Advocate Rose Colley

Advocate Rose Colley  – Managing Partner
Family

Rose was born in England and completed her first degree in political science at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Rose was admitted by the Law Society of England & Wales as a Solicitor in 1980. She then spent a number of years as a lecturer for the Inner London Education Authority before entering into private practice in 1986, specialising in family law. Rose completed her MBA at the Nottingham Law School in 1996.

Rose moved to Jersey in 1997 and was sworn in as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey in 2000. She joined Viberts as Practice Director in 2000 and later became the Managing Partner. Rose is also a qualified practitioner in collaborative law.

Rose was a Councillor for the London Borough of Southwark from 1984 to 1997 and stood for Parliament at the 1992 General Election. In Jersey she is the former acting Bâtônnier, chairs the sub-committee of the Law Society which drew up the new legal aid guidelines in 2006 and sat for six years on the committee of the Institute of Directors Jersey Branch. She currently serves on the States of Jersey Appointments Commission, is legal adviser to St John Ambulance in Jersey and sits on the Citizens Advice Bureau Management committee

"The freedom tree shows commitment to the continuing re-development of the waterfront. Public art is essential in order to provide lasting commitment to regeneration by the States. The waterfront is crucial to the future success of the island, just as the re-development of the docklands was to south London when I was an elected councillor there.

The tree also, I believe, signifies the importance of freedom both to Jersey, but also to those parts of the international community who are not able to enjoy free speech and democracy.

Most of all, the tree for me shows that Jersey is a modern, vibrant community which recognises its role in the wider world."