Appleby Earns Top Recognition in Chambers UK 2027
Appleby is delighted to announce that its Crown Dependencies teams have once again been recognised in the Chambers UK Guide 2027 with 30 individual and 13 firm rankings across the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey.
As the only law firm with a presence in all three Crown Dependencies, Appleby was praised for being “innovative and clear”, “great at client communication”, “solution-orientated and well-informed”, and “a pleasure to work with”.
Appleby’s Isle of Man office retained Band 1 rankings for Corporate & Finance, Dispute Resolution, and Employment. Its corporate team was recognised for “consistently excellent service delivery”. Its dispute resolution team was described as “always on hand to assist their clients with relevant and to-the-point advice”. While the employment team was commended for “its responsiveness, clear communication and down-to-earth style”.
In Guernsey, the corporate team was described as having “excellent technical knowledge and superb depth and breadth”. Its dispute resolution team was praised as “pragmatic and thinks outside the box” and “distinguished by their high-level legal considerations and tenacity in approaching the matter”. Its employment team was recognised for being “responsive and professional in their approach, particularly when dealing with sensitive matters, and demonstrate strong technical knowledge.”
Jersey’s corporate team received high praise, with one client stating “there isn’t a Jersey transaction I wouldn’t trust the Appleby team to deal with”. Its property team was described as “a pre-eminent commercial real estate law firm in Jersey with great knowledge and experience”. Jersey’s dispute resolution team was recognised for being “responsive, innovative and clear” and “able to hold its own on big international trust disputes and is great to work with”.
Among those individually recognised across the Crown Dependencies, five Appleby partners are ranked Band 1 in their respective practice areas: Garry Manley for Corporate & Finance (Isle of Man), Mark Holligon for Dispute Resolution (Isle of Man), Richard Sheldon (Guernsey) and Keira Gore (Isle of Man) for Employment, and Jeff O’Boyle for Property (Jersey).
The Group’s full set of individually ranked lawyers in Chamber UK 2027 is as follows:
GUERNSEY
Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds: Jeremy Berchem, Dylan Latimer, Kate Ovenden, Tristan Ozanne, Stuart Tyler and Leona Maharaj.
Dispute Resolution: Jon Barclay.
Employment: Richard Sheldon and James Gallimore.
ISLE OF MAN
Corporate & Finance: Garry Manley, Juan Thornley, Tom Brook.
Dispute Resolution: Mark Holligon, Charles Davies, Keira Gore and Claire Corkish.
Employment: Keira Gore.
JERSEY
Corporate/M&A: Andrew Weaver.
Dispute Resolution: Niall MacDonald, Fraser Robertson, Sam Williams and Lara Von Wildenrath.
Employment: Niall MacDonald.
Investment Funds: Andrew Weaver and Tim Morgan.
Property: Jeff O’Boyle and John Bisson.
Trusts: David Dorgan and Michael Davies.
These results reaffirm Appleby’s market-leading position across the Crown Dependencies and reflect the firm’s continues commitment to delivering trusted, high-quality legal services to clients locally and internationally.
