Offshore

Elspeth Talbot Rice KC is a highly regarded and much sought-after expert who handles a full spectrum of commercial and traditional chancery work. She has experience acting in jurisdictions spanning the BVI, Bermuda and the UK Crown Dependencies, and acts for both claimants and defendants in significant trust and estates disputes. She has particular experience in cases concerning asset transfers and restructuring.

Andrew Holden receives consistent praise for his deep level of experience in trust litigation work. His practice encompasses trust restructurings, asset tracing, and probate and estate administration. His experience extends to the Bahamas, the Channel Islands and the Cayman Islands. Holden acts on behalf of high net worth families and individuals, as well as commercial entities.

David Brownbill KC is a natural choice for the most complex and contentious trusts litigation. He is frequently called upon to handle work in the BVI, Bermuda, Gibraltar and the Cayman Islands. His specialism lies in multi-jurisdictional and high-value traditional and commercial chancery work. Brownbill is particularly sought after for claims arising out of liquidation and insolvency, as well as substantial fraud and asset recovery claims.

Edward Cumming KC is highly regarded silk who frequently appears in a variety of offshore trust, company and general commercial disputes. He has a substantial offshore practice involving matters in the Channel Islands and the BVI, alongside other jurisdictions. Cumming is instructed on behalf of multinational corporates in addition to high net worth private clients.

Stephen Moverley Smith KC is deeply well versed in a range of commercial cases, including those concerning trusts, restructuring, fraud and insolvency. He also specialises in corruption cases. He is particularly active in Bermuda, the Bahamas and the BVI.

Bajul Shah has an enviable offshore practice and handles cases in the BVI, the DIFC and the Channel Islands. He offers expertise in a broad range of commercial chancery areas, including insolvency, trusts, probate and civil fraud, and is frequently called upon by liquidators and trustees.

Daniel Warents is highly regarded for his expertise in handling chancery and commercial cases. He is instructed on a range of issues including fraud, trust matters and shareholder disputes. He is called to the BVI Bar and has extensive experience in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and the Channel Islands.

Francis Tregear KC is well known for his liquidation work and offers additional expertise in trust disputes. He has been admitted to appear in court across a host of offshore jurisdictions, with his practice most recently leading him to Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Tregear regularly acts for shareholders and liquidators.

Adam Cloherty KC impresses sources with his courtroom advocacy skills and has particular experience of BVI, Gibraltar and Cayman Islands cases. His clients, who include beneficiaries and shareholders, benefit from his extensive trust knowledge. He has also handled matters in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Elizabeth Weaver is a deeply experienced junior barrister, well versed in large-scale commercial claims and general chancery matters. She is routinely called upon for her expertise in international trusts disputes, high-value commercial litigation and asset recovery, and also frequently acts for ultra high net worth families. She has been called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and has been active in Bermuda and the Isle of Man.

Nicole Langlois is a respected junior with considerable credentials in commercial contractual and trust litigation. She regularly handles cases involving professional negligence, breach of trust allegations and fraud. She is called to the Bar in both the UK and Jersey, and alongside the Channel Islands her practice has covered the Bahamas and Hong Kong.

Steven Thompson KC has appeared in high profile and complex mandates in the BVI, Bermuda, DIFC and Cayman Islands. He is a well respected commercial dispute practitioner with a strong knowledge of matters involving fraud elements.