Bruce Scott
Partner
Overview
Bruce heads up the City based arm of Bedell Cristin's Jersey law practice and has extensive experience in structuring and advising on a range of investment funds, corporate and finance transactions. Bruce has developed particular expertise advising on the listing of UK REITs on The International Stock Exchange (TISE).
Before focussing on Jersey law, Bruce spent five years with Dundas & Wilson specialising in corporate and banking transactions and two years at Standard Life where he worked on corporate and regulatory matters relating to Standard Life's international businesses and on the company's demutualisation and flotation.
Professional
- Advocate - Jersey
- Solicitor - Scotland (non-practising)
Areas of Expertise
Credentials
- 'Leading Individuals' - Legal 500 UK 2023, 2022 and 2021
- 'Highly regarded' in investment funds, banking and mergers & acquisitions - IFLR1000 2022, 2021
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Bruce Scott is an absolute star. He is quite simply amazing to work with. We struggle to work with anybody else on his type of work.
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Legal 500 UK
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Bruce Scott – very pleasant to deal with, friendly, warm, commercial and responsive.
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Legal 500 UK
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Bruce Scott and Nkechi Hokstad are definitely stand-out members of the team. They are highly responsive and nothing is too much trouble. They are commercial, pragmatic and very hard working. They have a very strong understanding of wider deal issues, and bring to bear their considerable experience in a sensible and valuable way.
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Legal 500 UK
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Bruce Scott and his team are tried and trusted advisers for our asset-backed securitisation transactions in Jersey. Working with them is straightforward and the entire team is 100% reliable
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Legal 500 UK
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Very strong on listing UK REITs on TISE. Bruce Scott is an outstanding adviser – very knowledgeable and user-friendly.
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Legal 500 UK
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Bruce Scott is responsive, accessible and brings a great deal of experience having practiced in the UK (including in-house) and in Jersey.
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Legal 500 UK
News
Bedell Cristin advises Welput on the acquisition of Portman Square House, London
02 September 2022
Bedell Cristin advises Symphony Technology Group (STG) on the acquisition of Critical Mention
01 September 2022
Bedell Cristin advises Harrison Street on the sale of seven UK-based student-housing assets to Global Student Accommodation
12 May 2022