Robin Gist > Carey Olsen > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile

Carey Olsen
PO BOX 98, CAREY HOUSE
LES BANQUES
ST PETER PORT
GY1 4BZ
Guernsey
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Work Department

Dispute Resolution and Litigation; Employment Pensions and Incentives

Position

Robin is counsel in the dispute resolution and litigation group. He brings a unique mix of significant experience of both the private and public law spheres, including in regulatory and data protection matters.

Robin works with both international and local clients on a broad breadth of contentious issues, regulatory matters and general advisory work, including private client and property matters.

Robin is a director of the Institute of Law, Guernsey, a member of the Guernsey Bar Council and sits on the Tax Tribunal.

Robin is Deputy Bâtonnier of the Guernsey Bar Council, and he also sits on the Tax on Real Property Tribunal.

Career

Robin studied Chemistry at Imperial College, London and ETH, Zurich, before taking the relevant courses leading to his call to the Bar of England & Wales in 2004. He practiced in all areas of chancery and commercial law from Lamb Chambers, London until he came to Guernsey to work for the Law Officers of the Crown in 2012. Robin was called to the Guernsey Bar in 2014. He has extensive experience of appearing in all the Bailiwick’s courts, including the Court of Appeal.

Lawyer Rankings

Guernsey > Dispute resolution

(Rising stars)

Robin Gist – Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen‘s all-encompassing dispute resolution practice represents clients engaged in commercial, trust, fraud and asset tracing, and data protection disputes. The firm also has a dedicated restructuring and insolvency team, led by David Jones. Elaine Gray heads up the wider disputes team, handing a broad range of contentious matters, including breaches of trust and professional negligence. Tim Corfield has built up a strong corporate disputes practice, while Mark Dunster handles regulatory and criminal matters. Trust litigation is consultant John Greenfield‘s primary area of expertise, while senior associate Robin Gist acts on regulatory matters, with a specialisation in sanctions.