Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution - Jersey
What the Team is Known For
Baker & Partners is a highly regarded boutique practice fielding a team of experienced courtroom advocates. It is considered a go-to firm for criminal and fraud cases. The firm offers additional proficiency in contentious trust work, acting for both trust management companies and beneficiaries. It is frequently instructed on behalf of high net worth families, in addition to banking sector clients.
Strengths
They have a very strong partner group in dispute resolution.
Baker & Partner's team have a superb ability to apply technical and legal knowledge with commerciality and pragmatism. Their knowledge and experience is consistently excellent.
They are very efficient in how they staff matters and approach our situations.
They have proactive, approachable and friendly partners who are extremely competent.
They are excellent advocates.
Work Highlights
Baker & Partners represented the States of Jersey Police in an inquest into the death of Pamela Nisbet.
Notable practitioners
Stephen Baker is a leading disputes specialist who ably advises clients on litigation relating to trusts and liquidations. He also works on fraud cases as well as related asset-tracing.
Stephen is excellent. He really stands out for his skill set.
William Redgrave is well respected for his work in corporate and commercial disputes, where he is sought after by a variety of clients including trust companies, high net worth individuals and company executives. He is also deeply experienced in asset-tracing and recovery matters.
William is a very high-profile lawyer.
Simon's a good advocate and is good at what he does.
Jared Dann advises trustees, beneficiaries and other interested parties on a range of contentious trust matters including breach of fiduciary duty and asset-tracing claims.
I cannot recommend Jared highly enough. He is collaborative and very respectful; he makes excellent points and understands multiple perspectives.
Jared thinks about the arguments from the start, sees round corners and really thinks ahead. He makes such excellent points all the time and really understands multiple perspectives.
Lynne Gregory is an experienced litigator with a burgeoning commercial, civil and trust disputes practice. She has notable experience in advising clients on multi-jurisdictional asset-tracing and recovery matters.
Lynne has an excellent grasp of the legal framework in Jersey and elsewhere. She provides advice that is straight to the point and cuts through efficiently to the solution.
Lynne is somebody who you want on your side and we are lucky to work with her. She is very persistent, leaves no stone unturned and is exactly what you need on a contentious matter.
Lynne is very easy to work and collaborate with. She displays helpful knowledge and contacts within Jersey and is excellent at analysing particular questions.
Amy Benest is sought after for her expertise in trust disputes, acting for both trustees and beneficiaries. She also advises clients across a range of other disputes including insolvency, property and commercial matters.
Amy has excellent judgement, and clients love her.
Amy has outstanding capabilities and dedicates herself to our case.
Amy has a wealth of experience and excellent technical knowledge; she never loses sight of the ultimate aim of securing the best outcome for clients.
Amy is very bright and communicates complex information in a straightforward manner that is easy to digest. With Amy's input, complex work appears straightforward.