Ranked in 5 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

1

Band 1

Trusts

London (Bar)

5 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

14 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Chancery: Traditional

London (Bar)

8 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

2 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by James Weale

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Chancery and commercial litigation, arbitration, trusts (offshore and onshore), probate, civil fraud, company, probate, 1975 Act claims, and professional negligence.

Recent notable cases include: LLC Eurochem North-West-2 v Societe Generale SA and Ors [2024] I.L.Pr. 30; IBM United Kingdom v LzLabs GmbH [2025] EWHC 532 (TCC) ; Wong v Grand View Private Trust Company [2022] UKPC 47, Navigator Equities Ltd v Deripaska [2024] BCC 526; Sofer v SwissIndependent Trustees [2023] W.T.L.R. 329; LLC EuroChem North-West-2 v Societe General and Ors [2025] EWHC 1938 (Comm)

Career

Called to the Bar: 2007.

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.

Publications

Contributor to DIFC Courts Practice (2020).

Personal

LLB (Bristol University) (1st Class).

BCL (Lincoln College, Oxford).

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts - London (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

James Weale is a highly sought after barrister for matters involving the crossover between family and chancery law. He frequently offers advice on matrimonial finance cases that involve complex trusts and company issues.


Trusts - London (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

James Weale is an experienced junior who acts in major trusts disputes both in the domestic courts and in multiple offshore jurisdictions. He further handles significant commercial disputes.


Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

James Weale focuses his practice on contentious matters and frequently acts in the High Courts. He is also experienced in cross-border matters.


Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

2
Band 2

Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)

3
Band 3

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