Advocate Pauline Allen

Pauline made her way south from her early years in the North East of England and Sheffield University to arrive in Guernsey in the early 1980’s with her husband and 2 children in tow to begin her legal career in Guernsey in 1986.
Pauline had previously worked for the Inland Revenue but left there to be more artistic and look after her 2 children. With a move to Guernsey set for 1984 she decided to finish off her legal studies and qualify as an advocate.
After completing all of the formalities she went on to specialise in trusts and pension funds. Her area of expertise later expanded to incorporate other private client based work including Family work.
Pauline maintains this dual trust and family role as she feels that to do only family work would be enormously stressful and she would prefer to keep her blood pressure as normal as possible so that she can eventually enjoy her retirement.
More recently Pauline’s views on how family matters, especially financial settlements after divorce should be managed, lead her to pioneer Family Mediation in Guernsey as an alternative to acrimonious and expensive legal proceedings to end a marriage. She has been working as a Family Mediator since 1998 and is now part of a larger group of Guernsey mediators, ‘Mediate’.
In 2003, Pauline also qualified as a civil mediator as part of the ADR Group.

Mani Valencia - Legal Executive

Christina Smith - Legal Assistant

Angela Baker – Administrative Assistant

Angela is Albany Chambers bright and smiley receptionist and the second pair of hands of every person in the Company, we don’t think we’ve ever seen Angela having a bad day!

Sarah Cann – Property Manager

With a total of some 19 years experience of working for various legal practices in Court Row Sarah has invaluable knowledge of the workings of the Guernsey legal system. Having spent the last 10 years specialising in conveyancing Sarah now manages our busy Property Department. Her experience spans the entire range of conveyancing procedures, from the resolution of minor boundary issues to the purchase and sale of some of the largest commercial and domestic properties on the island. Sarah is extremely well versed in all conveyancing procedures including divisions of property and estate schedules.

Peter Tranter – Property Executive

With 16 years conveyancing experience Peter can assist you with all aspects of purchasing and selling property in The Bailiwick of Guernsey. With his open and approachable style Peter is pleased to be able to assist in such matters as share transfers, estate administration and property transactions.

Mike Coquelin – Property Executive

Mike was a police officer in the Guernsey Police Force for 34 years, he retired from the force as a Detective Inspector and began a career in conveyancing in 2000. With 8 years conveyancing experience Mike is well versed in advising on all aspects of purchasing and selling property in Guernsey. He is able to advise on the purchase and sale of both commercial and domestic property.

Heidi Askew – Accounts Supervisor

Heidi Askew has worked in an accounts environment since 1995 within retail and finance in Guernsey and more recently at a professional sports club in the UK.
Heidi joined Albany Chambers in July 2009 bringing a wealth of experience to the role.