Serle Court > London, England > Set Profile
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Serle Court > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Fraud: civil Tier 1
‘Second to none for civil fraud‘, Serle Court is noted for its ‘superb silks and even better juniors‘. The set’s top-notch reputation for offshore and Chancery matters feeds into its market-leading commercial fraud practice. Members have been involved in several of the largest cases to hit the courts, including Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan & Ors, a US$800m fraud claim involving bribery allegations linked to the banking and investments of the state pension fund of Kuwait, with Hugh Norbury KC co-leading for the claimant and Jonathan Adkin KC, Philip Marshall KC, Simon Hattan and Charlotte Beynon among those acting for defendants. Senior juniors are often top choices for silks outside of chambers, as demonstrated by James Weale‘s role on the claimant team in the long-running oligarch dispute Chernukhin v Deripaska, including a two-day Court of Appeal hearing in 2021.Rising stars
Leading Silks
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Testimonials
Set
‘Serle Court is still second to none for civil fraud. They have great experience and insight.’
‘Serle Court are an absolutely first rate set. The quality of the barristers I have worked with there has been uniformly high and their breadth of expertise within the area is impressive. I would highly recommend them to anyone.’
‘Go to set for civil fraud. Great depth of experience. They don’t overtrade.’
‘Serle Court remains the leader in its field – superb silks but even better juniors.’
‘From Elizabeth Jones (a superb choice as the new head of chambers) to the newest pupil, Serle Court are a delight to work with. Virtually everyone I have instructed at the set has been at the top of their game, as well as being easy to work with. Whenever a first choice is not available, there is always an equally good substitution (and often we work again with people we are introduced to this way).’
Clerking
‘Head clerk Steve Whitaker is excellent. He is responsive, organised, able to identify the right barrister and provide alternative options if they are not available, and also puts together good teams of barristers when more than one is needed.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate Tier 1
Serle Court is ‘first rate set’ with a large number of ‘high-calibre advocates’, with a significant number of members of chambers, including Jonathan Adkin KC, involved in the Wang v Grand View saga in Bermuda. Other key contacts include rising stars Charlotte Beynon and Gregor Hogan. Elizabeth Jones KC is active in the “X Trusts” litigation in Bermuda, while John Machell KC ‘s recent work has included the Privy Council case Investec v Glenalla Properties, a matter from Guernsey stemming from the long-running Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust litigation. James Brightwell was appointed as a Chancery Master in January 2023.Rising stars
Leading Silks
2022 Silks
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‘Serle Court is a go-to sets for a full range of trust and probate work for domestic and multi-jurisdictional matters.’
‘Serle Court is an outstanding all round set, particularly in relation to chancery work.’
‘Serle Court is the best chancery set in London. The experience from their most junior barrister to the senior silks is consistently excellent.’
‘Serle Court is a go-to set for international trust disputes. The quality of the barristers at all levels is excellent, and they are without exception accessible and knowledgeable.’
‘Serle Court is one of a go-to chambers for contentious trust and estate matters – they have a useful depth of expertise at different levels of call.’
‘Serle Court offers a range of the very best trust and estates counsel.’
Clerking
Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 1
Beverly-Ann Rogers
– Serle Court
Beverly-Ann Rogers of Serle Court 'has a clear understanding of the issues and is quick to grapple with them; she is also calm, non-patronising, efficient, commercial, personable and commanding'. Rogers' main areas of practice reflect her expertise as a Chancery barrister, notably trust and estates, property, partnership, company law and professional negligence; and she is additionally sought out to mediate commercial and employment disputes. Recent matters include commercial law cases, disputed wills, Inheritance Act issues, proprietary estoppel claims in relation to stately homes, and an employment dispute between a teacher and a school.Elizabeth Jones KC – Serle Court
Serle Court's Elizabeth Jones KC 'has an excellent grasp of facts and is a very respectful mediator'. Mediating since 1999, Jones' experience includes a wide range of claims that often involve multiple participants.London Bar > Partnership Tier 1
‘Outstanding from top to bottom‘, Serle Court remains constantly involved in the full spectrum of leading cases in partnership law. Philip Jones KC was lead counsel in several high profile cases at the High Court, while fellow leading silk John Machell KC has had a number of cases borne from the #metoo movement, as well as Grupo Mexico v Pearse Trust International Limited, which had an appeal to the Supreme Court withdrawn in 2021. Jennifer Haywood was again regularly instructed in leading arbitrations and disputes, a key crossover area for chambers.Leading Silks
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‘They do have an excellent depth of bench of partnership and LLP lawyers.’
