Member Profile
Rob Gardner
Partner | Bedell Cristin
Office Location: Jersey
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Top Specialisms
Commercial Litigation
Insolvency
Trusts: Contentious
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Professional Biography
I am head of the Bedell Cristin Jersey dispute resolution department. I am heavily involved in a variety of large contentious trust disputes as well as insolvency matters and general commercial litigation including shareholder disputes. I have been working in Jersey since 2006 and a Jersey advocate since 2012. Prior to that I worked in a large offshore firm in the Cayman Islands and have wokred in law firms in a veriety of other places including London, New York, Sydney and Madrid.
Question : What drew you to specialise in private client law/ wealth advisory?
Answer: When I arrived in Jersey I effectively reinvented myself as a contentious trusts lawyer given the volume of trust work we do there. I had previously been involved in mainly contentious insolvency and commercial litigation. I immediately enjoyed this area
Question : For lawyers entering private client law, what are key skills you think are essential?
Answer: Patience. You are dealing with some highly charged family bust ups which take time, energy and imagination to resolve. Psychology would have been a useful first degree before law.
Question : With the evolving landscape of the private client world, what are recent trends or shifts you are excited to explore?
Answer: capacity disputes seem rife at the moment, so I am expecting to work with a few nerological experts in the coming years. Sadly, my aging father has given me some first hand insights into memory loss
Question : Where is your favourite place to take a peer for a cocktail or coffee?
Answer: Where's Fred's is right across the road from our London office and as well as being convenient it manages to combine both coffee (in the mornings) and cocktails (in the evenings)