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Donald Lilly KC
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Donald Lilly KC
Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

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Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

6 Years Ranked

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Company

London (Bar)

7 Years Ranked

New Silks

Restructuring/Insolvency

London (Bar)

4 Years Ranked

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Global 2025

About

Provided by Donald Lilly KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Chancery Commercial, including Company Law and personal and corporate Insolvency, with a particular emphasis on disputes involving offshore and civil fraud aspects. Recent reported cases include: Magomedov v TPG Group [2025] EWHC 59 (Comm), Wang v Tianjin Lantian Gerui [2024 EWHC 2059 (Ch), Sian Participation v Domidias [2024] EWHC 458 (Comm), Gill v Thind [2023] EWCA Civ 1276, SFO v Harbour Fund II LLP [2022] EWHC 3053 and Faulkner v Vollin Holdings Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1371.

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association and COMBAR.

Called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands (2013)

Called (on a case specific basis) to the Bar of Gibraltar (2019).

Publications

“Investigations by BIS”, Tolley’s Company Law Service

“It’s a real privilege: common interests in trust disputes”. Trusts and Trustees, T. & T. 2013, 19(1), 68-78.

“A Tale of Two Insolvencies”, Butterworth’s Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, (2012) 6 JIBFL 348.

Featured in The Lawyer, “Judgment Call”, 21 May 2012.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Company - London (Bar)

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Individual Editorial

Donald Lilly KC is an experienced advocate with a deep knowledge of litigious company cases, most notably shareholder disputes. He regularly appears unled in court proceedings and demonstrates strong expertise in matters concerning derivative claims.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)

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Individual Editorial

Donald Lilly KC is an impressive performer in insolvency proceedings, particularly those regarding the estates of well-known individuals. He is experienced in working on behalf of trustees, administrators and governments, often appearing without a leader.

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Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

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Strengths

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He is extremely bright and hard-working.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Donald is an all-round genius. He tackles complex legal issues head on.

Company respondent
UK Bar

He is very smart, responsive and just a pleasure to work with. His advocacy style is measured and effective.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Donald Lilly KC is very easy to work with and very responsive; he always makes himself available. He really listens and adapts his advice to what clients want.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Donald Lilly KC has been really excellent at giving us guidance and support. Nothing is too much trouble for him.

Company respondent
UK Bar

He is very smart, responsive, across the detail of his matters and his advocacy style is measured and effective.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

A wonderfully user-friendly and astute tactician.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK Bar

Donald is a barrister who really understands complex disputes.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Donald is a reliable, intelligent and user-friendly lawyer who is able to fit into any legal team. All in all, he is a very safe pair of hands.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

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