‘Serle Court has incredible strength in depth at all levels.’
‘Very dependable. Real strength in depth.’
‘Outstanding from top to bottom.’
‘Serle Court is an absolutely first rate set.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are very organised and easy and straightforward to deal with.’
London Bar > Charities Tier 2
Serle Court offers clients strength in depth in both contentious and non contentious charity work. Instructions in the charity sector form a large part of Jonathan Fowles‘ practice, who is praised for his technical expertise in charity law, recently appeared for the appellant council in Nuffield Health v Merton Borough Council, a case regarding the eligibility for multi-site charities to gain relief from non-domestic rates. William Henderson continues, in his role as junior council to the Treasury, to represent the Attorney General in AG v Zedra Financial Services (UK) Limited, the litigation concerning the fate of the National Fund.Leading Juniors
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‘One of the few chambers with genuine strength in charities, at all levels.’
‘Serle Court are always responsive and professional. They are my go to set for charity matters.’
Clerking
‘Unfailingly polite and efficient.’
‘Always friendly and thorough.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 2
Serle Court is ‘a class act‘ with ‘a number of fantastic silks and excellent junior coming up‘. The set has a top-notch reputation for high-end Chancery, offshore, and fraud claims, which translates well into broader commercial disputes. Several members, including Jonathan Adkin KC and Adil Mohamedbhai for the trustee defendants and James Weale for an intervenor, are involved in Wong v Grand View Private Trust Company & Ors, a case before the Bermuda Supreme Court in which the claimant seeks to recover billions of dollars of assets purportedly held in the purpose trusts on behalf of his late father’s estate. Philip Marshall KC and Simon Hattan are acting for one of the defendants, Kamran Amouzegar, in The Public Institution for Social Security v Al-Rajaan, a US$800m-plus fraud claim involving bribery allegations linked to banking and investments of Kuwait’s state pension fund.Leading Silks
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‘Serle Court is a class act.’
‘Serle Court has incredible strength in depth at all levels. I consider the Serle Court name to be a quality stamp. You invariably receive user friendly, incisive and commercial advice and advocacy from this set.’
‘Serle Court is going from strength to strength. They have a number of fantastic silks and excellent junior coming up.’
‘Serle Court are an absolutely first rate set. The quality of the barristers I have worked with there has been uniformly high and their breadth of expertise within the area is impressive. I would highly recommend them to anyone.’
‘Very strong offering in commercial dispute resolution at all levels.’
Clerking
‘Emma Quin is a pleasure to deal with. She is always extremely helpful and friendly, often going the extra mile to make sure that we are well looked after.’
London Bar > Insolvency Tier 2
With ‘real strength in insolvency, company and partnership work‘ Serle Court barristers are a frequent presence in some of the market’s key cases. In State Bank of India v Mallya, the UK’s largest individual insolvency proceedings, Philip Marshall KC has led James Mather representing Vijay Mallya, the chairman of United Breweries Group whose extradition for alleged financial crimes is requested by the Indian government, in defending bankruptcy proceedings. Among the cases arising from energy company insolvencies in 2021, Lance Ashworth KC acted for the liquidators of Economy Energy Ltd in disputes arising from the appointment by Ofgem of a Supplier of Last Resort to take over the supply of electricity and gas to customers of the supplier.Leading Silks
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‘Excellent strength-in-depth.’
‘Serle Court have real strength in insolvency, company and partnership work.’
‘From Elizabeth Jones (a superb choice as the new head of chambers) to the newest pupil, Serle Court are a delight to work with.’
‘Serle Court are commercial litigation superstars.’
