We offer a fresh, partner-led approach to Guernsey’s legal market, tailored for clients who value responsiveness, clarity, and commercial insight.

Our team combines deep local expertise in Guernsey law with broad international experience across private practice, regulated financial services, in-house counsel roles, and senior regulatory positions. We understand how law works in practice and how to apply it to deliver real-world, pragmatic results.

We advise across a comprehensive range of sectors, including corporate, funds, banking and finance, regulatory, commercial property, and private wealth. Whether representing institutional clients, trustees, fund managers, or private individuals, we prioritise clear communication, strategic thinking, and efficient execution.

Our Partner-led structure is distinctive in the offshore market, enabling us to attract and retain exceptional talent. This ensures clients benefit from a highly experienced team delivering efficient, high-quality and responsive advice.

Part of Spencer West’s global community, the Guernsey office provides cohesive legal services across jurisdictions, wherever our clients’ business takes them.

Specialist Expertise
  • Corporate: mergers & acquisitions, incorporations, shareholder agreements, disposals, and restructurings.
  • Funds: investment fund and private investment vehicle establishment, regulatory licensing procedures, investment transactions, restructurings, disposals and wind-ups.
  • Finance: acting for lenders and borrowers in local and cross-border finance, including secured lending, asset finance, fund finance, real estate finance, and structured finance.
  • Regulatory: all aspects of regulatory compliance including regulatory licensing and exemptions, strategic guidance on policies and procedures, compliance monitoring programmes, regulator visits and enforcement issues.
  • Private Client & Trusts: Supporting fiduciaries and UHNW families with trusts, foundations, and succession planning.
  • Real Estate: Acquisitions & disposals, leasing, development, and financing of commercial property.

Guernsey Office

Suite 1
Bucktrout House
Glategny Esplanade
Guernsey
GY1 1WR +44 (0)20 7925 8080

Meet our team

Sam Shires, Partner
Sam Shires
Founding Partner - Guernsey
Tania Shires
Founding Partner - Guernsey
Michael Morris
Partner - Real Estate & Real Estate Finance
Donald Millar
Partner - Real Estate & Real Estate Finance