The firm advises a wide range of clients such as financial services businesses, Jersey and foreign businesses, international banks and London law firms. We provide a full range of corporate and commercial services, from small to large scale transactions.

Our specialisms include:

• the establishment and maintenance of corporate vehicles, investment trusts, foundations and partnerships;
• private placements and initial and other public offerings;
• redomiciliations;
• mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations and disposals;
• company reinstatements;
• joint ventures;
• the establishment and maintenance of new businesses, Jersey offices and branches of other businesses in Jersey; and
• legal opinions.

We advise wealthy families, family offices, proprietor managed businesses and trust companies in Jersey.

We undertake the following services:

• drafting and settling trust instruments and other ancillary documents, including charitable and non-charitable purpose trusts;
• drafting and settling foundations and other ancillary documents including restructuring;
• establishing family limited partnerships;
• preparing and reviewing documentation in various types of commercial transactions; and
• advising upon the establishment and maintenance of family offices and private trust companies in Jersey.

This area of practice comprises most aspects of banking, regulation, finance and security documentation in Jersey including the taking of security over Jersey situs assets.

Our services include:

• advising borrowers and lenders on the different aspects and stages of all types of finance and security documentation;
• drafting and reviewing facility agreements, debentures, legal charges, subordination agreements, guarantees and security interest agreements;
• drafting and reviewing ancillary corporate documents such as board minutes, member resolutions and supporting certificates;
• advising upon enforcement and restructuring; and
• advising banks on establishment, authorisation and cessation of banking operations in Jersey.

Our proven real estate team provides legal advice and support to clients ranging from private clients, corporate clients and commercial lenders. The team’s experience encompasses all legal aspects of real estate transactions, financing, commercial leases and real estate property developments.

Although only established in 2017, our team members have more than 50 years’ experience. Since its inception, client projects include significant commercial properties throughout St Helier.

Pending transactions include the flag ship development of One St Brelade and the luxurious development of Nouvelle Chase in the heart of Jersey. 

We focus on quality of the legal advice and support as opposed to price and have neither any connections nor any affiliations with other intermediaries. Our sole mission statement is each client’s best interests come first. 

Our scope of work includes:

• real estate developments;
• transactional real estate;
• real estate finance;
• real estate contracts (architects and builders); and
• relocating to Jersey. 

We advise a range of investment managers and leading promoters, including large institutions as well as start-up projects and niche investors.

Our assistance includes:

• the establishment, structuring, regulation and maintenance of all types of investment funds in Jersey including open and closed ended funds, companies, limited partnerships and unit trusts;
• preparing or assisting non-Jersey counsel in drafting the offering documents and functionary agreements;
• applying for Jersey regulatory consents, de-registration, termination and on-going advice to funds, investors and functionaries;
• liaising with our regulatory body throughout the process of authorisation; and
• providing legal opinions to prospective investors.

We advise clients on the application process, establishment and maintenance of financial services businesses in Jersey (trust company business, investment business, fund services business, deposit taking (banking), money service business and insurance) and compliance with the relevant regulatory codes and guidance notes.

Our role includes drafting and reviewing AML policies and procedures, advising on aspects of competition law and practice, conduct and data protection. We assist clients regarding regulatory compliance visits and prepare them for regulatory visits.

Examples of work undertaken by our lawyers include:

• the establishment of trust company businesses, investment businesses, fund services businesses and deposit taking businesses on the island;
• cessation of such  businesses;
• the migration into Jersey of a bank from Guernsey and its subsequent amalgamation with another bank;
• the cessation of a managed bank in Jersey;
• the cessation of a full operational bank in Jersey; and
• the establishment of a managed investment business.

Our specialised and highly experienced capital markets and structured finance team works closely with investors, financial institutions, intermediaries, lenders, arrangers, listing authorities and corporate service providers around the globe. Our team has advised on many innovative and “first of a kind” transactions structured through Jersey.

Our team is focused, proactive and friendly. It prides itself in delivering prompt and efficient advice. We have a long-standing close working relationship with local authorities which facilities the delivery of consents and approvals in a timely manner.

Our expertise includes:

• standalone and multi-issuer repackaging programmes;
• CLOs/CDOs;
• CMBS/RMBS;
• commercial paper conduits;
• bankruptcy remote SPVs;
• asset backed securities;
• securitisations; and
• listings.

We advise on all non-contentious matters of employment law.

Our services include drafting employment contracts, compromise agreements, staff handbooks, confidentiality agreements, employee benefit schemes and share option scheme.

In addition, we advise on data protection, business licences, visas and work permits, applications for licensed positions, regulatory issues and employment issues coming out of corporate transactions, appointment of directors and consultants and duties of employers, employees and directors.

Our lawyers’ track records include:

• advising on the employment aspects of a merger;
• advising on the process and issues coming out of a cessation of a business in Jersey;
• handling the legal implications of the recruitment processes in Jersey; and
• applying for regulatory licences for employees.

We advise companies, governmental bodies and non-governmental organisations in environmental law internationally and in Jersey.

We undertake the following services:

• advising clients on sustainable development and authorisation requirements for projects within the applicable law;
• environmental legal compliance audits for companies wishing to proceed with environmental certification (ISO 14001);
• health and safety legal compliance audits for companies wishing to proceed with health and safety certification (OHSAS 18001);
• environmental legal risk and liability reviews;
• green funds;
• drafting environmental legislation; and
• legal opinions on energy law, planning law, climate change, noise, air pollution, water, land, waste and biodiversity.