Clerking
‘Despite spending almost fifty years as a clerk at Serle Court and predecessor sets, Steve Whitaker remains absolutely at the top of his game as Head Clerk.’
‘Steve Whitaker and Nick Hockney the senior clerks are always friendly and reliable.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Company Tier 2
A wealth of talented barristers at Serle Court excel across the breadth of company law cases but it is in offshore litigation that the set has a particularly stellar reputation. Philip Jones KC is one of the most sought-after names formatters arising in China and Hong Kong; he currently acts for Trina Solar in a Cayman litigation concerning its de-listing from the New York Stock Exchange. Jonathan Adkin KC is a further key figure in offshore company litigation, while Dan McCourt Fritz had a standout 2021 in the English courts courts with successful court of appeal appearances. Giles Richardson KC took silk in March 2022, his practice involves complex aspects of company law within Company Court cases and wider, related litigation before the High Court and internationally.Leading Silks
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‘Serle Court’s barristers are brilliant.’
‘The quality of their juniors are a consistent credit to Serle Court’s wider membership.’
‘Serle Court consistently delivers excellent quality and availability of counsel.’
‘Fantastic set – full of talent.’
‘Serle Court are renowned for company and partnership work. They are a go-to set in those areas and have a wealth of options.’
Clerking
‘Clerks service is generally excellent, responsive and commercial in approach. Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler in particular are always a pleasure to deal with, although that extends to the clerks as a whole.’
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 4
Serle Court stands out for offshore banking and finance, and is making a strong name for Middle Eastern matters, with ‘considerable depth in quality and one of the few offering genuine specialism in DIFC Court work‘. Rupert Reed KC is particularly active on this front and represented First Abu Dhabi Bank in First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC and FAB Securities LLC v Larmag Holdings, which involved resisting a freezing injunction with major jurisdictional implications for the DIFC. Philip Marshall KC has also been leading Simon Hattan for one of the defendants in The Public Institution for Social Security v Al-Rajaan, involving allegations of bribery and fraud in respect of banking and investments by Kuwait’s state pension fund. David Blayney KC continues to be a major figure in the banking space.Leading Silks
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‘The chambers appears to have considerable depth in quality and one of the few offering genuine specialism in DIFC Court work.’
‘Probably the best of the commercial chancery sets.’
‘Serle Court has increasing bench strength, with number of juniors coming through to make a name for themselves in complex banking and finance and Middle Eastern work.’
Clerking
‘They have the best clerks anywhere.’
‘Service was admirably quick and efficient.’
London Bar > Professional negligence Tier 4
Serle Court fields a strong team in both the junior and senior barrister level in many leading professional negligence cases. Members of the chambers are present in defending complex claims for professional service providers, financial advisers, solicitors and tax advisers. Philip Jones KC is active in this space, with one highlight case being Jomast v Muckle, a claim against solicitors for allegedly negligent advice and drafting of a commercial contract to provide accommodation for asylum seekers to the Home Office. David Blayney KC is a specialist in numerous cases involving surveyors accused of negligence property valuation. David Drake has extensive experience acting and advising in disputes in relation to solicitors, accountants and directors.Leading Silks
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‘Serle Court have real strength in depth. I would single out Philip Jones KC, Lance Ashworth KC, Dan McCourt Fritz and Matthew Morison for particular praise in this area.’
‘Serle Court consistently delivers excellent quality and availability of Counsel. I have only ever had positive experiences with Serle Court in terms of the quality of barristers they provide and train. The quality of their juniors are a consistent credit to Serle Court’s wider membership and the training they deliver to their juniors.’
‘Pupils and juniors are consistently very good. They appear to receive excellent training and are a glowing reflection on Serle Court more generally. I am always comfortable accepting a recommendation from the clerks of a new junior as I know that the quality will be consistently high both technically, and from a client management perspective.’
‘Probably the best of the commercial chancery sets.’
‘Top class.’
Clerking
‘Clerks service is generally excellent, responsive and commercial in approach. Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler in particular are always a pleasure to deal with, although that extends to the clerks as a whole. Again, the clerks are a credit to Serle Court.’
