Kellie Sherwill
Associate
Guernsey
Kellie specialises in commercial disputes and trust litigation. She also has experience advising on regulatory and banking matters, including compliance, corporate governance, and financial crime.
She has experience of acting for a variety of clients on complex and high value matters.
Kellie specialises in trust litigation acting for trustees, beneficiaries and protectors as well as in respect of non-contentious court applications and alternative dispute resolution.
She also has transactional experience and has advised banks, companies, governments and individuals in relation to complex regulatory and banking matters, including compliance, corporate governance and financial crime and civil forfeiture matters.
Kellie has represented clients in a variety of tribunals, including the employment tribunal and the Child, Youth and Community Tribunal.
Kellie specialises in trust litigation acting for trustees, beneficiaries and protectors as well as in respect of non-contentious court applications and alternative dispute resolution.
She also has transactional experience and has advised banks, companies, governments and individuals in relation to complex regulatory and banking matters, including compliance, corporate governance and financial crime and civil forfeiture matters.
Kellie has represented clients in a variety of tribunals, including the employment tribunal and the Child, Youth and Community Tribunal.
Experience and recent work
Kellie was called as a barrister of England and Wales in 2016 following which she returned to her native Guernsey where she qualified as a Guernsey advocate in 2022.
Prior to joining Walkers, Kellie worked in the dispute resolution team of another leading offshore law firm where she focused on trust litigation, regulatory matters and commercial disputes.
Prior to joining Walkers, Kellie worked in the dispute resolution team of another leading offshore law firm where she focused on trust litigation, regulatory matters and commercial disputes.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Guernsey
- England and Wales (not practicing)
Education:
- Certificat d'Etudes Juridiques Certificat d'Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes, Université de Caen Normadie
- Guernsey Bar exams, Institute of Law Guernsey
- Bar Professional Training Course, Nottingham Law School
- Graduate Diploma in Law, Bournemouth University
- ICA Advanced Compliance Diploma, GTA University Centre
- BSc (Hons) in Criminology and Criminal Justice with Law, University of Plymouth
- Member of the Guernsey International Legal Association
- An affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
2023 - eprivateclient - "Next Generation Leader in Channel Islands"
2023 - eprivateclient - "Next Generation Leader for the UK and UK Crown Dependencies"
2022 - eprivateclient - "Top 35 Under 35"
2023 - Legal 500 "Key Lawyer" and "Rising Star"
2021 - eprivateclient - "Top 35 Under 35"
2020 - eprivateclient - "Top 35 Under 35"
Team Members
Other team members with related expertise
Rebecca Hale
Senior Associate
Guernsey
Jarrad Knoetze
Senior Associate
Guernsey
