Dispute Resolution
Global Guide 2024 : Jersey
Band 1
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Ogier's Dispute Resolution team in Jersey represents a wide range of clients, including significant financial institutions, corporate and commercial entities and high net worth individuals from across the globe. The team's expertise is reflected in the matters that it has worked on, many of which are reported particularly in the trust and insolvency fields.
Ogier's Dispute Resolution team is also a key contributor to local practice, assisting in a variety of specific areas covered by other submissions in the fields of property, construction and planning and employment and immigration work.
Key contacts: Nick Williams, James Angus, Damian Evans, Rebecca McNulty, and Oliver Passmore
Chambers Review
Ogier has a comprehensive dispute resolution practice that advises on trust, employment, financial services and regulatory matters. Its clients include financial institutions, trust companies and private individuals. The firm is experienced in appearing in various courts as well as having additional strengths in alternative dispute resolution. It demonstrates further strength in relation to competition law matters.
Work Highlights
- Ogier continued to represent the Viscount of the Royal Court of Jersey in the Dr Cochrane en désastre proceedings.
Strengths
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"The Ogier team are upright and confident - they have a good ear for what works in court and what doesn't."
"Ogier are excellent. The team have great technical knowledge and a wealth of experience."
"Ogier offers exceptional service and responsiveness, going the extra mile at times where matters became urgent."
"The team are supportive, empathetic and very knowledgeable."
"I have found the quality of Ogier's legal knowledge to be extremely high. The team leveraged this depth of knowledge, particularly a number of relevant case precedents, to secure a very successful outcome to our litigation."
"The Ogier team are upright and confident - they have a good ear for what works in court and what doesn't."
"Ogier are excellent. The team have great technical knowledge and a wealth of experience."
"Ogier offers exceptional service and responsiveness, going the extra mile at times where matters became urgent."
"The team are supportive, empathetic and very knowledgeable."
"I have found the quality of Ogier's legal knowledge to be extremely high. The team leveraged this depth of knowledge, particularly a number of relevant case precedents, to secure a very successful outcome to our litigation."
Notable Practitioners
Edward Mackereth serves as Ogier's global managing partner and is sought after by clients primarily in relation to contentious trust matters.
Nick Williams serves as head of Ogier's Jersey disputesteam and co-chairs the firm's global regulatory group. He operates a broad practice where he advises on both trust and general commercial litigation matters.
"Nick is a really powerful, calm and persuasive lawyer. He doesn't showboat and has the trust of the court."
"Nick is great to deal with, very knowledgeable and helpful."
"He's a heavyweight litigator."
Damian Evans principally advises clients with regard to contentious trust matters, acting for both trustees and beneficiaries.
"Damian is a big operator in the trust scene and a formidable opponent."
"Damian is very proactive, responsive and commercial. He really drives matters through to completion."
Oliver Passmore enjoys a strong reputation in complex trust matters and cross-border dispute resolution. He also has expertise in financial and fraud issues.
"Oliver is very good on the technical law - he's a really good person to deal with for really knotty problems."
"Oliver has the genuine interest of the clients at heart. He's very transparent, thinks on his feet and has a good mind."
"Oliver is extremely helpful in sensitive matters - he inspires confidence in his advice on difficult questions."
"Oliver is faultless in the delivery of his advice and has exceptional client service levels. He provides practical, technically excellent advice."
James Angus is a partner within the team who is gaining a reputation for his work in trust litigation. He has additional expertise in advising corporates in commercial disputes.
"There is no lawyer I would trust more than James with offshore litigation."
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