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What the Team is Known For

Wilberforce Chambers offers significant strength and depth in all the major offshore jurisdictions, including those in the Channel Islands, the Caribbean and Asia. An instructing solicitor reports: "Wilberforce Chambers has extensive experience and deep talent at all levels." Another source says: "It is a go-to for cases involving large complex trust structures, particularly where there is an offshore element." Members of the set are instructed to act in matters such as trust litigation, high-value commercial disputes, fraud claims and insolvency matters. Its barristers continue to appear in a number of high-profile cases, such as FamilyMart Holding v Ting Chuan.

Nicholas Luckman is the practice director.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Brian Green
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Brian Green KC is a market leader in chancery work who is regularly instructed by solicitors due to his ability to handle the most complex and high-profile litigation. He has a wide-ranging practice, but proves particularly adept at cases concerning trusts and pensions. He has handled extremely high-value matters in Bermuda, the BVI and the Channel Islands.

He is the leading advocate on matters of trust law.

Brian Green is a very talented advocate and is incredibly hardworking.

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Clare Stanley
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Clare Stanley KC is noted for her commercial and company law practice, encompassing the likes of insolvency and fraud matters. She has further expertise in handling trust dispute cases. She is well versed in the intricacies of acting in a number of offshore jurisdictions, frequently the Cayman Islands.

Clare is very good at taking a strategic approach to her advocacy.

She knows the offshore market inside out, knows the judges and is a ferocious cross-examiner.

Clare is technically brilliant. She is able to see her way through a myriad of issues very easily.

Clare is extremely engaging and ready to cut to the essence of what's important in client calls.

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Graeme Halkerston
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Graeme Halkerston is very well acquainted with the offshore market, having worked for several years as a partner in a leading firm in the Cayman Islands. The bulk of his work is BVI or Cayman Islands-based. He maintains a diverse and dynamic commercial litigation practice and has strengths in banking and financial disputes, restructuring proceedings and cross-border fraud. He remains active in high-value offshore liquidation matters and shareholder disputes.

His legal knowledge, strategy and written skeleton arguments are all of a high standard.

He's a very effective advocate on his feet.

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Jonathan Hilliard
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Jonathan Hilliard KC has an excellent reputation for trusts and commercial litigation work. His practice has led him to act in the Channel Islands, Bermuda and the BVI, among other jurisdictions. Hilliard regularly leads in particularly high-value, multi-jurisdictional trust disputes.

Jonathan is a force of nature you need on your case. He is across every possible angle, prepared for every eventuality and extremely user-friendly and responsive.

His drafting is top notch.

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Robert Ham
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Robert Ham KC is a very highly regarded practitioner who receives effusive praise for his outstanding efforts in private client work, tax law and pensions. He acts in trusts cases in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, among other jurisdictions.

Robert is one of the most well-respected KCs in the private wealth field.

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Thomas Lowe
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Thomas Lowe KC has a wealth of experience appearing in the Cayman Islands and the BVI, acting in a wide range of private client disputes and contentious trust matters. He has a particular forte in handling litigation following the collapse of investment structures and regularly acts in disputes between fund managers. He is frequently called upon by commercial clients, and provides expertise in matters relating to fraud and insolvency.

Tom Lowe is the leading commercial silk in the Cayman Islands.

Tom is unquestionably the superstar of the offshore bar. BVI and Cayman lawyers have zero hesitation in fielding Tom against any silk or team of them. There are none better. He is my first choice.

Thomas Lowe is an exceptional advocate. He can persuade the court on the most difficult of cases.

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Andrew Mold
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Andrew Mold KC adroitly handles a diverse range of traditional and commercial chancery matters, demonstrating considerable strength in cases concerning trusts, professional liability and company law. He has been admitted to the Cayman Islands Bar, and his practice has led him to litigate or advise on matters in Bermuda, Gibraltar and the BVI. He is experienced in intra-family disputes including high-value divorce proceedings.

Andrew's advocacy and sense of judgment on his feet is extremely impressive. He has an impeccable attention to detail and is also approachable and a pleasure to instruct.

