Ms Elizabeth Weaver > Chambers of Elspeth Talbot Rice KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Elspeth Talbot Rice KC
XXIV Old Buildings
24 OLD BUILDINGS, LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3UP
England
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Position

Elizabeth Weaver has a broad commercial Chancery practice, focusing mainly on contentious work in the area of business disputes, company law and insolvency, trusts and estates and property disputes. She also has a well-recognised specialism in professional negligence claims involving these areas. As a highly-respected senior junior, Elizabeth has the technical knowledge needed to analyse the issues arising in complex legal disputes (her cases often involve overlapping areas of law) and the experience to provide commercial advice and ensure the effective and efficient presentation of a client’s case.

Elizabeth has considerable experience of working on large-scale commercial claims (both High Court litigation and arbitrations) and trust disputes which have an international element or raise issues of foreign law and conflicts of law.

Career

Called 1982, Lincoln’s Inn

Memberships

  • Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
  • Registered Legal Practitioner Dubai International Financial Centre
  • Chancery Bar Association
  • STEP
  • ACTAPS
  • Commercial Bar Association
  • Professional Negligence Bar Association
  • Court of Protection Bar Association
  • Institute of Art and Law
  • Member of Professional Conduct & Complaints Committee of the Bar Council (2005-2010)

Education

  • LLB Bristol
  • Hardwicke Scholar Lincoln’s Inn

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2

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London Bar > Company

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

Elizabeth WeaverXXIV Old Buildings ‘Very bright, persuasive and detailed, Elizabeth has a broad range of skills which she adapts ably to all manner of cases.’

London Bar > Commercial litigation

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

Elizabeth WeaverXXIV Old Buildings ‘An absolutely top, go-to counsel – very bright, persuasive and detailed, Has a broad range of skills, which she adapts ably to all manner of cases. Clients respect and like her a lot.’

The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2

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Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial

(Leading juniors)Ranked: Tier 2

Elizabeth WeaverXXIV Old Buildings