‘The team is undoubtedly the market leader in the offshore M&A world. Their lawyers are responsive and proactive in their approach and their technical excellence (whilst expected) is constantly delivered. I wouldn’t go anywhere else.’

‘Andrew Boyce is a market leader and genuinely an expert in his field. He is always available and presents a team approach that means there is no transaction that is too big for them to service.’

‘The team is exceptionally helpful with our Guernsey legal requirements – they know our funds inside out and provide highly valued support.’

‘The team is very commercial, quick to understand complex legal structures and provide well thought through legal advice. They are always very quick to respond and ensure that changes to capital structures at the holdco level are registered by our fund administrator properly, providing them with the necessary paperwork and challenge if this is not undertaken in a timely manner.’

‘Good team, technically proficient, responsive and helpful.’

‘Easy to work with, timely and commercial advice.’

‘The Ogier team is responsive when providing offshore assistance.’

‘Super responsive and willing to invest time in helping on matters to build a long-term relationship rather than just focusing on execution from deal to deal (although they are also very good at that too).’

‘The team is really user-friendly and responsive, and totally reliable. High quality advice delivered in a very professional manner.’

‘Bryon Rees leads the team and is a pleasure to work with. He and his team are always ready and willing to help and deliver top quality advice in a timely and efficient way.’

‘Good communication skills and in-depth technical expertise. Transparent billing procedure.’

‘Tim Clipstone and James Dickinson are user-friendly, always available and commercially focused.’

‘The partners engaged have appropriate employment, regulatory and fund formation experience. On the particular assignment the engagement was great – attended meetings at our offices to understand our situation, delivered detailed specific advice in a timely fashion and updated and re-engaged accordingly.’

‘Walkers is helping our company to set up in Guernsey. There are no precedents to the type of business in Guernsey, although there are many in the UK. Walkers has taken the time to understand how the UK business works, including how it is regulated, and then provided us with a pathway to achieve equivalent outcomes in Guernsey. This was not a straightforward task but it has been done efficiently and whilst keeping the billable hours low.’

‘Chris Hutley-Hurst was recommended to us because he was involved in helping the local regulator organise and implement wide-ranging regulations. The relationship he has with them has enabled him to help us to navigate the submission of an application as a new applicant during the regulatory transition period.’

‘Access to a wide range of skills in the firm; London and multi-jurisdictional experience; very practical approach; always accessible and proactive.’

‘Craig Cordle takes a proactive and commercial approach, anticipating complexities and delivering solutions. His advice is clear, commercial and timely.’

‘We were searching for local counsel in Guernsey, ideally a firm who could do so on a cost-effective basis. Chris Hutley-Hurst and his team were fantastic.’

‘Even during the holiday period and despite other projects, the team members made themselves available and provided timely advice. Their costs were reasonable and transparent.’

‘Chris Hutley-Hurst and Jessica Robinson were very good at providing swift and appropriate advice.’

‘Strengths in corporate and M&A activity; in particular in insurance and banking, but more recently in complex technology projects.’

‘Stuart Tyler has the ability of taking highly complex problems and helping resolve them for a relative layman with remarkable economy and decisive results. Consequently he is highly sought after among my peers.’

‘The team at Appleby is excellent. The firm works in a highly practical and commercial manner to achieve excellent results for its clients. The clarity of their advice is what I would consider to be their main benefit. Rather than simply outline a list of potential consequences of drafting, they really drill down to the crux of any particular matter in order to allow you to understand the real risk of any matter.’

‘Stuart Tyler is absolutely first class. A highly intelligent, diligent and hard-working lawyer with a flair for creative solutions to seemingly complex problems.’

‘The quality of those I have dealt with at the firm has been very high.’

‘Kate Ovenden is very committed and goes the extra mile for her clients.’

‘A quality team that is very familiar with all local considerations.’

‘Simon Heggs is hands-on, practical, available and makes the offshore aspects of a transaction run very smoothly.’

‘Wayne Atkinson is our lead partner and he is always available, approachable and thinks outside of the box. He is also technically very knowledgeable and is backed up by a good team.’

‘The whole team at Collas Crill is incredibly friendly and efficient. They are always on hand to answer any questions and are very down to earth and personable. They also are complemented by a strong skillset and knowledge which makes them our trusted service provider.’

‘We have worked with Wayne Atkinson, Simon Heggs and Paul Wilkes in particular over the last 12 months. All combine sector expertise with commercial advice – they work well with entrepreneurs (which is the bulk of our client base) as opposed to institutions.’

‘The communication is key for me, we’ve worked with Simon Heggs and Ben Le Page on a number of occasions and their approachability is really welcoming and picking up the phone to have a conversation about matters is very easy with them both.’

‘Wayne Atkinson’s laid back manner with clients belies his tenacity in ensuring that both he and his team get the job done on a timely and cost-effective basis. His knowledge of law and its application is extensive and has resulted in good results for many of the clients we have introduced to the firm.‘

‘Simon Heggs – incredibly transparent on fees, always turns work around in a timely fashion and will often go the extra mile to help out.’

‘I have worked on a joint multi-jurisdiction project with Babbé and have found Babbé to be proactive and collaborative. They have focused on identifying the client’s key objectives and then advising on those objectives in turn. I have been impressed with their responsiveness, openness to discussion and have found them to be a pleasure to work with. I would recommend Babbé to all clients requiring Guernsey legal advice.’

‘I have worked with Tristan Ozanne. Tristan has a personable approach and clearly has strong knowledge of Guernsey corporate and commercial law in particular. I have noted that Tristan’s advice is clear and targeted to the client’s objectives. Tristan has also been open to collaboration where appropriate. I would not hesitate to recommend his services.’

‘Responsive, knowledgeable and willing to work in a different way.’

‘A small team that does the same corporate and banking work as the larger competitors.’

‘Helen McGeogh has always been very knowledgeable and responsive.’

‘Superlative reaction times and pragmatic advice.’

‘The team offers extremely good value for money corporate legal services, often at short notice. Turnaround times are excellent.’

‘Partner availability is very good – Gavin Farrell goes the extra mile for his clients. The team is reliable, hard-working and extremely helpful. As a small team, they are very flexible in their offering and are not tied to policies and processes in the same way that larger firms are.’

‘Gavin Farrell is an invaluable partner to go to for advice. Helpful, constructive advice. Demonstrates a deep understanding of commercial realities as well as the law.’

‘Gavin Farrell’s detailed knowledge of the intricacies of Guernsey law helped steer our business on the right course to delivering a major restructuring of our business on time.’