Scott Tolliss > Maples Group > Tortola, British Virgin Islands > Lawyer Profile
Maples Group Offices
RITTER HOUSE
PO BOX 173, ROAD TOWN
TORTOLA
VG1110
British Virgin Islands
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Scott Tolliss
Work Department
Dispute Resolution & Insolvency
Position
Scott is of counsel of Maples and Calder’s Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team in the Maples Group’s British Virgin Islands office. He practises in all the core areas, including fraud and asset recovery, shareholder disputes, corporate investigations, contractual claims, cross-border insolvency and restructuring, contentious trusts and probate, and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards. Scott has particular expertise in complex commercial, corporate and financial disputes, many of which are borne out of distressed events.
Career
Scott joined the Maples Group in 2019. He previously practised in a top tier law firm situated in Jersey (Channel Islands) and prior to his move offshore, Scott trained with a national UK firm.
Education
University of Birmingham, Bachelor of Laws (Honours), 2012
University of Law, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Commendation), 2015
BPP Law School, UK, Higher Rights of Audience, 2021
Lawyer Rankings
British Virgin Islands > Dispute resolution
Maples Group excels in insolvency and restructuring proceedings and also leverages the firm’s global network, particularly the Hong Kong office, to act for clients throughout Asia Pacific. Adrian Francis leads the department and is praised as ‘a safe pair of hands‘ for trials, appeals and arbitration proceedings. Also noted is Matthew Freeman, who is a trusted adviser for clients navigating intricate shareholder disputes and insolvency and restructuring matters, and counsel Stuart Rau, who focuses on banking litigation, while recently promoted of counsel Scott Tolliss handles a broad spectrum of disputes and restructuring engagements, often appearing before the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal and the Privy Council.