Amy Davies

Amy Davies 

Senior Associate | Guernsey

Amy's practice encompasses a wide range of work, including criminal, financial services disputes and regulatory.

Experience

Amy has a wealth of advocacy experience, having spent 10 years working as a criminal lawyer in England and Wales. She assists individuals both at the police station and in Court, specialising in the defence of white collar and general crime.

"I pride myself on being able to analyse the information before me, swiftly identifying the surest route to success. I have a significant amount of experience of working with people in crisis, helping them to focus on the important issues, ensuring the best possible outcome."

In addition to her criminal practice, Amy assists financial services businesses and their clients in all aspects of legal and regulatory work, including advising on:

  • the formal and informal freezing of funds;
  • the forfeiture of funds;
  • the Guernsey disclosure and consent regime; and
  • the potential regulatory implications of such matters.

Background

Amy qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and gained her Higher Rights of Audience in England and Wales a year later. Amy started her career in criminal defence, before commissioning as an Officer in the Army Legal Service. This saw her posted within the UK and overseas.

Upon leaving the Army, Amy joined the Crown Prosecution Service, where she undertook a broad range of criminal work. Before joining Collas Crill Amy spent two years specialising in financial crime prevention and investigation at a private bank.

Amy was admitted to the Guernsey Bar in November 2023.

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My services
Regulatory
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Our multi-disciplinary approach to providing risk and regulatory consultancy services ensures that every aspect of our clients' business is covered. By drawing on the skills and experience of a highly experienced team of lawyers with expertise from across the firm, we are able to deal with all legal compliance issues that could affect your business, whether contentious or non-contentious. The assistance we are able to provide ranges from strategic matters to specific operational issues.

Collas Crill's market-leading fraud, financial and white collar crime practice sits within our regulatory practice. Uniquely offering a mix of both civil and criminal fraud litigation experience, from internal investigations, to injunctions, to defence and enforcement, the team can lead clients through the most challenging of circumstances.

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Fraud, asset tracing, freezing, recovery and enforcement
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We're used to working as part of a multi-jurisdictional team, capable of reacting and responding quickly to urgent requests for assistance with locating and freezing assets. As sophisticated defendants become more adept at dissipating assets, we've been involved in cases that created new law in relation to a party's ability to trace assets and recover their losses. With their ability to deal with complex issues the team deliver clear, commercial advice on the availability and likely success of recovery methods.

Contentious risk and regulatory
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In regulatory disputes there are often fine lines between the usual wrangling with the regulator and something more serious – by matching our mix of experienced contentious and non-contentious lawyers to the particular problem at hand, we achieve better and more efficient outcomes. As regulatory experts, we frequently act on contentious matters and can leverage our experience to help clients achieve the highest regulatory standards and avoid common pitfalls.

Fraud, white collar and financial crime
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8 Apr 2025

The Guernsey anti-money laundering regime through the lens of human rights caselaw

Background The starting point, in Guernsey, is that every person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of their property[1]. This right is not absolute but any infringement by the State must be proportionate and for a lawful reason. The Disclosure Law[2]...

9 Jan 2025

Financial crime suspicions in Guernsey: A real bat-tle of wits

Collas Crill's Financial Services and Regulatory team assisted its clients in securing the release of over GBP 100 million, informally held at financial institutions as a result of Guernsey's anti-money laundering regime, in 2024 alone. The regime is pla...

18 Oct 2024

On the sofa with... Wayne Atkinson and Amy Davies

In this episode of 'On the Sofa with' Collas Crill Partner Wayne Atkinson talks to Senior Associate Amy Davies about Collas Crill's white collar crime practice in Guernsey.  They discuss the possibility of how those working in the financial services...

8 Oct 2024

Sanctions reporting: Episode I - The phantom menace

The Sanctions (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018 (the Sanctions Law) and the Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2011 (the Laws) have been around for some time, so most of us are aware of our obligation to make a report to the Policy and ...

30 Jul 2024

Jakob International Inc v HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA, Guernsey Branch

Partner Michael Adkins and Senior Associates Quentin Bregg and Amy Davies recently acted in the long-running dispute of Jakob International Inc v HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA, Guernsey Branch and in doing so, were able to successfully prove to the satis...

26 Apr 2024

FREEZE: Civil forfeiture laws updated

The Forfeiture of Assets in Civil Proceedings (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2023 (the New Law) comes into force today (26 April 2024).  The thrust of this new legislation is to broaden further the scope of the already broadened civil forfeiture law i...

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