Stephen Baker
Managing Partner, Jersey
locations
Jersey Law Firm and Regulatory Specialists
Our Jersey lawyers have been trusted for over 20 years to handle some of the most complicated & high-value litigation cases.
office
Baker & Partners LLP
Midland Chambers
2-10 Library Place
St Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
JE1 2BP
contact details
Legal: +44 (0) 1534 766254
Regulatory: +44 (0) 1534 719222
E-mail: enquiries@bakerandpartners.com
Accounts, Billing & Invoice Enquiries: accounts@bakerandpartners.com
operating hours
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local time
Find a Jersey Lawyer
Ranked Tier 1 in the Legal 500, clients of Baker & Partners benefit from exceptional legal advice across various sectors and in support of Jersey and overseas litigation. We focus on the core practice of litigation and dispute resolution and do not operate an associated financial services business, meaning clients benefit from a firm that is genuinely conflict-free.
Our regulatory team deliver hands-on, in-depth practical experience in banking, trust and company services, fund services, investment business, law enforcement and with the regulator.
Jersey Litigation
Our knowledgeable and experienced team makes us who we are.
Our Jersey law firm acts for a wide range of private clients, UK & international law firms, foreign governments, regulators, and businesses, and has market-leading expertise in civil, commercial and trust litigation; asset tracing and recovery; insolvency; and criminal defence.
Our Jersey team includes English and Wales qualified lawyers, and BVI admitted lawyers, meaning clients have access to BVI legal advice across UK and BVI timezones.
All of our Partners in Jersey are named within the Legal 500 and we are ranked Tier 1 for Dispute Resolution and Regulatory & White-Collar Crime.
We have been ranked for Dispute Resolution in Chamber & Partners for almost two decades and are regularly included in eprivateclient for our expertise in contentious trusts.
Jersey Regulatory Consultants
We provide advice, assurance and training across all aspects of regulation and financial crime prevention.
Our goal is to assist financial services businesses and designated non-financial businesses to achieve compliance with financial crime legislation, financial services regulations, codes of practice, regulatory policy and industry best practices to effectively manage the regulatory and financial crime risks faced by businesses and individuals in today’s challenging environment.
Jersey for law
Jersey is a leading international finance centre (IFC).
It offers a wide range of banking, corporate services, fintech, funds, investment management and private wealth services, as well as the specialist areas of Islamic finance and philanthropy.
It is classified as a Crown Dependency, which means it is not part of the UK or represented by the British Houses of Parliament.
It’s had its own independence for over 800 years and has its own elected Parliament and judicial system.
Jersey’s court system is well-regarded for the quality of its judges, and the modernity and flexibility of its legal principles.
Jersey law firms can contain both advocates and solicitors and such they can perform the role of solicitors firm and barrister chambers. Only qualified Jersey advocates can appear in Jersey courts. All Jersey advocates have to have worked for a minimum timeframe in a Jersey law firm and passed a series of exams on Jersey law and procedure. Lawyers from other jurisdictions frequently work alongside Jersey advocates, but they have no rights of audience in the courts.
For court hearings it is therefore important to select an advocate with experience in Jersey advocacy, and who is familiar with the court and its procedure.
Jersey offers a clear, tax-neutral environment, allowing investors to work together more efficiently.
This allows for the resolution of complex cross-border tax issues, without being taxed twice.
Jersey’s strong regulatory framework sets it apart from other IFCs.
It is deemed to be one of the strongest in the world, designed to bring clarity and transparency to the world of finance.
This has been acknowledged by independent assessments from some of the world’s leading bodies, including the World Bank and IMF, as well as scoring top marks from the OECD on tax transparency.
They have deep knowledge of what they do. We are working with them in global high stakes asset tracing and recovery cases, and they are able to manage both the global strategy and the technicalities of their respective jurisdictions with an impressive knowledge of other jurisdictions.'
