Babbé has reinforced its presence amongst the leading offshore firms with all of the firm’s individual departments maintaining their rankings, as well as individual lawyers, in The Legal 500 UK and Chambers & Partners UK 2025 guides.
Widely acknowledged as the world’s leading legal referral guides, this recognition highlights Babbé LLP’s strong performance across various legal sectors.
Babbé LLP’s DR team in particular receives mention, with one referee commenting: “Very strong advocates, rigorous in their analysis of facts and law – strong advocates for their client’s position but have a respectful but good working relationship with their clients.”
Babbé’s Managing Partner, Nick Robison (pictured) is described as demonstrating “excellence in his dedication, strategic thinking and sound judgement: he truly is a first-class litigator”. Todd McGuffin, Head of Disputes & Risk is mentioned as being: “all about the clients. His approach is super client-friendly, making sure legal solutions match their business goals. Todd’s got a knack for handling tough cases.”
Advocate David Doutney is described as excelling ‘in devising strategic legal approaches to safeguard clients’ interests. David’s great at collaborating with colleagues and clients.’
Ann Halliday from Babbé’s Banking & Finance team is recognised for her ‘sensible and responsive’ focus on ‘achieving goals’ and ‘excellent expertise’. Senior Associate, Vicky Olivier was also recognised by Chambers & Partners, and Royal Court Lieutenant Bailiff Simon Howitt, of Babbé’s private client and trust team, is again ranked by Legal 500 as a Senior Statesperson in recognition of his status as one of the most eminent trust lawyers practicing offshore.
Nick Robison said: “With the addition of highly experienced advocate, Martin Jones, as Partner, as well as further new staff hires, our DR team has had a year of expanded strength and experience. All of the senior lawyers in our DR team are ranked, further affirming the firm’s reputation as a market leader in disputes. And Babbé as a whole continues to offer expert legal advice to both on and offshore corporates, financial institutions and high net worth individuals.”
