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Francis Tregear KC is a high-regarded and very experienced silk who is “a fountain of knowledge” and “a pleasure to work with, he’s charming, unflappable under pressure, good with clients and someone who has the ear of the court.” A specialist chancery commercial barrister, Francis’ experience spans all commercial litigation, including banking and finance, company, insolvency and civil fraud as well as complex international trust disputes.

“Francis is renowned for possessing a formidable intellect and has a really good way of putting across complicated arguments in simple terms”. He is valued by clients for his comprehensive and detailed understanding of the commercial issues and realities of a case. He is very good at identifying the issues that really matter and finding the quickest and most effective path to the best result. He is acknowledged as an extremely effective advocate both in court and on paper. This has made him a popular choice for all types of business disputes and civil fraud claims involving complex issues of fact, law and forensic accountancy; “Francis is very thorough and gets the result required.”

A very significant proportion of his work is international in nature, and he has a sterling reputation for his international expertise. The international character of his practice involves not only appearing in jurisdictions outside England & Wales but also conducting proceedings in England & Wales alongside proceedings in other jurisdictions and providing expert evidence in foreign courts. He has acted and advised in many offshore jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands, BVI, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Cyprus and the Isle of Man. He is called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean. He has also conducted proceedings in England & Wales alongside proceedings in the Russian Federation, Nigeria and Switzerland.  His pre-eminence in multi-jurisdictional disputes involves him in overall strategy decisions, interim remedies including freezing injunctions, conflicts of law, asset tracing and recovery. He has also provided expert evidence of English law for proceedings in the United States and arbitration proceedings.

Call: 1980 | Silk: 2003

Member of the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Chancery Bar Association [Member of the Committee]

COMBAR

Professional Negligence Bar Association

European Circuit

Recorder (2003)

Accredited Mediator

BA (Cantab) (St John’s College)