Andrew Laws

Senior Partner

"A talented lawyer with exceptional client management skills. Very calm, measured and a pleasure to work with."

Legal 500

"Andrew Laws is a key member of the team"

Legal 500

"Andrew is very approachable. He can advise you on any regulatory or transactional aspect of a deal"

Chambers UK

"Thoughtful and decisive"

Legal 500

"Andrew Laws has a broad practice with a particular leaning towards contentious trust matters, where he is considered ‘helpful' and ‘practical'"

Legal 500

"Top 20 Men in Private Wealth Management"

Citywealth Leaders List 2020

"Andrew Laws is very knowledgeable and approachable"

Legal 500

Andrew Laws

Senior Partner

"A talented lawyer with exceptional client management skills. Very calm, measured and a pleasure to work with."

Legal 500

"Andrew Laws is a key member of the team"

Legal 500

"Andrew is very approachable. He can advise you on any regulatory or transactional aspect of a deal"

Chambers UK

"Thoughtful and decisive"

Legal 500

"Andrew Laws has a broad practice with a particular leaning towards contentious trust matters, where he is considered ‘helpful' and ‘practical'"

Legal 500

"Top 20 Men in Private Wealth Management"

Citywealth Leaders List 2020

"Andrew Laws is very knowledgeable and approachable"

Legal 500

Andrew’s practice focuses on acting for financial institutions from both Guernsey and other jurisdictions. He has extensive experience of trusts and fiduciary matters and has appeared in many reported decisions. His practice, both contentious and non-contentious, extends to insolvency, employment, property and regulatory matters. He has given expert evidence of matters of Guernsey law in a number of foreign jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and the United States.

Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer

Expertise

Trusts
Financial Services Regulation
Employment

Contact

  • Acting for a Guernsey trustee coordinating complex proceedings in multiple jurisdictions and working with foreign lawyers (on going)
  • Acting for a trustee in successfully obtaining Court approval of an intended course of action despite vigorous objection by a beneficiary (reported as A and R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 — Judgment 25/2016).
  • Successfully applying to the Royal Court to rectify a Will involving complex issues of foreign law. (Judgment 24/2017).
  • Acting as representative of minors and unborn beneficiaries in a complex application by trustees (on going).
  • Advising a local fiduciary services business in regulatory matters with the GFSC.

Andrew qualified as an Advocate in 1987. He was the firm's Managing Partner for a period of 18 years and in June 2021 moved into the role of Senior Partner with a focus on strengthening client relationships whilst also continuing to lead the private client and trust team.

Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists
International Association of Defence Counsel
INSOL

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