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‘Tristan Maultby is responsive and helpful.’

‘Their attentiveness to both law firms as ‘clients’ and the real clients, their responsiveness, their coordination between different jurisdictions covered by the firm are all very valuable.’

‘The team is very commercially minded and has a good grip on the key concerns and goals of their clients, which is evident in the delivery of their advice.’

‘Louise Hamilton is an absolute pleasure to work with. Louise is extremely responsive, provides sound and commercially-minded advice and works tirelessly to ensure this is delivered promptly, often in highly challenging timeframes.’

‘Nigel Weston is a household name in the Jersey banking and finance space. His substantial experience in this area shines through, particularly in the sound advice he has provided us over the years. He takes time to make sure he understands his client’s goals and concerns, which shines through in his excellent counsel.’

‘Tristan Maultby has always been keen to develop a relationship and understand the need to work to tight deadlines.’

‘The Walkers team are always a pleasure to work with. They have expert technical knowledge and are pro-active and responsive, which is not always the case with local counsel firms. They are pragmatic and commercial in discussions and negotiations and do not insist on fighting points for the sake of it which is refreshing and often sorely needed on tough transactions.’

‘Walkers have a very good and reputable team here in Jersey. They have a solid commercial understanding of the current market and the quality of partners is exceptional and rivals some of the larger law firms.’

‘Senior-led teams; strong commercial acumen; results-focused.’

‘Richard Holden provides clear, commercial and strategic advice. He is a good team player, and is user-friendly. He reacts well and quickly to new issues and is a strong advocate.’

‘Nigel Sanders is truly excellent and my go-to Jersey advocate. Intelligent, practical, responsive and great fun to work with.’

‘Nigel Sanders is a tremendously hard-working advocate who can devour pages and pages of evidence and produce well-crafted written submissions and crisp to the point oral advocacy. He is one of my go-to advocates at the Jersey bar on a very short shortlist.’

‘A very mature, experienced team that can quickly bring together the right mix of skills – insolvency, litigation and corporate if needed.’

‘Marc Seddon is cool under pressure, great with clients, excellent on strategy. James Turnbull is super smart, all over the detail, analytically rigorous.’

‘Walkers are the offshore Rolls-Royce: total quality from top to bottom. The Jersey team is exceptional – available, creative and commercial. I wouldn’t go anywhere else.’

‘It is always a pleasure to work with Walkers. The team is well resourced, pragmatic and efficient.’

‘Nigel Sanders is the lawyer you want in your corner for heavy trusts litigation in Jersey. He is intelligent, experienced and hard-working as well as unfailingly pleasant to deal with. I would not hesitate to instruct or recommend him. Charlotte Yates is an associate to watch – a future star.’

‘The Walkers team are professionally recognised across the islands and highly regarded. They act with utmost integrity and deliver solutions in a timely manner. The advice they provide goes beyond following the law and best practice, they factor in all human aspects of dealing with a situation to ensure the there is a best outcome for all parties in an expedient, cost effective and empathetic manner.’

‘Daniel Read and Jenny Brunton provided very timely and helpful advice.’

‘Daniel Read is charismatic, an excellent communicator, accessible and responsive.’

‘The team is both very attentive and experienced. They always make themselves available when I reach out to them, and take the time to explain things and make sure I understand.’

‘Highly engaged and invest in building knowledge on employment law. Very proactive and provide good advice.’

‘Daniel Read connects well with clients and knows his stuff.’

‘The team at Walkers is excellent. Their approach and service delivery is always to the highest of standards. The team has a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of employment law and always provides the best solution to any enquiry.’

‘Daniel Read – an exceptional employment lawyer who demonstrates a level of expertise that surpasses expectations. He always provides simple but very effective advice and handles each case with the utmost care and attention.’

‘Consistently strong, proactive, responsive and commercially minded. The group of Dilmun Leach, Tatiana Collins and Marco Carossa provide a great client service, with a real partnership approach, strength of legal knowledge and straight-to-the-point attitude that ensures that issues are raised in advance and smoothly dealt with.’

‘Standout individuals are Dilmun Leach, Tatiana Collins and Marco Carossa – each is consistently strong and what is much appreciated is that Tatiana and Marco each provide (and are trusted to provide) a great legal service on their own, unlike other firms where associates defer to or wait for partners. This gives the team a real strength in depth and a better client experience.’

‘Walkers has many experienced funds lawyers who take a practical, flexible approach.’

‘The Walkers team is very responsive. They are very agile in responding quickly to requests for information and joining preliminary structuring calls, for example. The team clearly understand their market and are very client friendly in approach.’

‘Dilmun Leach runs a very impressive funds team. They have strong knowledge of the regulatory regime in Jersey and also other jurisdictions to allow comparisons. They are both commercial and very technical.’

‘Excellent coverage of the major offshore centres.’

‘We have worked mainly with Dilmun Leach who is always very approachable and easy to work with.’

‘Leanne Wallser in the Jersey office is a brilliant support to start-up funds.’

‘The private client team comprises lawyers who are bright (that is a given) but also keen to recommend practical solutions to difficult problems. All in all, they are easy to deal with.’

‘The partners I have encountered have been approachable and constructive, and consequently I have no hesitation in instructing them when the occasion arises.’

‘Nigel Sanders is the partner I know here, having worked with him on a very complex international trust matter over the past few years. Exceptional legal and commercial mind combined with minute attention to detail. Also an exceptional advocate with a great sense of the mind of the court. After the last occasion we were in court in Jersey, the opposition told me that they thought Nigel the most impressive of the advocates. Also extremely good with the lay clients in a very difficult, stressful and worrying matter.’

‘Danielle Brouard is excellent: responsive, commercial, knowledgeable and pragmatic. I do not hesitate to recommend her.’

‘The team are highly engaged and forward-looking. They put energy into relationship building and go the extra mile to host events to share latest information. They accurately focus on the most important issue. On specific client engagements, they are always thoughtful and very supportive, providing clear advice.’

‘Sarah Ash is perhaps the most personable employment lawyer I have worked with. Sharp mind and highly professional.’