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Richard Wilson KC
Position
General chancery, with a strong emphasis on litigation (both onshore and offshore) in the fields of trusts, estates, probate, 1975 Act claims, tax and related professional negligence. Recent notable cases include Khan v Gany (BVI, trustee’s duty to account); Van der Merwe v Goldman (England, setting aside trust on basis of mistake); Loring v Woodland Trust (England, will construction); Fielden v Christie Miller (England, proprietary estoppel); Schroder Trust v Schroder AG (Cayman, excessive execution, mistake and interaction of Cayman and Jersey ‘firewall’ legislation); Taros v Barratt (England, anti-suit injunctions); JF v Hexagon (Cayman, beneficial ownership of shares).
Career
Called to the Bar 1996 (Middle Temple). Formerly worked as a Tax Consultant with Price Waterhouse. Co-author of ‘The Trustee Act 2000: A Practical Guide’ (Jordans). Author of numerous articles.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, STEP, ACTAPS, Revenue Bar Association, Professional Negligence Bar Association.
Education
LLB (Sheffield), LLM (London).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Wilson KC –Serle Court ‘Richard is the all-around superstar of a barrister. He is very affable, with internal and external clients being drawn to his warm personality.’
Serle Court is the ‘go-to set for all high-value trusts work’ with ‘excellent strength in depth’ in complex trust and offshore disputes. Richard Wilson KC is ‘well known for finding solutions to complex problems’ and represented Tony Wang in the Wong v Grand View trusts litigation in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council concerning Bermudian trusts storing wealth for the family that created the Formosa Plastics Corporation in Taiwan. John Machell KC ‘excels under pressure’ and has been instructed in the ITG v Glenalla Properties Limited dispute, a part of the Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust saga, with issues concerning how to deal with insolvent trusts. William Henderson represented the government in Re the Will of His late Royal Highness Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, a case concerning The Guardian’s opposition to the practice of sealing wills of members of the royal family, outside the usual principle that all wills are open to inspection. ‘Incredibly perceptive and intelligent’ James Weale recently acted for the defendant in Sofer v Swiss Independent Trustees Ltd, a fraud claim relating to assets worth $60m.
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Richard Wilson KC –Serle Court ‘Richard is a leading trust advocate and an excellent lawyer. A key strength is his advocacy. He is also an excellent team player and good at getting to the point.’