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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Gilead Cooper KC is an eminent silk whose respected chancery practice is focused on contentious property and trusts. He attracts a wealth of praise for his advocacy.
Strengths
Gilead Cooper has great intellect and always looks at questions constructively. He is somebody I really enjoy working with. He is very businesslike and knowledgeable.
He is a real brainbox in his area. He is able to argue any side of any argument in a really exceptional way, a bit like a scholar. He thinks on a different intellectual plane to most of us.
Gilead Cooper is extremely clever. He thinks of things others don't and is great for complex cases. He is also a pleasure to work with.
Gilead Cooper comes well equipped with a fierce intellect and an enjoyment of the law. It is a pleasure to be in his company when you're fighting a fight.
Art and Cultural Property Law - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Strengths
Gilead Cooper is exceptional, super-articulate and he brings something extra to the table. He is fantastic and he is great with clients.
Gilead is a chancery barrister with a very strong line in the law around art and heritage. I'd go to him if I had a really complex issue.
Trusts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Gilead Cooper KC is instructed in some of the most important and high-profile trusts cases of recent years. He has a well-regarded international practice and acts for many significant clients in this area. Cooper is admitted to the BVI Bar and frequently appears in the courts of the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.
Strengths
Gilead is great - a man with two brains. He is pragmatic, very easy to deal with and very accommodating. His advice is very professional, concise and helpful.
A man with a great intellect, who is very imaginative and thinks laterally. Gilead is accessible, hard-working and someone who absolutely immerses himself in the case.
Gilead is a fantastic advocate and one of those people with an enormous brain. He's great at cross-examining and loves a good fight.
Gilead is a real brainbox. He's able to argue any side of any argument in a really exceptional way, a bit like a scholar.
Gilead is very innovative in his solutions and also has a very good style.
Offshore - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Gilead Cooper KC has a great standing in offshore litigation and has noted ability in trusts, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence disputes. He also handles property disputes and art law. Cooper's practice spans across offshore jurisdictions, including the BVI, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands.
Strengths
Gilead Cooper comes well equipped with a fierce intellect and enjoyment of the law.
He is just the most user-friendly barrister.