Legal Services

Nine firms — eight in St Peter Port near the Royal Court, one in St Martin. Trust work rarely stands alone: five also handle litigation.

Eight firms — seven in St Peter Port, five LLPs — running from Carey Olsen (1898) to Collas Crill (2011), plus one sole mediator.

Six of 38 legal-services firms name corporate and commercial law — two offshore networks alongside four independents.

Six St Peter Port practices — Mourant (Ozannes lineage, 1842), Leonard Curtis (2019), two accountancy houses, and the ARIES CI body.

Five offshore firms, all in St Peter Port — Mourant's Ozannes lineage traces to 1842; Collas Crill, the newest, formed by merger in 2011.

Five firms — all St Peter Port — three LLPs and two partnerships, oldest Ogier (1998), newest Ferbrache & Farrell (2016).

Five practices — four in St Peter Port, one in Castel — including FPAS, the state-funded adviser under the Children Law 2008.

Four practices in St Peter Port — three private firms and the States legal aid service that supplies duty advocates 24/7.

Four notarial practices, all in St Peter Port — three private firms alongside HM Greffier, the states registry dating to the 13th century.

Three practices — two full-service advocates handling employment alongside wider caseloads, and one dedicated HR-and-tribunal specialist.