The latest ranking for lawyers and legal firms has been released in the Legal 500 UK’s 2018-2019 industry report. This industry report provides a comprehensive grading of law firms using qualitative and quantitative analysis. The research includes individual submissions from law firms and series of in-depth interviews with firms, talking to clients and intermediaries.
Here are the rankings for law firms across the Channel Islands:
GUERNSEY
Banking and finance
1 – Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes
2 – Appleby; Bedell Cristin; Collas Crill; Ogier
3 – Babbé; Walkers (Guernsey)
4 – AFR Advocates
• Leading individuals – Andrew Boyce, Carey Olsen; Caroline Chan, Mourant Ozannes; Gavin Farrell, Ferbrache & Farrell; Marcus Leese, Ogier; John Lewis, Mourant Ozannes; Kate Ovenden. Bedell Cristin
• Next generation lawyers – Annette Alexander, Carey Olsen; Ann Halliday, Bedell Cristin; Camilla Hobbs, Appleby; John Rochester, Mourant Ozannes; Richard Sharp, Bedell Cristin; Nicola Sorbie, Appleby; Kate Storey, Appleby
Commercial property
1 – Carey Olsen; Collas Crill
2 – Mourant Ozannes; Ogier
3 – AFR Advocates
• Leading individuals – Martyn Baudains, Ogier; Chris Bound, Collas Crill; David Le Marquand, Carey Olsen; Jason Morgan, Carey Olsen; Paul Nettleship, Collas Crill; Mark Torode, Mourant Ozannes
• Next generation lawyers – Laura Bougourd, Mourant Ozannes; Piers Dereham, Ogier; Donald Millar, Collas Crill; John Le Tissier, Carey Olsen
Corporate and M&A
1 – Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes
2 – Collas Crill; Ogier
3 – Appleby; Bedell Cristin
4 – AFR Advocates; Babbé; Ferbrache & Farrell; Walkers (Guernsey)
• Leading individuals – Andrew Boyce, Carey Olsen; Tom Carey, Carey Olsen; Caroline Chan, Mourant Ozannes; Gavin Farrell, Ferbrache & Farrell; John Lewis, Mourant Ozannes; Bryon Rees, Ogier; Frances Watson, Mourant Ozannes
• Next generation lawyers – Annette Alexander, Carey Olsen; Wayne Atkinson, Collas Crill; James Stockwell, Carey Olsen
Dispute resolution
1 – Babbé; Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes; Ogier
2 – AFR Advocates; Appleby; Bedell Cristin; Collas Crill; Walkers (Guernsey)
3 – Ashton Barnes Tee; Ferbrache & Farrell
• Leading individuals – Tim Corfield, Carey Olsen; Karen Le Cras, Carey Olsen; Alasdair Davidson, Bedell Cristin; Simon Davies, Ogier; Gordon Dawes, Mourant Ozannes; John Greenfield, Carey Olsen; Christian Hay, Collas Crill; Alison Ozanne, Walkers (Guernsey); Anna Guggenheim, Babbé; Paul Richardson, AFR Advocates; Robert Shepherd, Mourant Ozannes; Ian Swan, Babbé; Jeremy Wessels, Mourant Ozannes; Anthony Williams, Appleby
• Next generation lawyers – Michael Adkins, Collas Crill; Adam Cole, Ferbrache & Farrell; Ian Davis, AFR Advocates; Sam Dingle, Ogier; David Jones, Carey Olsen; Abel Lyall, Mourant Ozannes; Todd McGuffin, Babbé; Nick Robison, Babbé
Employment
1 – Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes
2 – AFR Advocates; Ogier; Walkers (Guernsey)
3 – Appleby; Ashton Barnes Tee; Babbé
• Leading individuals – Elaine Gray, Carey Olsen; Louise Hall, Walkers (Guernsey); Paul Richardson, AFR Advocates; Jessica Roland, Mourant Ozannes
• Next generation lawyers – Thomas Crawfourd, Ashton Barnes Tee; Carly Parrott, Carey Olsen; Rachel Richardson, Ogier
Insurance
1 – Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes
2 – Appleby; Bedell Cristin; Ogier
