Bedell Cristin — Jersey

Alasdair Hunter

Alasdair is a Partner in Bedell Cristin's team covering Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and Corporate law advice team. Based in Jersey, Alasdair practises both Jersey and British Virgin Islands law. His practice includes structured finance, high yield, banking, corporate, debt and equity listings on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) as well as insolvency, restructuring and security enforcement with a particular focus on distressed CMBS transactions. Alasdair is an experienced finance lawyer having spent five years at Allen & Overy in London and Hong Kong and five years at another Jersey law firm before joining Bedell Cristin in 2008. · Banking & Finance

Antony Clerehugh

Antony has extensive experience in advising a number of leading banks and financial institutions in relation to structured real estate finance and general finance transactions. In addition to acting for banks and financial institutions, Antony regularly acts for a variety of borrowers. Antony also has considerable corporate and commercial experience and regularly acts for a range of companies. He joined the firm in 2011 from international law firm DLA Piper where he spent over thirteen years in the Finance and Projects group. · Banking & Finance

Donna Withers

Donna has been advising private clients for many years in relation to estate planning and post death matters. She leads an experienced department providing Jersey wills, probate, executor and vulnerable client services with both a Jersey and international focus. For Jersey clients, Donna advises on wills and estate planning, guiding families through issues of forced heirship ("legitime"), family sensitivities and the impact of particular asset classes or structures on estate plans. She is passionate about protecting the wealth and welfare of elderly or otherwise vulnerable clients, having been appointed by the Royal Court as Curator/Delegate (formerly Curator) for incapacitated clients and advising on the preparation and use of lasting powers of attorney. She also advises executors and beneficiaries following death as to their responsibilities and entitlements and assists with requirements for probate and registration of immovable wills. For international clients, Donna collaborates with other professional advisers as to the intricacies of private international law on wills, domicile, succession, capacity, lasting power of attorney, probate and inheritance issues. Her team provides Jersey wills, probate and registration of foreign powers of attorney for hundreds of non-Jersey domiciliaries per year, providing a streamlined and efficient service. Recognised for her expertise, Donna has been invited to speak on ITV Channel News, BBC Radio Jersey, the STEP Special Interest Group Conference in London and the Jersey branch. She also co-authored the Jersey chapter in the Oxford University Press textbook "The International Protection of Adults" and is a co-opted member of the Jersey Law Society Sub-Committee on Capacity and Succession. Before joining Bedell Cristin, she practised in the top tier private client department of Hill Dickinson LLP in England following which she advised in-house in a Jersey wealth structuring company. · Private Client

Edward Bennett

Edward is a Partner in the International Private Client team. With his 30 years' experience advising local and international clients on all aspects of trusts, foundations and related corporate structures, including having held numerous trustee and board positions, Edward has an extraordinary knowledge on the establishment, restructuring and ongoing administration of structures holding a variety of assets located around the world. He is in particular demand helping and supporting beneficiaries navigate the complexities of wealth transfer and as a leading figure in the 'Next Generation' movement Edward is frequently called upon to commentate on the topic. Edward has become a trusted advisor to internationally wealthy families who value his discretion and thorough understanding of the complexities of next generation wealth planning. Edward is also a Jersey Notary Public. · International Private Client

Edward Drummond

Edward is a Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. Edward is an experienced commercial litigator and a qualified Jersey advocate. He is a partner in the Jersey litigation team and co-head of the firm's regulatory and compliance team. Edward has extensive experience of commercial litigation, contentious insolvency and regulatory matters (including investigations), acting for financial institutions, trustees and beneficiaries, insolvency office-holders, hedge funds, insurance companies (and insureds), employers and employees, and other entities, both onshore and offshore. Edward has appeared before the Courts of Jersey, England, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Having obtained an MA in Jurisprudence at Oxford University he began his career at Norton Rose in London in 1999, qualifying as a solicitor-advocate, before moving to the Cayman Islands office to Maples and Calder to practise Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands law. Edward moved to Jersey in 2008 and qualified as a Jersey advocate in 2011. · Litigation

Emily Nieuwburg

Emily is an senior associate in the investment funds and private equity group. Emily assists on a wide variety of corporate, commercial, banking and real estate and private equity investment fund transactions. Prior to joining the firm in 2008, Emily studied law with french at the University of Sussex and completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP in London. · Investment Funds

