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Michael Furness KC

Global 2026

 Wilberforce Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Private Wealth: Trusts

UK

Offshore (Bar)

UK

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Private Wealth: Trusts - UK

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Michael Furness is a renowned expert in onshore and offshore trust litigation and related professional negligence claims. He has appeared in cases in Bermuda, Hong Kong, Cayman and Jersey, amongst other jurisdictions.

Strengths

One of the few KCs you can go to both for both tax and trust issues. He has a very attractive way of dealing with matters and offers no-nonsense, down to earth advice.

A supremely clever man, who is brilliant on the trusts and pensions crossover. He thinks creatively and is loved by clients as they are delighted by his solutions.

A very experienced advocate, who cuts through cases effectively to get to the key issues. He is excellent at identifying pathways to success.

Very technical and super clever. You can give him the hardest structures in trusts and he'll find a way through. He distils the most complex problem into a commercial and client-friendly document.

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Offshore (Bar) - UK

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Michael Furness KC is an impressive silk who is especially knowledgeable in trusts and tax disputes. His practice regularly leads him to appear in Bermudian trust cases, and he has experience acting in Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal. He also provides counsel on professional negligence claims.

Strengths

He is a delight to work with, intellectually very able and asks penetrating questions that find the pivoting point in a matter.

He always strives to do the best for the client and has the ability to simplify complex legal issues for advocacy and client management purposes.

He is a very experienced advocate and knows Bermuda-related issues very well.

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