London Bar > Property litigation Tier 5
Serle Court offers a number of approachable specialists, providing detailed expertise to the often convoluted issues centering around covenants, land registration, trusts and easements. Rupert Reed KC is representing a offshore property developer in Aurium Estate London Ultra Prime Ltd v Mishcon de Reya LLP; with the developer bringing the negligence claim against the real property team of the legal firm for its failure to advise on the litigation risk inherent in a plan to demolish a building and build around a hold-out tenant, the case is worth close to £50 million and one of the most anticipated of 2022. Christopher Stoner KC epresented the defendant in Horsford v Horsford, a High Court case involving a complex proprietary estoppel counterclaim relating to a family dispute over shares in a farm; Christopher also has niche expertise in water related property matters and the law of canals. Andrew Francis , along with party walls and restrictive covenants, has particular experience in right to light matters, advising on issues which affect sites both domestically and abroad.Leading Silks
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Set
‘Serle Court is a strong chambers with an increasing range of high quality property litigators, who have expanded over the last few years. ’
‘I am a big fan of Serle Court as a whole. On the property litigation side they have a good range of counsel, including for specialist areas such as rights to light. The silks are, as you would expect, wonderful, but they have a good range of senior and junior juniors as well. ’
‘Serle Court has a number of amazing juniors who are experienced in property litigation matters and able to pick up a case and run with it whenever required. They are always able to accommodate instructions across the team and fantastic in-house training is offered on a regular basis. ’
Clerks
‘The clerks, in particular Charlie Payne, are extremely helpful and communicative and always try to help if there is an urgent matter. ’
‘The clerks room is brilliant – nothing is too much trouble and they always go the extra mile. Dan Wheeler is a breath of fresh air; easy to deal with, straight forward manner and good fun to work with. ’
‘Very responsive and have a knack for finding the right person for the job. ’
London Bar > Intellectual property
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London Bar > Tax: corporate
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London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
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London Bar > Family (including divorce and financial remedy)
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2022 Silks
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London Bar > Art and cultural property
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London Bar > Competition
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London Bar > Financial services regulation
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The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore Tier 1
The ‘spectacularly good‘ Serle Court remains one of the most pre-eminent sets within the offshore world, with a strong presence in international trusts and probate work. Members of chambers act in a full range of contentious and non-contentious trust cases, from hostile claims for breach of trust to complicated trust restructuring projects. One such example is the case of Kea v Watson, in which Elizabeth Jones KC advised on Kea v Watson, a New Zealand High Court case whereby part of the ongoing enforcement proceedings in the case obtained a sale order in respect the defendant’s interests in New Zealand trust and security structures so as to enforce against the interests of the defendant’s liquidated former company. One of chambers’ standout cases of late has been its involvement in the Wong v Grand View PTC litigation, worth over $15bn, in which Dakis Hagen KC, Emma Hargreaves, Charlotte Beynon and Stephanie Thompson were instructed to represent various parties in a case concerning allegedly invalid Bermuda purpose trusts set up to benefit the heirs of the Formosa Plastics empire, which has generated several interlocutory appeals. Richard Wilson KC has a substantial offshore trust practice, being involved in major international trust cases in the BVI, Grand Court in Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey, The Bahamas and Gibraltar. James Brightwell was appointed a Chancery Master - a full-time judicial role in London - in January 2023.Testimonials
Set
‘Excellent, strong set.’
‘Spectacularly good across the board.’
‘Serle Court is one of the leading sets of chambers with strength and depth in contentious offshore trust matters.’
‘They are a go-to chambers for our firm and we have a number of key relationships with barristers at all levels of experience. Quality is always guaranteed. Their events are also spectacular!’
‘Serle Court are at the top of their game and are consistently within the three go to sets in respect of offshore work (both in chancery and commercial chancery). Their counsel leading and junior are always on hand to assist and their is depth of experience across the offshore world is second to none.’
Clerking
‘Excellent. Provide a responsive, friendly service.’
Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial Tier 3
Serle Court > Set Profile
Identified as The Legal 500 UK 2017 Awards ‘Private client: trusts and probate Set of the Year’ and with two members of chambers recently listed in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, Serle Court is acknowledged as ‘a go-to set for commercial Chancery work’ with deep expertise in areas such as civil fraud, company and partnership, insolvency, and trusts and probate. It is one of the top commercial Chancery sets’ with strength in depth and barristers suitable for whatever the need’, and its members are applauded for their ‘sheer approachability and the willingness to really engage with the cases and work as a team with instructing solicitors from the very beginning of the case to conclusion’ – The Legal 500.
The set: Widely recognised as one of the top sets at the English Bar, Serle Court is recommended in nineteen practice areas by The Legal 500: banking and finance; charities; commercial litigation; company and partnership; competition; family law; financial services regulation; fraud: civil; insolvency; intellectual property; international arbitration; offshore: private client trusts and probate; professional disciplinary and regulatory law; professional negligence; property litigation; public international law; sport; tax: corporate and VAT and is also recommended as a top-tier set in dispute resolution: mediators. Serle Court is one of the largest commercial Chancery sets, with 75 members, including 27 silks, and as such is well-placed to offer the right barrister (or team) for each case – something upon which Serle Court prides itself and just one facet of its commitment to exceptional service.
Types of work undertaken: Serle Court covers the whole range of what might be termed ‘business’ law, from offshore litigation concerning the world’s largest companies to domestic advice on probate matters.
Across a broad range of practice areas, Serle Court provides an equally wide range of services. The needs of clients have long been more extensive than merely drafting, advising and litigating – needless to say, Serle Court offers all those services, but Serle Court has also established itself as one of the leading ADR sets, with an impressively large number of highly regarded mediators and arbitrators, as well as many members with extensive experience of appearing in such ADR forums.
Serle Court can provide barristers at all levels to provide clear, practical advice and imaginative solutions to all types of disputes. Serle Court is experienced at putting together streamlined and powerful teams, seen as the go-to choice for big-ticket cases, often cross-border and multi-faceted; these cases have included: Glenn v Watson; Municipality of Mariana and Ors v BHP Group plc and anor; Yukos Finance BV & Others v Stephen Lynch & Ors; High Commissioner for Pakistan In the United Kingdom v Prince Muffakham Jah & Ors [2019] EWHC 2551 (Ch); Renova Industries Ltd v Emmerson International Corporation; Investec Trust (Guernsey) Ltd v Glenalla Properties Ltd; Khan v Gany Holdings; Cowan v Foreman; Estera Trust v Singh; Shlosberg v Avonwick; Ilott v Mitson; Bestfort Developments LLP v Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority; the Hyderabad Fund case; the RBS rights issue litigation; the Fiona litigation and the Lehman Brothers administration. Serle Court has also established itself as one of the leading ADR sets, with many highly regarded mediators and arbitrators as well as many members with extensive experience of appearing in ‘alternative’ dispute resolution forums.
The members are also very often instructed on opposite sides of the same case – in some cases in recent years, all barristers on all sides have been from Serle Court. Serle Court understands the overwhelming need for confidentiality in such cases and has put in place effective systems to ensure the separation of clerking and document handling, so that clients may be confident that their interests are protected.
Serle Court also undertakes a significant amount of advisory work, across the whole range of practice areas. Members appreciate both the practical and business realities of legal problems and aim to provide clear and imaginative solutions, and helpful advice – even if it is not always positive! Serle Court will always aim to provide barristers able to respond effectively to demands for urgent advice if the case requires it.
Serle Court generates a significant proportion of its work overseas: ‘Serle Court is “the go-to set” for offshore trust litigation’. Serle Court’s ‘members are experienced in handling matters ranging from contemplated disputes over trusts to Privy Council appeals on points on key company issues.’ The set has particularly close relationships with professional clients in the Channel Islands and the Caribbean, but members also advise and appear in proceedings in the European courts, as well as in (among others) Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Middle East, Panama, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Singapore, Switzerland and the US.
