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Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Jonathan Hilliard KC is a well-established silk, sought after for his knowledge of intersecting chancery and family matters. He regularly appears in divorce cases for high net worth clients involving trusts in offshore jurisdictions. Hilliard is respected for his knowledge of the law and for the quality of his advocacy before international courts.
Strengths
Jonathan Hilliard is extremely accessible and an evident leader in his field.
Jonathan Hilliard is one of the leading barristers in the country dealing with divorce and the trust aspects thereof.
Pensions - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Jonathan Hilliard KC is widely regarded as a go-to barrister for technical pensions issues, and he represents parties in a broad array of cases. He has significant experience in liberation, moral hazard and professional negligence matters. He is sought after by the Pensions Regulator, as well as sponsors and trustees. He has appeared in courts at all levels of the British judicial system, as well as the CJEU.
Strengths
He is very clever and quickly gets to the heart of the issue.
Jonathan is super bright and very engaging.
Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Jonathan Hilliard KC has a broad traditional chancery practice that takes in a wide array of trusts matters and a substantial amount of advisory work. He is widely respected for the depth of his technical knowledge. Hilliard has built a formidable practice focusing on trusts, fraud and pensions cases.
Strengths
Jonathan Hilliard is phenomenally hard-working and will help you through all sorts of issues for offshore trust litigation. He is always available and his analytical skills are second to none.
We really enjoy working with him. He is all over the technical side but also engages with the clients well. He's an excellent strategic and commercial thinker.
Jonathan Hilliard is superb, probably one of the cleverest at the Bar. He is responsive and constructive.
Jonathan Hilliard is a rare mix of super intelligent, impressively proactive and user-friendly.
Jonathan Hilliard is astounding in his intellectual ability. He has so much experience that he instantly has thoughts on any question imaginable.
Offshore - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Jonathan Hilliard KC has an excellent reputation for trusts and commercial litigation work. His practice has led him to act in the Channel Islands, Bermuda and the BVI, among other jurisdictions. Hilliard regularly leads in particularly high-value, multi-jurisdictional trust disputes.
Strengths
Jonathan is a force of nature you need on your case. He is across every possible angle, prepared for every eventuality and extremely user-friendly and responsive.
His drafting is top notch.
Trusts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Jonathan Hilliard KC has appeared in many confidential and high-value trusts and divorce cases in the UK courts and in offshore jurisdictions. He also regularly acts for trustees in professional negligence and breach of trust claims. His expertise includes in-depth knowledge of trusts that hold complex corporate structures.
Strengths
Jonathan is phenomenally hard-working and will help you through all sorts of issues. He is always available and his analytical skills are second to none.
Jonathan's mastery of all manner of legal trust concepts is remarkable. He has this incredible ability to read and digest evidence.
Jonathan was fantastic at articulating our case, which had some incredibly complex trust points. He had the court eating out of his hands. It was extraordinary.
Jonathan gets very much into the heart of the legal issues and is good at giving a steer as to what judges are thinking. He gives very detailed advisory notes at very short notice.
Jonathan is astounding in his intellectual ability. He's got so much experience that he instantly has thoughts on any question imaginable.
Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Jonathan Hilliard KC is a skilled silk who practises civil fraud as part of a thriving commercial litigation practice, which also includes pensions, offshore trust and regulatory work. His cases concern a variety of allegations including dishonesty and misappropriation.
Strengths
His mastery of all manner of legal trust concepts is remarkable.