Chambers and Partners UK rankings for 2020 have been released, including the following highlights for Channel Islands firms.
Corporate & finance, Jersey
Band 1: Carey Olsen, Mourant, Ogier
Band 2: Bedell Cristin
Band 3: Appleby, Walkers
Recognised practitioner: Collas Crill
Ranked lawyers
Band 1: Robert Hickling, Mourant
Band 2: Alasdair Hunter, Bedell Cristin; Alex Ohlsson, Carey Olsen; Gareth Rigby, Mourant; Guy Coltman, Carey Olsen; Katrina Edge, Ogier; Raulin Amy, Ogier; Timothy W J Pearce, edell Cristin; Wendy Benjamin, Appleby
Band 3: Alexandra Corner, Walkers; Andrew Weaver, Appleby; Chris Byrne, Maples Group; James Hill, Mourant; Kate Andrews, Carey Olsen; Mark T Dunlop, Bedell Cristin; Matthew Shaxson, Ogier; Nigel Weston, Walkers; Peter German, Carey Olsen; Richard Daggett, Ogier; Robin Smith, Carey Olsen; Simon Dinning, Ogier; Simon Gould, Mourant
Up and coming: Edward Scott, Dickinson Gleeson
Corporate & finance including investment funds, Guernsey
Band 1: Carey Olsen
Band 2: Mourant, Ogier
Band 3: Appleby, Babbé, Bedell Cristin, Collas Crill, Walkers
Ranked lawyers
Senior statesperson: Graham Hall, Carey Olsen
Band 1: Ben Morgan, Carey Olsen; Gavin J Farrell, Ferbrache & Farrell
Band 2: Andrew Boyce, Carey Olsen; Christopher Anderson, Carey Olsen; Frances Watson, Mourant; Paul Wilkes, Collas Crill; Tom Carey, Carey Olsen
Band 3: Annette Alexander, Carey Olsen; Caroline Chan, Mourant; Craig Cordle, Ogier; Darren Bacon, Mourant; David Crosland, Carey Olsen; Helen Wyatt, Mourant; Jeremy Berchem, Appleby; John Lewis, Mourant; John Rochester, Mourant; Kate Ovenden, Bedell Cristin; Matt Sanders, Walkers; Sam Shires, Walkers; Stuart Tyler, Babbé; Tony Lane, Carey Olsen
Associates to watch: Andrew Lister, Carey Olsen; James Cooke, Carey Olsen; Natalie Le Cras, Ferbrache & Farrell
Recognised practitioner: Bryon Rees, Ogier; Sean Cheong, Collas Crill; Wayne Atkinson, Collas Crill
Dispute resolution, Jersey
Band 1: Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Mourant
Band 2: Appleby, Baker & Partners, Collas Crill, Ogier
Band 3: BCR Law, Dickinson Gleeson, Oben Law, Walkers
Ranked lawyers
Eminent practitioners: David Cadin, Bedell Cristin; Edward Mackereth, Ogier; Michael O'Connell, Appleby
Star Individual: Jonathan Speck, Mourant
Band 1: Bruce Lincoln, Mourant; Stephen Baker, Baker & Partners
Band 2: Andreas Kistler, Carey Olsen; Damian James, Collas Crill; Fraser Robertson, Appleby; James Dickinson, Dickinson Gleeson; James Gleeson, Dickinson Gleeson; John Kelleher. Carey Olsen; Michael Cushing, Appleby; Nigel Sanders, Walkers; Nuno Santos-Costa, Collas Crill; William Redgrave, Baker & Partners
Band 3: Damian Evans, Ogier; David Benest, BCR Law; David Wilson, Oben Law; Edward Drummond, Bedell Cristin; Justin Harvey-Hills, Mourant; Marcus Pallot, Carey Olsen; Mark Renouf, Noirmont Consulting; Mark Taylor, Bedell Cristin; Nick Williams, Ogier; Robert Gardner, Bedell Cristin; Simon Thomas, Baker & Partners
Up and coming: Jared Dann, Appleby; Stephen Alexander, Mourant
Associates to watch: James Sheedy, Baker & Partners
Recognised practitioner: Simon Franckel, Oben Law
Dispute resolution, Guernsey
Band 1: Mourant
Band 2: Babbé, Carey Olsen, Collas Crill, Ogier
Band 3: AFR Advocates, Bedell Cristin
Band 4: Ferbrache & Farrell, Walkers
Ranked lawyers
Eminent practitioner: Peter Ferbrache, Ferbrache & Farrell
Band 1: Ian Swan, Babbé; Jeremy Wessels, Mourant; John Greenfield, Carey Olsen; Simon Davies, Ogier
Band 2: Alasdair Davidson, Bedell Cristin; Gordon Dawes, Mourant; Jon Barclay, Bedell Cristin; Mark Dunster, Carey Olsen; Mathew Newman, Ogier; Paul Richardson, AFR Advocates; Robert G Shepherd, Mourant; Tim C Corfield, Carey Olsen
Band 3: Alison Ozanne, Walkers; Anna Guggenheim QC, Babbé; Anthony Williams, Appleby; Christian Hay, Collas Crill; Christopher Edwards, Mourant; Elaine Gray, Carey Olsen; Gareth Bell, Collas Crill; Jeremy Le Tissier, Ashton Barnes Tee; Karen Le Cras, Carey Olsen; Mark Ferbrache, AFR Advocates, Nick Robison, Babbé; Sarah Brehaut, Walkers; Todd McGuffin, Babbé
Up and coming: Adam Cole, Ferbrache & Farrell; David Jones, Carey Olsen
Recognised practitioner: Michael Adkins, Collas Crill
Employment, Jersey
Band 1: Carey Olsen, Mourant
Band 2: Ogier
Band 3: BCR Law, Callington Chambers
Ranked lawyers
Eminent practitioner: Helen Ruelle, Ogier
Band 1: Huw Thomas, Carey Olsen; Vicky Milner, Callington Chambers
Band 2: Carla Benest, Mourant; Jean-Marie Renouf, Noirmont Consulting
Band 3: Wendy Lambert, BCR Law
Associates to watch: Daniel Read, Walkers; Will Austin-Vautier, Ogier
Employment, Guernsey
Band 1: Mourant
Band 2: Carey Olsen, Walkers
Ranked lawyers
Band 1: Jessica Roland, Mourant; Louise Hall, Walkers
Band 2: Elaine Gray, Carey Olsen; Paul Richardson, AFR Advocates; Richard Sheldon, Appleby; Simon Geall, Randell & Loveridge
Band 3: Nicholas Donnithorne, Babbé
Associates to watch: Carly Parrott, Carey Olsen; Rachel Guthrie, Mourant; Victoria Pratt, Walkers
Investment funds, Jersey
Band 1: Carey Olsen, Mourant
Band 2: Ogier
Band 3: Appleby, Bedell Cristin
Ranked lawyers
Senior statesperson: Jacqueline Richomme, Mourant
Band 1: Ben Robins, Mourant; Emily Haithwaite, Ogier; James Mulholland, Carey Olsen; Joel Hernandez, Mourant
Band 2: Andrew Weaver, Appleby; Niamh Lalor, Ogier; Robert Milner, Carey Olsen; Timothy Morgan, Mourant
Band 3: Daniel O'Connor, Carey Olsen; Martin Paul, Bedell Cristin
Up and coming: Alistair Horn, Mourant; Dilmun Leach, Collas Crill; Felicia De Laat, Mourant
Associates to watch: Gabby Kellogg, Mourant
Recognised practitioner: Chris Griffin, Carey Olsen; Jonathan Heaney, Walkers; Mark Chambers, Mourant
Property, Jersey
Band 1: Ogier
Band 2: Appleby, Carey Olsen, Collas Crill, Mourant
Ranked lawyers
Senior statespeople: Chris Renouf, Ogier; John Bisson, Appleby
Band 1: Jonathan Hughes, Ogier; Julie Melia, Ogier; Tim Hart, Appleby
Band 2: Chris Philpott, Carey Olsen; Georgina Cook, Mourant; Martin Le Boutillier, Collas Crill; Pamela Doherty, Collas Crill; William Whitehead, Carey Olsen
Band 3: Gio Pollano, Mourant; Paul Harben, Collas Crill; Wendy Lambert, BCR Law
Associates to watch: Katharine Marshall, Ogier
Property, Guernsey
Band 1: Carey Olsen, Collas Crill, Mourant
Band 2: Ogier
Ranked lawyers
Band 1: Jason Green, Collas Crill; Jason Morgan, Carey Olsen; Mark Torode, Mourant
Band 2: Martyn Baudains, Ogier
Band 3: Alastair Hargreaves, Ferbrache & Farrell; Davey Le Marquand, Carey Olsen; Kate Dewsnap, Mourant; Mark Ferbrache, AFR Advocates; Paul Nettleship, Collas Crill
Associates to watch: Alison Wood, Mourant; Donald Millar, Collas Crill; John Le Tissier, Carey Olsen; Laura Bougourd, Mourant
Recognised practitioner: Michael Morris, Collas Crill
Trusts, Jersey
Band 1: Mourant, Ogier
Band 2: Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Walkers
Band 3: Collas Crill, Dickinson Gleeson, Ward Yates
Ranked lawyers
Star individuals: Jonathan Speck, Mourant; Steve Meiklejohn, Ogier
Band 1: Edward Devenport, Mourant; Giles Corbin, Mourant; Sally A Edwards, Ogier; Zillah Howard, Bedell Cristin
Band 2: Edward Bennett, Bedell Cristin; Fraser Robertson, Appleby; James Campbell, Ogier; Robert Dobbyn, Walkers; Siobhan Riley, Carey Olsen; Victoria Yates, Ward Yates
Band 3: Bruce Lincoln, Mourant; Craig Swart, Dickinson Gleeson; Damian James, Collas Crill; David Dorgan, Appleby; Katherine Neal, Ogier; Kellyann Ozouf, Collas Crill; Nancy Chien, Bedell Cristin; Nigel Pearmain, Voisin; Simon Franckel, Oben Law
Up and coming: Alexa Saunders, Carey Olsen; Josephine Howe, Ogier
Trusts, Guernsey
Band 1: Carey Olsen
Band 2: Mourant, Ogier
Band 3: Collas Crill, Walkers
Ranked lawyers
Senior statesperson: Simon Howitt, Babbé
Band 1: Russell Clark, Carey Olsen
Band 2: Angela Calnan, Collas Crill; Gavin Ferguson, Ogier; Konrad Friedlaender, Carey Olsen; Matthew Guthrie, Mourant
Band 3: Alison MacKrill, Appleby; Nicholas Donnithorne, Babbé; Rajah Abusrewil, Walkers
Up and coming: Patricia Montgomery, Carey Olsen; Rupert Morris, Walkers
Associates to watch: Alice Bricogne, Ogier; Catherine Moore, Mourant