Bedell Cristin is a global, full-service offshore law firm, providing corporate, institutional, and international private clients with straight-talking legal advice.

We call it “Plain speaking, smart thinking” and promise: informed, inventive legal strategies that cut through; genuine investment in enduring client relationships; and expertise you expect expressed with simplicity you don’t.

We enjoy top tier status with both the Chambers and Legal 500 directories and our teams marry legal expertise with commercial acumen across a range of practice areas, from the straightforward to the highly complex.

Sound judgement, pragmatically applied, giving you confidence and clarity in a complex world.

Property: Our property teams provide an independent and professional approach to all aspects of commercial, residential and development property and our broad span of expertise will ensure a pragmatic, prompt and proactive service in respect of all your property transactions.

Wills and Probate: Our Wills and Probate team has considerable experience advising individuals and families on the most effective legal structures available for managing their wealth and its safe transfer to the next generation.

International Private Client: Our experts advise on a complete range of private wealth structures from formation through the full lifecycle for clients including trustees, fiduciaries, family offices, settlors, beneficiaries and their advisers. We are also Channel Islands relocation specialists, who understand the intricacies of moving to Jersey and can provide bespoke advice and a broad range of services to those wishing to spend some or all of their time in the islands.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Our global litigation team is recognised around the world and is respected for its rigorous approach to high-quality work such as trust disputes, insolvencies, boardroom battles, fraud and asset recovery, regulatory enforcement and arbitration.

Financial Services: Our Banking and Finance team's cover the full spectrum of banking matters, from lending to individuals through to highly complex structured finance transactions secured on real estate or other assets, whilst our Corporate and Commercial team's work encompasses acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations, mergers and joint ventures involving local trading businesses or local entities within international groups, across a variety of industries.  Our globally recognised funds and investment structures practice provides Jersey legal advice to asset managers and funds investing in private equity, venture capital, real estate, debt and infrastructure

Insurance and Reinsurance: Our team advise on a range of insurance-related matters including the migration of insurance companies, insurance business transfer schemes, the effects of English insurance business transfer schemes and the establishment of business locally.