Guy Westmacott

Guy heads our Jersey Corporate Law team. He specialises in corporate and commercial matters with a focus on mergers and acquisitions but has also worked extensively on corporate and project finance and restructuring mandates. He has considerable experience of international investment transactions using a variety of onshore and offshore structures. Guy has advised on a range of international transactions, often alongside major international clients and law firms, and he frequently advises on the regulatory aspects of corporate transactions, including in connection with competition and financial services laws. Prior to joining the firm, Guy worked with Eversheds and Vinson & Elkins in London and in-house with Mubadala Investment Company in Abu Dhabi. Guy brings a wealth of deal experience across a variety of sectors together with a commercial perspective and a strong appreciation of client requirements. · Corporate / M&A

Hannah Robinson

Hannah qualified and practised as a solicitor in England & Wales for four years before relocating to Jersey. Hannah has experience in a broad spectrum of commercial property matters including landlord and tenant, secured lending, portfolio management and residential development. · Real Estate

Louise Hassell

Louise is a managing associate in our Jersey office, practising both Jersey and British Virgin Islands law having joined Bedell Cristin in 2012 after qualifying at another local leading law firm. Since then, she has specialised in banking and corporate law with a particular focus on advising lenders on acquisition financings, leveraged financings and fund financings working alongside local intermediaries, large international banks and leading onshore law firms. Louise is recognised in the legal directories for her depth of knowledge as well her client care and attention which has helped establish close client relationships. · Banking & Finance

Louise Ridgway

Louise assists with the debt and equity listings on the official list of The International Stock Exchange (TISE) and looks after all of the issuers listed by Bedell Channel Islands Limited in relation to their continuing obligations owed to the TISE. · Capital Markets

Malcolm Ellis

Malcolm acts for lenders and borrowers in relation to bilateral and syndicated facilities, property financings, acquisition financings and restructurings. Malcolm also advises on public and private securities offerings, listed securities and on a wide range of general corporate and commercial transactions. · Banking & Finance

Martin Paul

Martin is head of the Funds and Investment Structures group. He has considerable offshore finance experience, particularly in relation to real estate and private equity funds and related investment structures, including a specialist Sharia finance practice. His practice area also encompasses regulatory advice, finance and general commercial work. Martin is noted for blending his considerable technical expertise and experience with in depth commercial understanding and insight, derived from many years assisting clients in the sector. · Funds & Investment Structures

Nancy Chien

Nancy is head of Bedell Cristin's International Private Client practice in Jersey. Nancy has extensive experience in a wide range of offshore matters in both the private client area as well as the corporate sphere. In the private client context, Nancy advises ultra-high net worth families, family offices and intermediaries on all aspects of private client structuring including the use of trusts and foundations, as well as related corporate law issues (including where such vehicles are used for philanthropic purposes). She has considerable experience with high value and complex structures which enable the clients to retain a degree of control over their family assets and achieve effective succession planning. In the corporate area, Nancy is one of the only Jersey lawyers with specific experience in pensions and employee incentive arrangements (having previously worked for Ashurst in London). She is the chairperson of the Jersey Pensions Association and is working closely with the Jersey government to enhance Jersey's offering of end of service gratuity plans and international savings vehicles. Nancy also has considerable experience in regulatory matters affecting offshore vehicles and service providers, including FATCA, the common reporting standard (CRS) and economic substance. · Private Client / Trusts

Richard Le Liard

Richard is a partner in the funds and investment structures team based in Jersey, and also supports the Cayman Islands practice on a number of matters. Richard specialises in establishing and advising investment funds and fund services businesses and also has a strong regulatory practice. He is sought after to advise on all areas of financial services regulation, data protection, international tax compliance (including economic substance) and the local AML/CFT regime. He also has considerable experience in matters of corporate and commercial law. Richard participates in local industry groups and regularly presents on matters of funds and regulation. · Funds & Investment Structures

Robert Christie

Robert is a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution team. Robert is a Jersey Advocate, and an English and BVI barrister, specialising in trusts, company, commercial and insolvency litigation. Robert has extensive experience of acting for and advising clients in high-value commercial matters in particular involving breach of trust claims, directors’ breach of duty claims, trust disclosure and other administrative proceedings in relation to trusts, enforcement of foreign orders in relation to trusts, actions to remove trustees and protectors, unfair prejudice claims, freezing injunctions and insolvency procedures. He has acted for beneficiaries, shareholders and other individuals in disputes with larger institutions such as trust companies, banks and other lenders. He is experienced in obtaining litigation funding where necessary for impecunious clients. Robert also acts for some major trust companies, and advises trustees and directors on their duties, including in insolvency situations. In November 2020 Robert was named IFC Partner of the Year at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards in recognition of the results achieved for his clients over the previous few years. · Litigation

