Nicholas Burkill > Ogier > Tortola, British Virgin Islands > Lawyer Profile

Nicholas Burkill

+1 345 815 1748 nicholas.burkill@ogier.com View profile View profile

Work Department

Partner Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Career

Nick has vast experience representing clients in international disputes before the courts and in arbitrations.

Nick has significant expertise in civil fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and asset tracing cases that have usually involved interim freezing and disclosure orders. He has represented clients in obtaining these orders and in resisting them. He has acted in shareholder disputes, joint venture disputes, breach of confidence claims, civil fraud, commercial litigation, arbitration, the enforcement of post termination restrictive covenants and contractual disputes in a large number of sectors.

Nick has in addition developed significant expertise in the conduct of internal investigations and in corruption issues, including advising clients on the development of anti-corruption procedures designed to comply with international standards.

Nick was appointed by the Chief Justice as a member of the ECSC Rules Review Committee on which he continues to serve.  He previously served two terms on the English Rule Committee where amongst other things he was involved in the review of service provisions and the first electronic disclosure practice direction.

Admitted in:
1987 – England & Wales – Solicitor Advocate (civil) (non practising)
2016 – BVI

Memberships

Chair of the BVI Arbitration Group
Founder Anti-Fraud Network
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Member of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Rules Review Committee
Member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee 2002-2008
Member of the Chancery Court Users Committee 2011 – 2016
Committee member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association 2003-2012

Education

Nick studied Law at University of Cambridge and has since been admitted in England and Wales (1987) and BVI (2016).