Many members of Serle Court are very experienced in working closely with lawyers from different jurisdictions, and, when appropriate, will happily travel abroad to see clients. They can adopt a hands-on approach to foreign litigation, either on the ground or from London, as the case requires.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Head of chambers | Elizabeth Jones KC | ||
| Head Clerk | Steven Whitaker | ||
| Senior Clerk | Nicholas Hockney | ||
| Senior Clerk | Daniel Wheeler | ||
| Business Development Manager | Charlotte Davidson | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES KC, Elizabeth (1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TALBOT KC, Patrick (1969) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SINGH KC, Kuldip (1975) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CHAISTY KC, Paul (1982) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DOWLEY KC, Dominic (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | QUIGLEY KC, Conor (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MARSHALL KC, Philip (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES KC, Philip (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ASHWORTH KC, Lance (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CASEMENT KC, David (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STONER KC, Christopher (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EDENBOROUGH KC, Michael (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MACHELL KC, John (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NORBURY KC, Hugh (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BLAYNEY KC, David (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ADKIN KC, Jonathan (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | REED KC, Rupert (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | O'SULLIVAN KC, Zoe (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MORAN KC, Andrew (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LIGHTMAN KC, Daniel (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILSON KC, Richard (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARRIS KC (Hon), Prof Jonathan (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAGEN KC, Dakis (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MCDONNELL KC, Constance (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BURLING, Julian (1976) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FRANCIS, Andrew (1977) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HENDERSON, William (1978) | ||
| ROGERS, Ann-Beverly (1978) | |||
| Members of Chambers | BEHRENS, James (1979) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARRISON, Nicholas (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BRUCE, Andrew (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DRAKE, David (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HIGGO KC, Justin (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COLLINGWOOD KC, Timothy (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RICHARDSON, Giles (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BRAITHWAITE, Thomas (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HATTAN, Simon (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAYWOOD, Jennifer (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JORDAN, Ruth (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FOWLES, Jonathan (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MORRISON, Matthew (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WALSH, Michael (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JOHNSON, Paul (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MATHER, James (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MCOURT FRITZ, Dan (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TILLEY, Gareth (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WEALE, James (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ADAMS, Paul (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ELIAS, Thomas (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MEECH, Jennifer (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLCOMBE, Sophie (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOHAMEDBHAI, Adil (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MCDONAGH, Jonathan (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARGREAVES, Emma (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BRYAN, Zahler (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PROFERES, Amy (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RAB, Suzanne (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DE FROMENT, Adrian (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OLIVER, Jones (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WICKENDEN, Stephanie (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DINENIS, Eleni (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BEYNON, Charlotte (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOGAN, Gregor (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WRAITH, Mark (2017) | ||
| GARG, Sparsh (2017) | |||
| Members of Chambers | THOMPSON, Stephanie (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RANDALL, Jamie (2017) | ||
| GARG, Sparsh (2017) | |||
| Members of Chambers | HERRETT, Niamh (2021) | ||
| Members of Chambers | THEODOLI-BRASCHI, Stefano (2021) |
Barrister Profiles
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| Paul Adams | Chancery and commercial, with a particular focus on company, joint venture and… | View Profile |
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| Jonathan Adkin | Barrister specialising in chancery and commercial disputes, including civil fraud, trusts, insolvency,… | View Profile |
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| Lance Ashworth | Commercial litigation, insolvency, company/chancery, professional negligence. Recent cases include: Loveridge v. Loveridge… | View Profile |
 | Prof William Ballantyne | Specialist areas of practice concern Arab laws, comparative commercial law, arbitration. Important… | View Profile |
