SILK PROFILE

Dakis Hagen KC

UK Bar 2026

Serle Court

Ranked in 5 practice areas

Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts

London (Bar)

8 years ranked

Chancery: Traditional

London (Bar)

13 years ranked

Offshore

All Circuits

2 years ranked

Trusts

London (Bar)

12 years ranked

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

17 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

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.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts - London (Bar)

Star Individuals

Individual Editorial

Dakis Hagen KC is a superb advocate for cases concerning the intersection between family and chancery law, who is regularly instructed in the largest and most ground-breaking of matters. He is greatly experienced in all areas of chancery and trust law, and regularly handles complex international matters involving offshore trusts.

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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Dakis Hagen KC is an exceptionally well-respected silk who is regularly instructed in the largest and most complex matters, particularly those with international or matrimonial finance aspects.

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Offshore - All Circuits

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Dakis Hagen KC has a strong reputation for handling international trust, fraud and asset-tracing matters. He regularly appears in Bermuda and Jersey, as well as the Caribbean jurisdictions. Hagen is highly experienced in regulatory proceedings and is noted for his skill in handling trustee applications and jurisdiction challenges.

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Trusts - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Dakis Hagen KC is an exceptionally well-known trusts practitioner who is frequently sought after for his work on trusts within divorces and estate management. He is often instructed in the most high-profile litigation matters.

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Strengths

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Dakis Hagen is a joy to behold.
Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax ExpertsUK Bar
Dakis is fabulous and a go-to for trust and family matters. He has a brain the size of a planet - he sees round corners and always has a solution.
Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax ExpertsUK Bar
Dakis Hagen is phenomenally hard-working, remarkably thorough and enthusiastic about the area. He is a very skilled advocate and applied individual.
Chancery: TraditionalUK Bar
He is pre-eminent. His reputation precedes him. Dakis is phenomenally bright but so pragmatic. He is really nice to work with and responsive as well.
Chancery: TraditionalUK Bar
Dakis is probably one of the best, strongest all-rounders you will find. He is such a charming and effective advocate but with unbelievable intellectual power which he wears quite lightly.
Chancery: TraditionalUK Bar
Dakis is excellent: he thoroughly understands the law, but is tactically flexible and pragmatic with it.
Chancery: TraditionalUK Bar