3 – AFR Advocates
• Leading individuals – Christopher Anderson, Carey Olsen; John Lewis, Mourant Ozannes; Richard Sharp, Bedell Cristin; Kate Storey, Appleby; Helen Wyatt, Mourant Ozannes
• Next generation lawyers – Chantel Barrett, Mourant Ozannes; James Stockwell, Carey Olsen
Investment funds
1 – Carey Olsen
2 – Mourant Ozannes; Ogier
3 – Appleby; Collas Crill; Walkers (Guernsey)
4 – Babbé; Bedell Cristin; Ferbrache & Farrell
• Leading individuals – Darren Bacon, Mourant Ozannes; Andrew Boyce, Carey Olsen; Caroline Chan, Mourant Ozannes; Gavin Farrell, Ferbrache & Farrell; Ben Morgan, Carey Olsen; Bryon Rees, Ogier; Robert Varley, Babbé; Frances Watson, Mourant Ozannes; Paul Wilkes, Collas Crill
• Next generation lawyers – Annette Alexander, Carey Olsen; Alana Gillies, Mourant Ozannes
Private client, trusts and tax
1 – Carey Olsen
2 – Mourant Ozannes, Ogier
3 – Appleby; Babbé; Collas Crill
4 – AFR Advocates
• Leading individuals – Paul Buckle, Walkers (Guernsey); Angela Calnan, Collas Crill; Russell Clark, Carey Olsen; Nicholas Donnithorne, Babbé; Gavin Ferguson, Ogier; Konrad Friedlaender, Carey Olsen; Matthew Guthrie, Mourant Ozannes
• Next generation lawyers – Leila Arstall, Carey Olsen; Alice Bricogne, Ogier; Anna Grey, Babbé; Patricia Montgomery, Carey Olsen; Kerrie Le Tissier, Collas Crill
JERSEY
Banking and finance
1 – Bedell Cristin; Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes; Ogier
2 – Appleby; Walkers Jersey; Ward Yates
3 – Collas Crill; Hatstone Lawyers; Lexstone Lawyers; Voisin Law
4 – Pinel Advocates
• Leading individuals – Wendy Benjamin, Appleby; Mark Dunlop, Bedell Cristin; Katrina Edge, Ogier; Peter German, Carey Olsen; Kate McCaffrey, Carey Olsen; Tim Pearce, Bedell Cristin; Gareth Rigby, Mourant Ozannes; Robin Smith, Carey Olsen; Nick Ward, Ward Yates; Nigel Weston, Walkers Jersey
• Next generation lawyers – Mark Crichton, Walkers Jersey; Richard Daggett, Ogier; Malcolm Ellis, Bedell Cristin; Paul Martin, Mourant Ozannes; Daniel Walker, Voisin Law
Commercial property
1 – Appleby; Carey Olsen; Collas Crill; Ogier
2 – BCR Law; Bedell Cristin; Mourant Ozannes
3 – Parslows
• Leading individuals – Martin Le Boutillier, Collas Crill; Paul Harben, Collas Crill; Tim Hart, Appleby; Jonathan Hughes, Ogier; Julie Melia, Ogier; Christopher Philpott, Carey Olsen
• Next generation lawyers – Pamela Doherty, Collas Crill; Jeff O'Boyle, Bedell Cristin; Claire Smith, Ogier; Will Whitehead, Carey Olsen
Corporate and commercial
1 – Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes; Ogier
2 – Appleby; Bedell Cristin; Collas Crill; Voisin Law; Walkers Jersey; Ward Yates
3 – Hatstone Lawyers; Lexstone Lawyers
4 – BCR Law; Dickinson Gleeson; Parslows; Pinel Advocates
• Leading individuals – Raulin Amy, Ogier; Guy Coltman, Carey Olsen; Robert Hickling, Mourant Ozannes; James Hill, Mourant Ozannes; Alex Ohlsson, Carey Olsen; Nigel Weston, Walkers Jersey; Paul Wilson, Collas Crill
• Next generation lawyers – Paul Burton, Maples and Calder; Richard Daggett, Ogier; Paul Martin, Mourant Ozannes; Matthew Shaxson, Ogier; Guy Westmacott, Bedell Cristin; James Willmott, Carey Olsen; Jon Woolrich, Mourant Ozannes
Dispute resolution
1 – Baker & Partners; Bedell Cristin; Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes
2 – Appleby; Collas Crill; Dickinson Gleeson; Ogier; Walkers Jersey
3 – BCR Law; Oben Law
