
Justin Higgo KC
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Practice Areas
Specialist in commercial and commercial chancery litigation and disputes, with substantial expertise in international commercial fraud litigation, jurisdiction disputes and pre-emptive remedies and extensive offshore experience (in particular in the Channel Islands, the BVI and in Cayman). Practice focus is on pure commercial and commercial chancery disputes, but with a particular emphasis on domestic and international commercial disputes, commercial fraud, claims involving breach of fiduciary duties, domestic and international trusts and trust disputes, international arbitration, company and banking. Recent significant cases include: Harrington & Ors v Mehta, Berkeley Square Holdings v Lancer Properties, Trafalgar v Hadley & Ors, Glenn v Watson & Ors, Equity Real Estate (Bracknell) & Ors v Patel & Ors, Patra & Ors v Patra, Jakob v Mazur, Shlossberg v Elm International, Aeroflot v Berezovsky & Ors, BOSP v Arkhangelsky, and EG v Mazur in the Chancery Division; Yuntiang v Quendon, Orrick v ASSTC, PPRS v Tecar, Orb ARL v Ruhan, JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Ors, Fiona Trust v Privalov, Spokane v CMS and Maroil v Cally Shipping in the Commercial Court; Davidson v Davidson and Barker v Winter in the QBD; Molard v Rusnano in the Guernsey CA; In the matter of the Autumn Trust in the Royal Court of Jersey; Jen Share Trust PTC & Anor v Winston Jen & Ors in the BVI Commercial Court.
Career
Called February 1995. King's Counsel 2020.
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Justin Higgo KC
Justin Higgo KC
Justin Higgo KC is an admired silk with a broad commercial chancery practice. He receives a steady supply of significant fraud instructions relating to diverse allegations including deceit, breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of funds.
Justin Higgo KC
Strengths
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"Justin has a solid presence in court. He is incisive and backs it up with intellectual rigour."
"Justin is innovative in the way he looks at a case."
"Justin has the power to assimilate masses of material, order it and distil it down to the core issues."
"An excellent barrister, who is very straightforward in his advice and a strategic thinker. He also has very good client-facing skills as well."
"Justin comes across incredibly well and is unflappable in court."
"Justin has a solid presence in court. He is incisive and backs it up with intellectual rigour."
"Justin is innovative in the way he looks at a case."
"Justin has the power to assimilate masses of material, order it and distil it down to the core issues."
"An excellent barrister, who is very straightforward in his advice and a strategic thinker. He also has very good client-facing skills as well."
"Justin comes across incredibly well and is unflappable in court."
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