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| Charlotte Beynon | Charlotte joined Serle Court in October 2016 following successful completion of her… | View Profile |
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| David Blayney | General commercial and chancery litigation, particularly: commercial, banking, insolvency, companies, trusts, charities,… | View Profile |
 | Alan Boyle | Alan is one of the most senior and distinguished silks at the… | View Profile |
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| Tom Braithwaite | Barrister specialising in commercial and chancery litigation, with particular expertise in the… | View Profile |
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| Andrew Bruce | Andrew is a leading senior junior in real estate litigation and has… | View Profile |
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| Zahler Bryan | Zahler has a broad commercial chancery practice, with particular emphasis on company… | View Profile |
 | Julian Burling | General commercial lawyer with particular specialism in all aspects of insurance and… | View Profile |
 | Paul Chaisty | Barrister and a leading practitioner in Chancery and commercial litigation, including individual… | View Profile |
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| Timothy Collingwood | Tim practises across the broad range of the commercial-chancery spectrum, but with… | View Profile |
 | Eleni Dinenis | General commercial and chancery practice | View Profile |
 | Dominic Dowley | Barrister dealing with civil fraud; commercial litigation; contentious trust disputes; insurance litigation… | View Profile |
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| David Drake | General commercial litigation (SPI North Ltd v Swiss Post International (UK) Ltd… | View Profile |
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| Michael Edenborough | All aspects of intellectual property law and practice, and technical commercial disputes,… | View Profile |
 | Thomas Elias | Commercial chancery barrister regularly instructed in a wide range of business disputes,… | View Profile |
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| Jonathan Fowles | Charities, domestic and international trusts, and probate; property litigation. | View Profile |
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| Andrew Francis | Barrister with a practice which specialises in real property advice and litigation.… | View Profile |
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| Dakis Hagen | Chancery litigation with an emphasis on contentious trusts (international and domestic), civil… | View Profile |
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| Emma Hargreaves | Emma Hargreaves specialises in general commercial chancery litigation, particularly trusts disputes (international… | View Profile |
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| Prof Jonathan Harris | Barrister practising in all areas of commercial and chancery law; private international… | View Profile |
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| Nicholas Harrison | Barrister specialising in commercial fraud, international trust and general commercial Chancery litigation.… | View Profile |
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| Simon Hattan | Commercial chancery litigation, including in particular commercial fraud and breach of fiduciary… | View Profile |
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| Jennifer Haywood | Serle Court: commercial/chancery, in particular partnership, company, contentious trusts and probate and… | View Profile |
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| William Henderson | Barrister specialising in domestic and international trust, probate and administration of estate… | View Profile |
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| Justin Higgo | Specialist in commercial and chancery litigation and advice with extensive offshore experience… | View Profile |
 | Frank Hinks | Barrister with specialist domestic and international trusts practice (advisory, drafting, litigation and… | View Profile |
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| Mr Gregor Hogan | Gregor joined Chambers in October 2017 and is developing a busy practice… | View Profile |
 | Sophie Holcombe | Sophie Holcombe has a commercial chancery practice, with a particular focus on… | View Profile |
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| Oliver Jones | Ollie Jones is a barrister at Serle Court. He has a busy… | View Profile |
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| Elizabeth Jones | Barrister with broad Chancery and commercial practice; mediator. | View Profile |
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| Philip Jones | Barrister specialising in Chancery and commercial litigation, companies and insolvency, financial services,… | View Profile |
 | Ruth Jordan | Barrister specialising in Chancery and commercial litigation, in particular company and insolvency… | View Profile |
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| Daniel Lightman | As part of a broad Chancery-Commercial practice, Daniel Lightman KC is often… | View Profile |
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| Daniel Lightman | As part of a broad Chancery-Commercial practice, Daniel Lightman KC is often… | View Profile |
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| John Machell | Barrister specialising in general Chancery and commercial litigation including partnership, LLPs, companies,… | View Profile |
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| Philip Marshall | Barrister specialising in: commercial fraud (Emmerson v Renova; Orb v Ruhan; Constantin… | View Profile |
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| James Mather | Barrister specialising in chancery and commercial litigation, partnership, companies and insolvency, financial… | View Profile |
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| Dan McCourt Fritz | Chancery, commercial and property. | View Profile |