4 – Blakeley Legal; Hatstone Lawyers; Lacey Advocates; Sinels; Voisin Law
• Leading individuals – Stephen Baker, Baker & Partners; David Benest, BCR Law; Michael Cushing, Appleby; James Dickinson, Dickinson Gleeson; Damian Evans, Walkers Jersey; Simon Franckel, Oben Law; James Gleeson, Dickinson Gleeson; William Grace, Carey Olsen; Justin Harvey-Hills, Mourant Ozannes; Damian James, Collas Crill; John Kelleher, Carey Olsen; Bruce Lincoln, Mourant Ozannes; Edward Mackereth, Ogier; Marcus Pallot, Carey Olsen; William Redgrave, Baker & Partners; Mark Renoef, BCR Law; Fraser Robertson, Appleby; Nigel Sanders, Ogier; Nuno Santos-Costa, Collas Crill; Jonathan Speck, Mourant Ozannes; David Wilson, Oben Law
• Next generation lawyers – Mathew Cook, Mourant Ozannes; Jared Dann, Appleby; Jeremy Garrood, Carey Olsen; Jeremy Heywood, BCR Law; Nicola Roberts, Ogier; James Sheedy, Baker & Partners; Charlie Sorensen, Baker & Partners; Kirsty Thomas, Baker & Partners
Employment
1 – Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes; Ogier
2 – Appleby; BCR Law; Bedell Cristin; Callington Chambers
3 – Collas Crill; Voisin Law
4 – Parslows
• Leading individuals – Vicky Milner, Callington Chambers; Jean-Marie Renoef, BCR Law; Siobhan Riley, Carey Olsen; Helen Ruelle, Ogier; Huw Thomas, Carey Olsen
• Next generation lawyers – Will Austin-Vautier, Bedell Cristin; Carla Benest, Mourant Ozannes; Daniel Read, Walkers Jersey
Investment funds
1 – Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes
2 – Appleby; Bedell Cristin; Ogier; Walkers Jersey
3 – Voisin Law
• Leading individuals – Emily Haithwaite, Ogier; Jonathan Heaney, Walkers Jersey; Simon Hopwood, Maples and Calder; Niamh Lalor, Ogier; Robert Milner, Carey Olsen; Tim Morgan, Mourant Ozannes; James Mulholland, Carey Olsen; Daniel O'Connor, Carey Olsen; Martin Paul, Bedell Cristin; Ben Robins, Mourant Ozannes; Andrew Weaver, Appleby
• Next generation lawyers – Richard Daggett, Ogier; Christopher Griffin, Carey Olsen; Alistair Horn, Mourant Ozannes; Richard Le Liard, Bedell Cristin; Sophie Reguengo, Ogier
Private client, trusts and tax
1 – Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes; Ogier
2 – Appleby; Bedell Cristin; Collas Crill; Dickinson Gleeson; Walkers Jersey; Ward Yates
3 – Hatstone Lawyers; Voisin Law
4 – Baker & Partners; Lexstone Lawyers; Oben Law; Parslows; Pinel Advocates
• Hall of Fame – Giles Corbin, Mourant Ozannes; Paul Matthams, Carey Olsen; Steve Meiklejohn, Ogier
• Leading individuals – Edward Bennett, Bedell Cristin; James Campbell, Ogier; Edward Devenport, Mourant Ozannes; David Dorgan, Appleby; Sally Edwards, Ogier; Stephen Fitzgerald, Carey Olsen; Andreas Kistler, Carey Olsen; Kellyann Ozouf, Collas Crill; Victoria Yates, Ward Yates
• Next generation lawyers – Dan Boxall, Collas Crill; Nancy Chien, Bedell Cristin; Keith Dixon, Carey Olsen; Robert Dobbyn, Walkers Jersey; Josephine Howe, Ogier; Sevyn Kalsi, Ogier; Fred Milner - Mourant Ozannes; Katherine Neal, Ogier; Alexa Saunders, Carey Olsen; Michael Shenkin, Hatstone Lawyers
Structured finance and securitisation
1 – Carey Olsen; Mourant Ozannes; Ogier
2 – Appleby; Bedell Cristin
3 – Hatstone Lawyers; Voisin Law
• Leading individuals – Kate Andrews, Carey Olsen; Alex Carus, Hatstone Lawyers; Robert Hickling, Mourant Ozannes; Simon Marks, Carey Olsen
• Next generation lawyers – Amy Demetriou, Mourant Ozannes; Mark Nisbet, Bedell Cristin