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Legal Services

32 active businesses11 niches in this sector

Twenty-seven firms, 24 in St Peter Port and one in Castel — eleven LLPs, seven partnerships, three limited companies, one sole trader. Litigation leads the specialty mix (18 firms), with employment, corporate-commercial and wills (11 each) close behind. Seven offshore firms — Carey Olsen, Mourant, Ogier among them — anchor the cross-border end. —

Trusts, Estates & Private Client

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Eleven firms (of 27 in legal services), all St Peter Port — wills, probate, trusts, estates, plus the Ecclesiastical Probate Registry.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

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Twelve firms handling litigation in Guernsey — mostly LLPs in St Peter Port, four with reach into BVI, Cayman, Jersey and the UK.

Compliance Law Firms

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Seven firms handle regulatory-compliance law in Guernsey — all St Peter Port LLPs, from Mourant (1842) to Collas Crill (2011).

Corporate & Commercial Law

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Six of 33 island legal firms handle corporate commercial — two offshore networks, one restructuring specialist, three full-service local.

Family Law

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Six family-law practices on the island — five in St Peter Port, plus one state-funded advisory service handling free mediation.

Insolvency & Restructuring

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Four firms — two full-service offshore law firms (Mourant since 1842, Walkers) and two specialist boutiques opened 2018–2019.

Conveyancing & Property Law

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Five firms, all in St Peter Port: three LLPs, two partnerships. Ogier (1998) the oldest; Ferbrache & Farrell (2016) the newest.

Criminal Defence

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Four practices on the island handle criminal defence — three private firms and the Guernsey Legal Aid Service's 24/7 Duty Advocate.

Notaries

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Employment Law

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Intellectual Property

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Where to start

One firm per niche, picked for editorial depth.

  • Trusts, Estates & Private Client
    ABT Advocates & Notaries Public
    St Peter Port

    Advocates and notaries public — litigation, conveyancing, trusts, private client

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
    Bedell Cristin
    St Peter Port

    International offshore law firm — funds, trusts, corporate, litigation.

  • Compliance Law Firms
    Ogier (Guernsey) LLP
    St Peter Port

    First Jersey firm to open in 1998; Tier 1 rankings from Legal 500, Chambers UK, and IFLR.

  • Corporate & Commercial Law
    Babbe
    St Peter Port

    Law firm registered with GFSC; advises corporates, financial institutions, HNWIs

  • Family Law
    Randell & Loveridge
    St Peter Port

    Advocates & Notary Public — legal services for individuals and businesses

  • Insolvency & Restructuring
    Mourant
    St Peter Port

    International offshore law firm — funds, banking, trusts, disputes.

  • Conveyancing & Property Law
    Ferbrache & Farrell LLP
    St Peter Port

    Independent law firm — corporate, commercial, disputes, property, private client

  • Criminal Defence
    Number 10 Advocates
    St Peter Port

    Largest specialist matrimonial & criminal law firm; also employment, estate, and civil litigation.

  • Notaries
    HM Greffier
    St Peter Port

    Official court registry — property, records, and civil administration.

  • Employment Law
    AFR Advocates
    St Peter Port

    Law firm: corporate, litigation, trusts, family, fiduciary services.

  • Intellectual Property
    Stanleys
    Alderney

    Independent IP consultancy — patents, trade marks, design, copyright, licensing

Other businesses in this sector1

Tagged in Legal Services but not in one of the specific niches above.

  • Law Officers of the Crown
    Government legal advisors — prosecution, public and commercial law.