Mourant

Litigation, international trusts and private client, insolvency and restructuring.

Bruce has experience of a wide range of contentious areas including insolvency, banking and professional negligence, specialising in particular in contentious trusts work. In addition to hostile trust litigation, Bruce also regularly advises trustees and beneficiaries on issues arising in the course of the administration of trust structures (both contested and non-contested). Highlight deals: Bruce was part of the team acting for the trustee on the Internine/Alhamrani litigation and acted for the private trust company defendant in the Walker litigation. What the directories say: Bruce ‘attracts glowing praise for his handling of contentious work…', '… is the future in the heavy contentious trust litigation in Jersey ...' and '… one of the best lawyers in the next generation' (Chambers UK, 2016); ‘is a bright guy.  He pays great attention to detail and he is effective' (Chambers UK, 2015); ''the first port of call' for complex trusts work' (Who's Who Legal, 2015); is listed as a Prominent Figure for Contentious Trusts in the Citywealth Leading Lawyers List 2015 and a notable practitioner in Chambers UK, 2015.

Trained Gouldens, qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales 1999 (currently non-practising), litigator in the finance department Jones Day (following merger with Gouldens) until 2004; leading Cayman Islands law firm, admitted as a Cayman Islands attorney-at-law; joined Mourant Ozannes 2004; qualified as a Jersey advocate 2007; partner 2010.

Oxford University (law).