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David Moore

Consultant

Legal

Guernsey

David Moore

David has more than 40 years' experience in corporate law, having practised for 30 years in Guernsey and 10 years in London prior to that.

He specialises in corporate finance, insurance, offshore funds, employment law, trusts and regulatory issues and is highly regarded as one of Guernsey's leading corporate lawyers. He is also a non-executive director of a number of investment and insurance companies, both listed and unlisted.

In the Chambers 2015 directory David was described as 'pound for pound the best corporate lawyer in Guernsey' with 'encyclopaedic' knowledge of the regulatory environment. He is recognised as a leading individual by Legal 500.

David qualified as an English Solicitor in 1986 and as a Guernsey Advocate in 1995.

Expertise

Successfully navigating the modern global business environment, taking advantage of opportunities as they arise while avoiding legal and regulatory pitfalls, is a challenge for any entrepreneur, business or corporation, during all phases of the corporate life cycle.

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There's little doubt that for every challenge in the current market, an opportunity emerges. Having the right team to exploit these opportunities gives you a definite advantage. At Collas Crill we work with our clients to take advantage of opportunities at all stages in the investment lifecycle.

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It is a fact of life that all regulated businesses today face ever increasing pressure in the areas of compliance, regulation and risk management. Not only are our businesses required to comply with regulations and laws imposed within each jurisdiction, we need to be alert to impending changes in the UK, EU and elsewhere which could have an impact on the way we operate.

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Our uniquely diverse practice regularly assists with the establishment of both open and closed-ended fund structures. In addition to traditional Channel Island private equity and real estate structures and Caribbean hedge funds, we have advised on a number of alternative and esoteric classes. We work alongside our clients to understand their investment thesis and provide bespoke drafting to build the fund they want as opposed to generic template structures and documentation.

We advise clients at every step of the process, including preparing offer documents, investor negotiations, the preparation of agreements, and in the closing of transactions.

Regulation and legal risk management are placing increasing burdens on companies and businesses in terms of time, costs and resources, and the consequences of getting this wrong can be severe.

We can assist with all regulatory and compliance issues in Jersey, Guernsey, BVI and Cayman including:

  • anti-money laundering and proceeds of crime legislation
  • FATCA and CRS reporting
  • licensing
  • economic substance
  • beneficial ownership
  • sanctions
  • tax information exchange requests
  • AIFMD

Additionally we can help with regulator investigations and visits, enforcement and remediation including representation before regulators, tribunals committees and courts. We have an excellent record in defending corporates and their directors and officers in regulatory proceedings.

Please view our Regulatory page for more information. 

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