Bruce Lincoln

Overview

I'm a Partner at Mourant Ozannes (Jersey) LLP in the Jersey Litigation and International Trusts & Private Client practices, with extensive experience of a wide range of contentious areas gained whilst practising as a litigator in both London and Jersey, including insolvency, banking, fraud and professional negligence.

Since moving to Jersey in 2004, I've had a particular focus on contentious trusts and private client work. I regularly act and appear as an Advocate for institutional clients (including trustees, banks, insolvency practitioners and fund service providers), as well as HNW and UHNW individuals and families, and have been involved in some of the largest and most complex trust and private client-related cases to have come before the Jersey court. Alongside dealing with hostile litigation, I frequently advise trustees and beneficiaries on the various issues which can arise in the course of the administration of private wealth structures, in contentious and non-contentious circumstances alike.

I qualified as an English solicitor with City firm Gouldens (now Jones Day), practising as a litigator there before joining Mourant in 2004. I became a Partner in 2010, led Jersey Litigation from 2015, and was made Global Practice Leader for Litigation and Dispute Resolution in 2022.

I am recommended in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, and I feature on the Citywealth Leaders List for Contentious Trusts, Corporate and Regulatory. I am recognised as a Global Leader for Asset Recovery, Private Client and Professional Negligence by Who's Who Legal, and in the Private Client Global Elite Directory.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Advocate, Jersey, August 2007
• Solicitor, England & Wales, March 1999 (currently non-practising)
• Studied law at Oxford University

WHAT THE DIRECTORIES SAY

In Chambers and Partners UK 2025, Bruce is ranked Band 1 in Offshore: Dispute Resolution. A source comments: "Bruce is highly responsive, including in pressured situations. He remains calm, commercial and very thoughtful." He is also described as "a very sharp and thorough advocate" who is "very nice to deal with."

In Legal 500 UK 2025, Bruce is recognised in the prestigious Hall of Fame for Dispute Resolution. He is described as an "an emotionally intelligent advocate, with a great ability to speak to complex matters in a concise and client-friendly manner." 

In Chambers and Partners 2024, Bruce is ranked Band 1 in Offshore: Dispute Resolution. A source says: "Bruce is one of the leading trust litigators on the island."

Bruce Lincoln is recognised in the Private Client Global Elite Directory 2024.

In Legal 500 UK 2024, Bruce is recognised in the prestigious Hall of Fame for Dispute Resolution. 

In the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2023, Bruce is individually ranked in Offshore: Trusts in Jersey. A source praises him for being: "very strategic, very good at looking at the overall strategy of a matter."

Legal 500 UK 2023 named Bruce as a Recommended Lawyer in Dispute Resolution. A source describes him as having "a unique ability to guide a client through complex litigation matters...to get to the core of the commercial decision to be made."

Bruce is ranked Band 1 in Chambers and Partners UK 2023 in Offshore: Dispute Resolution, and Band 2 in Offshore: Trusts. 

"He is a very talented advocate - he's excellent in court because he prepares very well and is methodical." Chambers and Partners UK, 2022.

"He is really personable, he is really focused on getting the best result for the client and he is very knowledgeable. He is able to cut through all the noise that tends to take over cases and he cuts to the chase but he does so in a friendly and respectable manner." Chambers and Partners UK, 2022.

'Bruce Lincoln – his integrity and professionalism shine through in his case management. His care and attention throughout matters yields very good results for his clients.' Legal 500 UK 2022.

In Chambers and Partners UK 2021, a source comments: "He is outstanding - an extremely able lawyer who is level-headed and gives commercially sound advice." Bruce is also described as taking "a very intelligent approach to dealing with disputes."

Legal 500 UK 2021 states: "Bruce is a great communicator with very astute legal judgement."

In Chambers and Partners 2020, a source notes: "It is a true pleasure to work with Bruce. He is a formidable lawyer and an astute tactician. He creates a smooth-running and productive working environment for his team which ensures that clients consistently receive an excellent service." Another describes him as: "A wonderful litigator and courtroom advocate."