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Wiliam is both a Jersey Advocate and an English Barrister.  He has over 20 years' experience of litigation and a focus on courtroom advocacy.  He practised at the English Bar for 13 years, appearing in court every woork, before moving to work in Jersey in 2008.  He was appointed as a Crown Advocate in 2012.

William has appeared in many notable recent commercial and trust cases in Jersey.  He led the Baker & Partners team representing a bank-owned trust company in Crociani v Crociani, one of the biggeset breach of trust cases in recent years in Jersey which came to trial in 2017.  The trial lasted three months.  The litigation has given rise to numerous judgments on various aspects of Jersey trusts law and procedure.

William has extensive experience of obtaining creative and effective freezing and disclosure orders in support of both Jersey and overseas litigation.

He also prosecutes and defends in serious criminal cases including fraud.