Nicole Langlois is a barrister who is dual qualified to practice in the UK and Jersey. Her main areas of specialisation are trust litigation, commercial contractual disputes and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, financial services/regulatory work, freezing orders and asset tracing.

Nicole’s reported cases include: Anchor Trust Company Limited v Jersey Financial Services Commission [2006] JRC 181; [2006] JCA 040 which was an appeal against decision to refuse to register a trust company business; In the matter of the Curatorship of X [2002] JLR 259 involving jurisdiction of Royal Court to grant a declaratory judgment; Planning and Environment Committee v Parish Rate Appeal Board [2000] JLR 439 a case dealing with the proper method for assessing building land.

Other recent cases include:

• Representing an IFA in a claim for professional negligence;
• Advising trustee of an Employment Benefits Trust in respect of a claim for breach of trust;
• Advising in relation to the construction of a will;
• Advising trustee in claim for breach of fiduciary duty;
• Advising in relation to construction of a development agreement.

Publications/other professional activities

Hypothecs but no guarantee – Jersey and Guernsey Law Review, 2001
Case Summaries Editor for the Jersey and Guernsey Law Review (2000-2002)
The test for administrative appeals: unreasonable or just plain wrong? –  Jersey and Guernsey Law Review, 2008

Career History

1995 - 2007  Carey Olsen (partner in 2002)
2002 - 2004  secondment to Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
1992 - 1994  Articles with Herbert Smith
1990            Legal Assistant to Attorney General of Jersey

Academic History

1998 - called to the Jersey Bar
1992 - Solicitors’ Final Examinations (with Honours)
1986-1990 LLB (European) Exeter University (Upper Second with Dean’s Commendation)