Bio
Tristan is a Group Partner* in the Corporate Department in Guernsey and joined Appleby in 2024.
Tristan has an extremely broad and in-depth experience of all Corporate & Commercial, Banking and Finance and Regulatory work, gained through over 20 years of offshore practice. He has particular expertise in corporate acquisitions and corporate advisory, together with fund finance and real estate finance. Tristan frequently advises on regulatory matters across all supervisory laws pertaining to collective investment funds and licensees.
He is described as having “a sound legal mind and common sense judgement. An asset to have on your side.” and as being “extremely well-connected throughout the region.”
*admitted in England and Wales
Bio
Tristan is a Group Partner* in the Corporate Department in Guernsey and joined Appleby in 2024.
Tristan has an extremely broad and in-depth experience of all Corporate & Commercial, Banking and Finance and Regulatory work, gained through over 20 years of offshore practice. He has particular expertise in corporate acquisitions and corporate advisory, together with fund finance and real estate finance. Tristan frequently advises on regulatory matters across all supervisory laws pertaining to collective investment funds and licensees.
He is described as having “a sound legal mind and common sense judgement. An asset to have on your side.” and as being “extremely well-connected throughout the region.”
*admitted in England and Wales
Recognition
Tristan has been named a “Next Generation Partner” by Legal 500 in both Corporate and Commercial and also in Banking and Finance.
Tristan was also recognised as an ‘Up and Coming Practitioner’ by Chambers and Partners in their 2025 UK directory in ‘Corporate and Finance including Investment Funds’ practice area.
Client feedback includes:
- “Tristan provides efficient, strong legal advice and is a pleasure to work with.”
- “In addition to his legal knowledge, Tristan also keeps an eye on the business challenges of his clients. He provides helpful and valuable advice on legal matters.”
- “Tristan is helpful and responsive.”
- “Tristan is very good, very thorough and easy to talk to.”
- “Tristan is great on lending and has a strong team with him.”
- “A sound legal mind and common sense judgement”.
- “An asset to have on your side”.
- “Extremely well-connected throughout the region”.
- “Great knowledge of Guernsey law”.
- “Keeps an eye on the business challenges of his clients”.
- “Tristan’s advice is clear and targeted to the client’s objectives”.
- “Tristan is very responsive and easy to work with”.
- “Tristan is solid and dependable”.
- “Swift and well thought out solutions”.
- “Knowledgeable, proactive and easy to work with”.
- “Highly responsive with strong industry knowledge.”
- “Tristan is both smart and responsive and a pleasure to work with”.
- “Tristan is so helpful and knowledgeable. We feel safe in his hands”.
- “A dynamic and friendly lawyer with great ambition”.
Tristan has been named a “Next Generation Partner” by Legal 500 in both Corporate and Commercial and also in Banking and Finance.
Tristan was also recognised as an ‘Up and Coming Practitioner’ by Chambers and Partners in their 2025 UK directory in ‘Corporate and Finance including Investment Funds’ practice area.
Client feedback includes:
- “Tristan provides efficient, strong legal advice and is a pleasure to work with.”
- “In addition to his legal knowledge, Tristan also keeps an eye on the business challenges of his clients. He provides helpful and valuable advice on legal matters.”
- “Tristan is helpful and responsive.”
- “Tristan is very good, very thorough and easy to talk to.”
- “Tristan is great on lending and has a strong team with him.”
- “A sound legal mind and common sense judgement”.
- “An asset to have on your side”.
- “Extremely well-connected throughout the region”.
- “Great knowledge of Guernsey law”.
- “Keeps an eye on the business challenges of his clients”.
- “Tristan’s advice is clear and targeted to the client’s objectives”.
- “Tristan is very responsive and easy to work with”.
- “Tristan is solid and dependable”.
- “Swift and well thought out solutions”.
- “Knowledgeable, proactive and easy to work with”.
- “Highly responsive with strong industry knowledge.”
- “Tristan is both smart and responsive and a pleasure to work with”.
- “Tristan is so helpful and knowledgeable. We feel safe in his hands”.
- “A dynamic and friendly lawyer with great ambition”.
Qualifications & Education
Tristan qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2007.
He attended Exeter University to gain his LLB and Nottingham University for his LPC.
Tristan qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2007.
He attended Exeter University to gain his LLB and Nottingham University for his LPC.
A sound legal mind and common sense judgement. An asset to have on your side