Robert Gardner

Rob is head of Bedell Cristin's litigation team. He is a very experienced commercial litigator and insolvency specialist. On the litigation side he is involved in a broad range of commercial litigation, particularly disputes involving trusts and is regularly involved in assisting with applications by trustees and beneficiaries including in relation to rectification, mistake and the rule in Hastings-Bass. On the insolvency side he also works closely with insolvency practitioners in Jersey and elsewhere. He regularly advises companies, directors, shareholders, creditors and insolvency office holders on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring work, particularly where there is a cross border element. Current or recent insolvency work includes acting for liquidators in the court winding up of a Jersey corporate group owning valuable real estate in Jersey; acting on a novel and contested letter of request application; acting for the company and thereafter the liquidators of a significant listed Jersey technology company; acting on a novel application to restore a company to the register and convert its status from summary winding up into creditors' winding up. Rob joined the firm in 2006 from a leading Caribbean firm, where he was involved in a wide range of commercial litigation, corporate recovery and restructuring projects in both the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands. · Litigation

Sevyn Kalsi

Sevyn is a Partner and Jersey Advocate in Bedell Cristin's International Private Client team, based in Jersey. Sevyn is a private wealth specialist, experienced in advising corporate trustees, settlors, beneficiaries, high-net-worth individuals and intermediaries on matters relevant to Jersey trusts and foundations. Amongst other matters, he regularly advises on the establishment and administration of (and the provision of ongoing advice to) both family offices and private trust company structures, and he has considerable expertise in advising on complex cross-jurisdictional trust and corporate restructuring matters. Sevyn is also regularly instructed by high-net-worth families and their family offices to coordinate their offshore interests. As part of his practice, Sevyn works alongside colleagues from Bedell Cristin's Corporate & Commercial team on large transactions where there are trust or foundation elements, and also assists Litigation & Dispute Resolution colleagues with contentious and semi-contentious matters. · International Private Client

Sonia Shah

Sonia is a partner in our top-tier Jersey Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, focusing on advice to leading onshore law firms, fiduciaries and HNWIs in relation to complex and high value trust disputes, commercial litigation and insolvency matters. She acts for trustees and beneficiaries in contentious and non-contentious matters with an international element, and has experience of complex applications and trial work before the Royal Court and Court of Appeal in Jersey. Sonia is a Jersey Advocate and is recognised by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for her work on Jersey law disputes. Sonia was part of the Bedell Cristin team which acted for the successful Plaintiffs, Cristiana Crociani and her daughters, in Crociani v Crociani, a long-running $200 million breach of trust claim before the Royal Court and Court of Appeal in Jersey and the Privy Council. Sonia obtained a BSc in Mathematics at Durham University and subsequently undertook the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in London. Sonia completed her training contract at a London firm, before relocating to Jersey and joining Bedell Cristin in 2016. She completed the STEP Diploma in International Trust Management with Distinction in 2020 and is a STEP Affiliate Member, and qualified as a Jersey Advocate in 2023. · Litigation

Stephen Ferguson

Stephen is an experienced corporate lawyer with particular expertise in funds and real estate securitisation he specialises in funds and investment structures, financial regulatory advice as well as general banking and corporate matters. He qualified as an English solicitor with Eversheds LLP (Leeds) in 2000 and practiced corporate and commercial law with Bond Pearce LLP (Bristol) until moving to Jersey in 2005. · Corporate / M&A

Tim Pearce

Tim joined Bedell Cristin in 2003 from City law firm Theodore Goddard, bringing considerable onshore and offshore corporate, commercial and private client experience. Since then he has continued to extend his expertise across all areas of corporate and finance law - particularly banking, real estate finance, real estate funds, corporate and commercial, corporate finance and regulatory work. He regularly acts for multinational companies and large international banks as well as investment funds, promoters, intermediaries and high-net worth individuals. In recent years he has played a key role in leading some of our highest-profile corporate finance and real estate acquisition transactions. · Banking & Finance