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Damian Evans

+44 1534 514378 damian.evans@ogier.com View profile

Work Department

Partner, Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Career

Damian specialises in all aspects of dispute resolution and insolvency with a particular emphasis on contentious and non-contentious trust cases.

He has been involved in some of the most intricate and advanced trust litigation in Jersey as well as being regularly engaged in applications concerning the blessing of momentous trustee decisions, rectification, mistake and ratification.

Damian has also been involved in the leading Jersey cases concerning Tax Information Exchange Agreements and the application of Sovereign Immunity in the context of enforcement of international arbitration awards.

Legal 500 2019 ranks Damian in Tier 1 as a “Leading Individual” for dispute resolution describing him as ‘extremely intelligent, brilliant in court, unfailingly practical and results-driven’.

Damian joined Ogier in January 2019, having previously been head of the Trust Disputes group at another large firm in Jersey.

Memberships

Damian is a member of:

• The Jersey Law Society;
• The Middle Temple;
• The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS);
• The Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Experts (ARIES); and
• An overseas member of the Chancery Bar Association of England and Wales.

Education

Admitted in:
2012 – Jersey
2000 – England and Wales