Chancery: Traditional
London (Bar)
11 years ranked
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Dakis Hagen KC specialises in Chancery litigation, both commercial and traditional. His cases usually involve international structures, most often trusts and estates, disputes as to the ownership of businesses, allegations of fraud or professional negligence and asset tracing. The international nature of Dakis Hagen’s practice has meant that he is instructed both by London solicitors and also directly by lawyers from overseas (including from the USA, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bermuda, Luxembourg, Isle of Man, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, Gibraltar and the Channel Islands). He has appeared as leading counsel in courts in the Cayman Islands, BVI, Bermuda and Gibraltar as well as frequently in London. In 2022 he was among the advocates who appeared in the successful Privy Council appeal in Wong v Grand View. He is co-chairman of the Legal Week Trusts & Estates Litigation Forum.
Call: 2002
Silk: 2017
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Dakis Hagen is one of the chancery Bar's greatest minds.
Dakis is a superb advocate and strategist who has a formidable intellect, persuasive advocacy and really good judgement.
Dakis is absolutely brilliant – creative, clever and a very persuasive advocate. He is passionate and enthusiastic, researches very deeply, and sees angles others don't because he's amazingly well read.
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