Advocate Rose Colley > Viberts > St Helier, Jersey > Lawyer Profile
Viberts Offices
VIBERTS HOUSE, PO BOX 737
DON STREET
ST HELIER
JE4 8ZQ
Jersey
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Advocate Rose Colley
Work Department
Family Law Partner
Position
Rose joined Viberts in 2000 and heads the family law team. She has established an enviable reputation for success for her clients and is widely regarded as the pre-eminent lawyer on family matters in Jersey. Under her leadership, Viberts is recognised as having the premier family law practice in Jersey.
Rose has been involved in many of the most significant family law decisions made in the Royal Court of Jersey since 2000. She is noted for both her high level of emotional intelligence which facilitates excellent client relationships and for her strong advocacy skills.
Rose deals in complex financial matters as well as cases involving children, having acted on behalf of guardians as well as the Minister for Health & Social Services. The Viberts’ family law team also has very strong links with a leading set of Chambers in London.
Career
- Jersey Advocate – 2000
- English Solicitor – 1980
Memberships
- Former President of the Law Society (President 2017-2024)
- Member of the Law Society of England & Wales
- Chair of the of Jersey Family Law Association
- Resolution Member
- Member of Institute of Directors
- Honorary Alderman of the London Borough of Southwark
- Freeman of the City of London
- Chair of the Jersey Consumer Council 2014-2018
Education
Aberystwyth University – BscEcon Political Science
University of London – CertEd
Nottingham Law School – MBA Legal Practice Management
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Family
(Hall of Fame)In addition to accompanying HNW clients through divorce proceedings, Viberts is noted for its aptitude in family law matters pertaining to same sex and cohabiting couples, while also advising on matters tied to property and inheritance matters. The team is headed by the ‘grande dame of family lawyers in Jersey,’ Rose Colley
, who handles the spectrum of family law issues, from complex divorces to issues of child law. Alexandra Cohen was made senior associate in February 2024, specialising in HNW divorces, including FDR procedures.