Donald Lilly KC

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

New Silks

Restructuring/Insolvency

London (Bar)

3 Years Ranked

New Silks

Company

London (Bar)

6 Years Ranked

New Silks

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

5 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

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: SFO v Harbour Fund II LLP [2022] EWHC 3053, Gill v Thind [2022] EWHC 2871 (Ch) (also instructed for the appeal), Faulkner v Vollin Holdings Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1371 (and first instance reported at [2021] EWHC 787 (Ch)), Maso Capital Investments Ltd v Shanda Games Ltd [2020] BCC 466, Patel v Iqbal [2020] EWHC 1174 (Ch).

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

Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

New Silks

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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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Company - London (Bar)

New Silks

Individual Editorial

Donald Lilly KC is an experienced junior 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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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Donald is a silk in waiting. He is clever, proactive, great at advocacy and a real team player.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK-Bar

A terrific lawyer who is hard-working and technically outstanding.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK-Bar

Incredibly bright and very commercial, he's a real pleasure to work with.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK-Bar

Donald is outstanding - he is a terrific lawyer who is hard-working and technically outstanding. He's a pleasure to work with and his written advocacy is outstanding.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK-Bar

Donald has a brain that won't wait a minute, he has a wonderful temperament, and his written work is superb and excellent.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK-Bar

He presents very clearly and runs things through a judge without complicating things. He has a good rapport and takes a calm and measured approach.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK-Bar

Donald is absolutely superb. He is incredibly able in all areas, and both very charming and user-friendly.

Company respondent
UK-Bar

Donald's written work and oral advocacy are superb. He presents very clearly and runs things through to a judge without overly complicating matters.

Company respondent
UK-Bar

Donald is a terrific lawyer, who is hard-working and technically outstanding. He is a pleasure to work with and an accommodating person. His written advocacy is outstanding.

Company respondent
UK-Bar

Donald is a silk in waiting. He is clever, proactive, great at advocacy and a real team player.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK-Bar

A terrific lawyer who is hard-working and technically outstanding.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK-Bar

Incredibly bright and very commercial, he's a real pleasure to work with.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK-Bar

Donald is outstanding - he is a terrific lawyer who is hard-working and technically outstanding. He's a pleasure to work with and his written advocacy is outstanding.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK-Bar

Donald has a brain that won't wait a minute, he has a wonderful temperament, and his written work is superb and excellent.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK-Bar

He presents very clearly and runs things through a judge without complicating things. He has a good rapport and takes a calm and measured approach.

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
UK-Bar

Donald is absolutely superb. He is incredibly able in all areas, and both very charming and user-friendly.

Company respondent
UK-Bar

Donald's written work and oral advocacy are superb. He presents very clearly and runs things through to a judge without overly complicating matters.

Company respondent
UK-Bar

Donald is a terrific lawyer, who is hard-working and technically outstanding. He is a pleasure to work with and an accommodating person. His written advocacy is outstanding.

Company respondent
UK-Bar

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Chambers Review

UK-Bar

Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)

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Company - London (Bar)

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