SILK PROFILE

James Weale KC

UK Bar 2026

Serle Court

Ranked in 5 practice areas

Trusts

London (Bar)

5 years ranked

Chancery: Traditional

London (Bar)

8 years ranked

Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

About

Provided by Serle Court

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

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Trusts - London (Bar)

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.

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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)

New Silks

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.

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

New Silks

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.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

I think James is excellent. He is technically and academically very strong.
TrustsUK Bar
James is excellent, really user-friendly and quick at turnaround. He's happy to engage in strategic conversations.
TrustsUK Bar
James Weale is an excellent senior junior. He delivers silk quality work and is engaged and responsive. In short, he's all the things you want in a modern barrister.
TrustsUK Bar
James is a great junior, who is confident and direct. He has no hesitation in running proceedings and expertly considers all the risks and negatives associated with the case.
TrustsUK Bar
James works tirelessly for his clients and is very robust. What is good about him is that he has a lot of commercial experience, which helps for trusts.
Chancery: TraditionalUK Bar
James Weale produces a phenomenal work product.
Chancery: TraditionalUK Bar