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Robert Ham KC
Position
Robert has a litigation and advisory practice, largely related to trust law. It covers not only traditional private client work, and associated tax law, but also pension schemes together with professional negligence in those fields.
He enjoys devising complex transactions and drafting the documents to give effect to them, as well as sorting out the legal effect of complex transactions for which others were responsible.
Career
Called 1973; KC 1994; deputy High Court judge; bencher of the Middle Temple; was co-author of ‘Tolley’s Pensions Handbook’ 1st edition 1992, 2nd edition 1995; editor ‘Settlements’ (Halsbury’s Laws); various articles and notes on trust law and pensions in ‘British Pension Lawyer’ and ‘Trust Law International’.
Memberships
Association of Pension Lawyers; Chancery Bar Association; Commercial Bar Association; International Tax Planning Association; STEP.
Education
Wadham College, Oxford (BCL; BA).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Robert Ham KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Robert is incredibly knowledgeable, bright and articulate. He is well-liked by clients.’
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Wilberforce Chambers is noted for being ‘excellent from top to bottom’ and retains its robust offshore reputation for representing international clients on high-profile and complex cases in the Bahamas, Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands. Prominently, Clare Stanley KC is acting in Kuwait Ports Authority v Port Link, regarding derivative actions brought on behalf of exempted limited partnerships and raising important points of law in relation to security for costs. Robert Ham KC is well-known for his offshore litigation and advisory practice, which emphasises trust law. Gilead Cooper KC is praised as ‘one of the top silks in the international trust and estate litigation world’, while turning to the set’s senior juniors, Graeme Halkerston is an expert in offshore and cross-border Chancery litigation, particularly matters in the Cayman Islands and BVI. Anna Littler maintains her broad offshore practice, encompassing fraud claims, company and insolvency issues and trusts disputes.