The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Bedell Cristin is a first tier firm,

Bedell Cristin’s team is led by Peter Byrne, who is ‘technically strong with strong commercial skills and logic‘. Financing partner Alasdair Hunter - a recent partner-level hire from Ogier, where he was an associate - is ‘highly efficient and calm under pressure‘, and led the Jersey advice on a significant shari’ah-compliant financing involving a facility to the developer of the Shard of Glass building at London Bridge.

Within Commercial property, Bedell Cristin is a third tier firm,

At Bedell Cristin, Guy Le Sueur leads an ‘accessible and energetic‘ team which advises key local clients including Jersey Telecoms. It also advised Albert Bartlett & Sons, Britain’s leading grower and packer of root vegetables, on the establishment of a new factory in Jersey.

Within Corporate and commercial, Bedell Cristin is a first tier firm,

Bedell Cristin’s Peter Byrne acted as Jersey counsel to private equity house Dunedin in relation to the MBO of Jersey-based Rathbone International. The team - which enjoys an ‘enviable reputation for quality‘ - is active in advising trust companies.

Within Dispute resolution, Bedell Cristin is a first tier firm,

Bedell Cristin is acting for Sheikh Mohamed Ali M Alhamrani and four of his brothers in the Alhamrani case. Anthony Robinson (‘very strong intellectually and good in court‘) leads a team that has been substantially strengthened by the appointment of two new partners, Lisa Springate and James Gleeson, and the recruitment of a senior associate from the Cayman office of Maples and Calder. David Cadin focuses on white-collar crime and regulatory matters.

Within Employment, Bedell Cristin is a second tier firm,

Bedell Cristin’s employment litigators have been acting in CI Fire & Security v Browning, a groundbreaking case which has dramatically changed the way in which the Jersey Employment Tribunal operates. Clients describe an ‘excellent level of service‘.

Within Investment funds, Bedell Cristin is a first tier firm,

Bedell Cristin has an integrated funds practice spanning its Jersey, Guernsey and London offices. Real estate funds expert Martin Paul heads the substantial Jersey team, and has recently acted for UK investment banking and private equity group Evens Randall in several matters. Simon Pascoe, noted for his ‘excellent industry understanding and experience from several jurisdictions‘, has a strong hedge funds practice.

Within Overview ,

The other three members of the Jersey ‘Big Four’ are Bedell Cristin, with offices in Guernsey, London, Dublin and Geneva; Carey Olsen, which keeps its practice local to the Channel Islands but has a London office and a substantial client base from the City, the Middle East, China, India and Brazil; and Ogier, which has a strong BVI and Guernsey presence.

Within Private clients, trusts and tax, Bedell Cristin is a first tier firm,

Bedell Cristin has a large team led by the ‘very good‘ Edward Bennett, and is active on transactional matters. Alan Dart, who focuses on strategic planning, family wealth protection and strategy, is ‘very strong and carries the team‘, which has been advising local trustees on the restructuring of a family’s Jersey trusts and companies worth over £500m. Clients speak of ‘excellent speed of response and overall level of service and expertise‘.

Within Structured finance and securitisation, Bedell Cristin is a first tier firm,

The service at Bedell Cristin is noted as ‘excellent, timely, informed and balanced‘. The team includes managing partner Richard Gerwat and is headed by the ‘excellent‘ Shane Hollywood, who advised on matters relating to the largest-ever public Islamic securitisation of land and future contracted receivables. Alasdair Hunter, a new partner hire from Ogier, focuses on capital markets work.