, having obtained Diplomas in Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering, and regularly advises on a number of routine and non-routine matters including liaising with the GFSC, police and the FIU.
Christopher also has expertise in relation to cross border assistance in tax and money laundering issues.
Career
- Solicitor, Western Australia, 1997 (currently non-practising)
- Advocate, Guernsey, 2005
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Private client, trusts and tax
Mourant is equally adept at handling the structuring of trusts and other asset protection vehicles, as it is overseeing multi-jurisdictional trust disputes where issues have arisen between trustees and beneficiaries, or the actions of trustees are called into question. Gilly Kennedy-Smith heads the group, advising both trust companies and HNWIs on succession planning issues, and is particularly adept assisting clients with tax structuring. Christopher Edwards represents fiduciaries in relation to money laundering and regulatory proceedings, while Jeremy Wessels
acts for HNWIs seeking to challenge trustees or fellow beneficiaries, in addition to insolvency matters and actions to remove trustees. Alexander Hawkins assists clients looking to set up offshore trusts and advises trustees on their obligations in Guernsey.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Private client, trusts and tax