Matthew Maletroit

Matthew Maletroit is a Partner in Baker & Partners Jersey office, having joined the firm in September 2026.

Matthew is an experienced Jersey Advocate with extensive courtroom experience in the most serious and complex cases. Matthew was sworn-in as an Advocate of the Royal Court in 2013. He has since appeared before every court and tribunal in Jersey in both civil and criminal proceedings.

Matthew began his career at the Law Officers’ Department where he initially specialised in regulatory matters, international law and human rights. Matthew worked on high profile civil litigation including the Historic Child Abuse Inquiry, proceedings concerning the removal of LVCR, disciplinary proceedings concerning members of the Law Society of Jersey and Honorary Police Officers, and human rights disputes. He also routinely conducted proceedings in the Petty Debts Court and the Royal Court on behalf of the Treasurer of the States, the Employment Tribunal on behalf of the States Employment Board, and the Mental Health Review Tribunal on behalf of the Minister for Health and Social Services.

In 2014, Matthew began prosecuting criminal cases on behalf of the Attorney General and he was appointed as a Crown Advocate in the following year. Since then, he has built his reputation as one of Jersey’s leading criminal litigators, having prosecuted countless high-profile cases involving murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, sexual offences, drug-trafficking, money laundering and fraud. Matthew was appointed as a Senior Legal Adviser in 2021. In recent years, Matthew has conducted some of the most complex criminal cases ever to be presented to Jersey’s courts. He has been commended for the quality of his work, his collaborative approach to case strategy, his meticulous attention to detail, and his ability to reduce complex matters into clear and persuasive arguments whilst working under considerable pressure.

Matthew has served as Acting Attorney General for Jersey on numerous occasions, and he continues to be instructed by the Law Officers in serious and complex cases.

Matthew is available for instruction for a broad range of litigation and dispute resolution work including fraud and asset recovery, public and administrative law, employment law, trusts litigation and complex commercial disputes.

Recent Matters

• Attorney General v Carr and Sevash-Zade [2025] JRC 325

  This case concerned a fatal collision between a ferry and a fishing boat which resulted in the deaths of three fishermen. It stemmed from one of the most complex investigations ever undertaken by the States of Jersey Police. Following the trial, Matthew was commended on the basis that his “contribution exemplifies the highest standards of legal practice and reflects the values and integrity and excellence that underpin the criminal justice system in Jersey.”

• Attorney General v Roberts [2025] JRC 081

  This landmark case concerned offences of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and domestic violence against several victims in multiple jurisdictions. Matthew’s comprehensive review of the Royal Court’s approach to sentencing led to the Court delivering its most significant judgment in respect of sexual offences in recent years and issuing new guidance.

• Attorney General v Pounds [2024] JRC 270; [2025] JRC 030;

  This case concerned a hit-and-run incident which caused the deaths of two pedestrians; a man and his young son. Matthew was instructed to prosecute the case on behalf of the Attorney General. The defendant was convicted of death by dangerous driving and several other offences resulting in a sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment.

• Attorney General v Thurban et al [2020] JRC 212; Attorney General v Pearce [2021] JRC 203

  Matthew prosecuted the most complex drug trafficking and money laundering case ever to be prosecuted in Jersey resulting in seven defendants being convicted and sentenced to a total of over 75 years’ imprisonment. As part of sentencing, Matthew successfully applied for the first Jersey criminal confiscation order relating to cryptocurrency. At the conclusion of the case, Matthew was commended by the Royal Court for the “quality and clarity” of his submissions in this particularly complex case.

Associations & Memberships 

• Law Society of Jersey