Clients of Ardent Chambers will have direct access to their Advocates, enabling them to gain an understanding of the issues facing them quickly and in a cost-efficient manner. Each Advocate will have conduct of their case thus providing a personal quality service.

As litigation specialists, Howard Sharp QC, formerly Her Majesty’s Solicitor General for Jersey (2010- 2015), and Advocate Matthew Jowitt, who has acted on court cases at all levels, including at the Privy Council, are able to call upon decades of courtroom experience that has seen them lead many of Jersey’s most significant and complex cases.

Ardent Chambers are currently instructed in a number of high profile cases including Tax Information Exchange Agreement litigation that has reached the Privy Council, the enforcement of a US$300 million civil asset forfeiture order, £100 million contract disputes and a multi-million pound collective investment fund negligence claim.

Advocate Caroline Dutot has extensive experience advising on employment and regulatory matters. She wrote the sanctions guidance that is on the Jersey Financial Services Commission’s Website and often represents those who are the subject of investigation by the Regulator. Caroline will focus primarily on providing business advisory services to both companies and individuals, offering advice and representation to businesses on matters of contract law, employment and discrimination law as well as regulatory matters and disputes.

“We intend to provide a cost-efficient and high quality service to those who want to resolve a contentious issue at an early stage or otherwise, and if necessary and appropriate to do so, employ a specialist advocate to effectively present their case to the courts,” said Howard Sharp QC, Founder Member of Ardent Chambers.

“We want Ardent Chambers to come to represent excellence in the provision of legal advice and advocacy in Jersey,” said Caroline Dutot.