SILK PROFILE

Donald Lilly KC

UK Bar 2026

4 Stone Buildings

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Restructuring/Insolvency

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

6 years ranked

Company

London (Bar)

7 years ranked

About

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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

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Company - London (Bar)

New Silks

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)

New Silks

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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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is extremely bright and hard-working.
CompanyUK Bar
Donald is an all-round genius. He tackles complex legal issues head on.
CompanyUK Bar
He is very smart, responsive and just a pleasure to work with. His advocacy style is measured and effective.
CompanyUK 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.
CompanyUK Bar
Donald Lilly KC has been really excellent at giving us guidance and support. Nothing is too much trouble for him.
CompanyUK Bar
He is very smart, responsive, across the detail of his matters and his advocacy style is measured and effective.
Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar