JUNIOR PROFILE

Joseph Wigley

UK Bar 2026

4 Stone Buildings

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

9 years ranked

Restructuring/Insolvency

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

About

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Practice Areas

A broad practice covering the full range of commercial litigation and arbitration, with a focus on insolvency, civil fraud, company law, banking and financial services. Equally comfortable working as sole counsel or as part of a wider counsel team, Joseph is instructed in commercial disputes in the English courts and in arbitration and also offshore. Recent cases include:

•Giwa v JNFX [2025] EWCA Civ 961 & [2024] EWHC 735 (Ch) (foreign exchange; deceit) •Adie v Ingenuity [2024] EWHC 2902 (Ch) (share purchase; deferred consideration) •Power Projects v Star Assurance [2024] EWHC 2798 (Comm) (on-demand bonds) •Albert Court v Fetaimia [2024] EWHC 1307 (Ch) (abuse of process; bankruptcy) •Petropavlovsk Plc, Re [2023] EWHC 264 (Ch), [2022] EWHC 2097 (Ch) & [2022] EWHC 2074 (Ch) (sanctions; schemes of arrangement; administration) •Asher v Jaywing [2022] EWHC 893 (Ch) (earn-outs; NOV clauses) •Maud, Re [2020] EWHC 1469 (Ch), [2020] EWHC 974 (Ch), [2019] EWHC 398 (Ch), [2018] EWHC 1414 (Ch), [2016] EWHC 2175 (Ch) & (bankruptcy petitions; collateral purpose) •Deansgate v Workman [2019] EWHC 2 (Ch) (transactions at an undervalue; abuse of process) • Re Haus of Vanity [2017] EWHC 2615 (Ch) (just & equitable winding-up) •RPC v Khan [2016] BPIR 722 (bankruptcy; jurisdiction) •Butler v Butler [2016] EWHC 1793 (Ch) (personal property; co-ownership) •Global v Gray [2015] EWHC 2232 (Ch), [2015] EWHC 3275 (Ch) & [2012] EWHC 3703 (Ch) (fiduciary duty; account of profits)

Career

MA (Oxon); Called 2010

Attorney General’s B Panel

DIFC registered advocate

Professional Memberships

COMBAR; ChBA; ILA

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Joseph Wigley is recognised in the market for his work on contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. He regularly acts for officeholders and liquidators and covers claims relating to winding-up orders, insolvent companies and administration applications. Wigley has experience acting as sole counsel but is equally comfortable working within a larger team.

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Strengths

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Joe is a fantastic barrister who is very approachable and polished in his drafting. On his feet, he proves himself to be both articulate and adaptable.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
Joe is an outstanding lawyer who punches well above his weight. His skill set and advocacy are a cut above. I look forward to the day he takes silk.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
Joe argues with real composure. He understands the weaknesses in the opponent's case and really zeroes in on them.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
Joe has excellent technical ability and is great to deal with.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
Joe is very good at skeletons.
Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar
Joseph is a forceful advocate and has an incredible ability to deal with difficult cases and distil them down to their most basic elements, thereby helping the judge come to the right decision.
Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar