John Le Tissier > Carey Olsen > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Carey Olsen Offices

PO BOX 98, CAREY HOUSE
LES BANQUES
ST PETER PORT
GY1 4BZ
Guernsey
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John Le Tissier

Work Department
Property
Position
ohn is counsel in the property team with significant experience of both residential and commercial property transactions across Guernsey, Alderney and Sark, including in construction, leases and secured financing. John also provides advice and in-depth analysis of property related issues directly to major corporate clients as well as in-house to the corporate, fiduciary and litigation teams and undertakes applications to the courts in respect of various orders to deal with inheritance, guardianships, trespass and like property matters. John was lecturer for students sitting the Guernsey Bar Exams from 2013 to 2018 and was appointed as an adjunct professor for property law in advance of the changes to the Guernsey Bar examinations in 2019 and continues in that role reviewing and editing the Bar teaching manual in each academic year and assisting in the delivery of teaching to Bar students.
Career
John was employed for many years as a conveyancer and then senior conveyancer with Carey Olsen and was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales at Middle Temple in 2009 and admitted as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in 2011. John became a senior associate in 2012 and Counsel in 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Commercial property
Carey Olsen brings a ‘can-do attitude’ to its commercial property transactions, advising clients entering the Guernsey market for the first time, alongside long-term corporate tenants on new leases, and the renegotiation of existing agreements. Practice head Jason Morgan operates a mixed commercial and residential practice, with Davey Le Marquand advising on transactions for office and industrial space. John Le Tissier assists clients with construction and leasing matters in addition to overseeing secured finance transactions, with Rachel Jones taking the lead on planning matters and Kieran Ogilvie handling the property aspects of M&A, and acting for both landlords and tenants on commercial leases.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial property
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- Private client, trusts and tax