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Emma Taylor

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Emma is an Advocate and Senior Associate in our Guernsey Dispute Resolution team.

Emma advises on all aspects of commercial dispute resolution with a particular focus on contentious and semi-contentious trust matters. She regularly advises corporate trustees and beneficiaries alike on the full spectrum of trust disputes from breach of trust claims to information requests.

In addition to trust matters, Emma regularly assists clients in respect of commercial disputes and contentious risk and regulatory matters, including enforcement action. Emma also has considerable experience acting for Insured parties.

Career

Emma first joined Collas Crill as a bursary student while studying at University and went on to train with Collas Crill, qualifying as a Solicitor of England & Wales in September 2017.

During her training contract Emma undertook a one month secondment in our Cayman Dispute Resolution Team working on the liquidation of Platinum Partners and a three month secondment to Berwin Leighton Paisner in London in their Corporate Dispute Resolution Team.

Emma read law at the University of Bristol and went on to complete her Legal Practice Course at City Law School, City University London.

In 2020, Emma completed the STEP Advanced Certificate in Trusts Dispute achieving a Distinction.

Emma was called as Guernsey Advocate in 2022.

Emma is also admitted as solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the territory of the Virgin Islands.

Languages

English

Memberships

Guernsey International Legal Association; STEP (Affiliated Member)
ConTrA

Education

LLB(Hons) (University of Bristol, 2014); LPC (City Law School, City University London, 2015)

STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes (Distinction), January 2020