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Anna Littler
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Anna Littler has a strong offshore practice focusing on commercial chancery disputes, which has led her to act in the Bermudan courts. She regularly undertakes litigation involving high-value trusts. Her expertise encompasses fraud claims and insolvency.

One of my favourite juniors, she is so user-friendly and so bright and thorough.

Anna is extremely professional, very knowledgeable and a very experienced barrister to deal with.

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Gilead Cooper
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Gilead Cooper KC has a great standing in offshore litigation and has noted ability in trusts, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence disputes. He also handles property disputes and art law. Cooper's practice spans across offshore jurisdictions, including the BVI, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands.

Gilead Cooper comes well equipped with a fierce intellect and enjoyment of the law.

He is just the most user-friendly barrister.

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John Wardell
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John Wardell KC has a strong commercial and company law practice and a broad range of expertise, which includes fraud and breach of fiduciary duty cases. He is admitted to the Bar in the BVI, and has further experience in the Cayman Islands and the Turks & Caicos Islands. Wardell's expertise also covers joint venture agreements and partnerships.

John Wardell is probably the best advocate I have worked with and is intellectually very strong.

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Michael Furness
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Michael Furness KC is an impressive silk who is especially knowledgeable in trusts and tax disputes. His practice regularly leads him to appear in Bermudian trust cases, and he has experience acting in Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal. He also provides counsel on professional negligence claims.

He is a very experienced advocate and knows Bermuda-related issues very well.

He always strives to do the best for the client and has the ability to simplify complex legal issues for advocacy and client management purposes.

He is a delight to work with, intellectually very able and asks penetrating questions that find the pivoting point in a matter.

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Tom Roscoe
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Tom Roscoe is recognised as a prominent junior in the offshore trusts and commercial disputes space. He acts in notable trust liquidations and shareholder disputes. He has ample experience appearing unled in courts across the Caribbean, notably in the BVI. He has additional exposure to matters in the Channel Islands and the DIFC.

Tom ensures quick turnaround but ensures things are carefully considered. An ideal junior.

I have been enormously impressed with his command of his subject matter and his ever-impressive advocacy.

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Nikki Singla
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Nikki Singla KC is a highly regarded performer with experience appearing for clients in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Mauritius and the Channel Islands. Solicitors turn to him for advice on a wide range of commercial and business cases, and admire him for his specialist trusts expertise. His clients include high net worth families and trustees. He regularly handles shareholder disputes, negligence and joint venture ownership disputes, among others.

Nikki is very good in court and his advocacy was excellent.

He is brilliant, user-friendly and commercial.

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Terence Mowschenson
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Terence Mowschenson KC is a popular and much-admired chancery silk who has undertaken a range of banking, finance and company cases worldwide. His practice also encompasses joint ventures and partnerships. He has appeared in a wide range of jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands and the BVI. He has additional expertise in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Our go-to silk for most matters.

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Thomas Grant
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Thomas Grant KC is a highly regarded offshore practitioner with in-depth knowledge of fraud matters. He has a wide experience in commercial matters including share disputes, breach of duty and commodities matters. Grant has appeared in the BVI, Cayman and Hong Kong, among other jurisdictions.

Thomas is concise, clever and a strong courtroom presence. His knowledge of the law on fraud is not bettered and he is the apex of the London Bar in fraud claims at this time.

An extremely proactive silk with fantastic advocacy skills.

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Elizabeth Houghton
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Elizabeth Houghton is an extremely experienced offshore litigator who is very adept at handling matters involving high-value trusts. She has appeared in mandates in Bermuda, Isle of Man and Jersey, among others.

She is very hot on the details and you have confidence that she has picked everything up.

Elizabeth's attention to detail and assessment of pertinent points was extremely impressive. She was such an invaluable asset to the team as a whole.

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Silks (KC)

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Brian Green KC
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Clare Stanley KC
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Jonathan Hilliard KC
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Robert Ham KC
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Thomas Lowe KC
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Andrew Mold KC
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Gilead Cooper KC
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John Wardell KC
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Michael Furness KC
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Nikki Singla KC
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Terence Mowschenson KC
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Graeme Halkerston
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Anna Littler
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Tom Roscoe
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Elizabeth Houghton
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