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James Gleeson

James Gleeson

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Offshore: Dispute Resolution

Jersey

18 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

James Gleeson TEP is an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey and a non-practising English qualified solicitor. James is a founding Partner of Dickinson Gleeson. James specialises in civil and commercial litigation, in particular trusts and funds disputes and complex cross-border fraud and asset tracing matters. He also advises in relation to regulatory matters and insolvency. He acts for wealth providers, trustees, corporates, law firms, banks and government agencies. James has appeared in a number of leading cases on the Island, shaping Jersey law in the process.

Career

Trained at Slaughter and May; qualified 2000 (admitted as an English solicitor – non-practising); admitted as an advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey 2005; Bedell Cristin 2003, partner 2008; founding partner Dickinson Gleeson 2010 to date.

Professional Memberships

A member of STEP, ACTAPS, ARIES and an overseas member of the Chancery Bar Association.

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Personal

Leisure activities include music, film, poetry, golf, surfing, skiing and tennis.

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Offshore: Dispute Resolution - Jersey

Band 1
Individual Editorial
James Gleeson operates a broad, highly respected practice where he advises a range of clients including trustees, banks, corporations and high net worth individuals.
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Strengths

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  • James is a very assured advocate.

    Offshore: Dispute ResolutionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • James is a strong technical lawyer with good judgement.

    Offshore: Dispute ResolutionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • James provides strong legal advice and has an incredible level of perception and anticipation in disputes and pre-litigation matters. His abilities and knowledge substantially improve the results.

    Offshore: Dispute ResolutionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • James is extremely capable of handling complex and sophisticated matters and, as top professionals do, conveys a sense of having everything under control and being one step ahead of the situation.

    Offshore: Dispute ResolutionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • James is super sensible. He plays it with a straight bat, which gets the trust of the court.

    Offshore: Dispute ResolutionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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Jersey

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