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| Jonathan McDonagh | All areas of chancery and commercial practice, in particular civil fraud, contentious… | View Profile |
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| Constance McDonnell | Barrister specialising in Chancery litigation, in particular contentious trusts and probate, Inheritance… | View Profile |
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| Jennifer Meech | Jennifer is a commercial Chancery barrister with particular expertise in insolvency, company,… | View Profile |
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| Adil Mohamedbhai | Barrister specialising in all areas of chancery and commercial practice, in particular… | View Profile |
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| Andrew Moran | Barrister dealing with chancery/commercial litigation, commercial fraud, freezing and search and seize… | View Profile |
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| Matthew Morrison | Commercial chancery litigation, with a particular emphasis on civil fraud, company and… | View Profile |
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| Hugh Norbury | Hugh has a broad commercial and chancery practice, with a particular emphasis… | View Profile |
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| Hugh Norbury | Hugh has a broad commercial and chancery practice, with a particular emphasis… | View Profile |
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| Zoe O'Sullivan | Zoe O’Sullivan QC is a robust and experienced advocate who thrives on… | View Profile |
 | Amy Proferes | Barrister with broad chancery and commercial practice; particular interest in traditional chancery… | View Profile |
 | Kathryn Purkis | Kathryn is a leading senior junior in offshore litigation and has variously… | View Profile |
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| Conor Quigley | Barrister specialising in European Union law and competition law, with particular expertise in… | View Profile |
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| Professor Suzanne Rab | Suzanne Rab specialises in competition law, EU law and regulation combining cartels,… | View Profile |
 | Mr Jamie Randall | Jamie joined Chambers in October 2018. He is developing a practice across… | View Profile |
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| Rupert Reed | Queen’s Counsel specialising in commercial and financial disputes, with a strong focus… | View Profile |
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 | Beverly-Ann Rogers | Barrister specialising in mediation across a wide range of chancery and commercial… | View Profile |
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| Kuldip Singh | Commercial litigation; chancery commercial litigation; commercial fraud; financial services; banking; arbitration; professional… | View Profile |
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| Christopher Stoner | Specialist in property, Chancery and commercial litigation (especially landlord and tenant, mortgages,… | View Profile |
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| Patrick Talbot | Barrister specialising in commercial and Chancery litigation and advice (including acting for… | View Profile |
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| Ms Stephanie Thompson | Stephanie joined chambers in October 2018 following the successful completion of her… | View Profile |
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| Gareth Tilley | All areas of commercial and chancery litigation including: civil fraud, asset tracing… | View Profile |
 | Richard Walford | Barrister specialising in commercial disputes (including commercial arbitrations (ICC, LCIA etc), share… | View Profile |
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| James Weale | Chancery and commercial litigation, arbitration, trusts (offshore and onshore), probate, civil fraud,… | View Profile |
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| Ms Stephanie Wickenden | Stephanie was called to the Bar in 2014. Stephanie specialises in Intellectual… | View Profile |
 | Richard Wilson | General chancery, with a strong emphasis on litigation (both onshore and offshore)… | View Profile |
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| Mr Mark Wraith | Mark joined Chambers in October 2018 following the successful completion of his… | View Profile |
 | Dr Adrian de Froment | Barrister specialising in all areas of chancery and commercial practice, in particular… | View Profile |
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CLIENT: Shona Coffer
COMPANY/FIRM: Mishcon de Reya LLP
TESTIMONIAL: With an extremely strong junior offering, some very special silks and superb clerking Serle Court is an obvious choice for all corporate litigation disputes. In over 10 years of working with Serle Court I have never had any issue on fees or the quality of work.
CLIENT: Mr Keith Oliver
COMPANY/FIRM: Peters and Peters Solicitors LLP
TESTIMONIAL: We have enjoyed an extraordinarily close relationship with Serle Court since 1989 when we were fortunate to be recommend by the late great Sir Gavin Lightman to a junior in Chambers, Michael (now Lord) Briggs, and the rest is history. As our own litigation practice expanded we marched almost step by step with Serle Court as Chambers itself grew adding a number of Commercial heavyweights to its existing thriving Chancery based practice. The move from 13 Old Square to 6 New Square cemented the strength and depth and all around excellence that each member of Chambers reflects – incredibly able, wonderfully accessible and even in the most challenging of cases it is like working on a day to day basis with your closest friends. In a legal world where so much has changed in the last few years it remains a tribute to the philosophy and brand of those who have chosen to develop their careers at Serle Court, and all those who have subsequently joined that fundamentally Serle Court represents a Chambers that is a first among equals. We look forward to continuing our wonderful relationships for many years to come.
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