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Clare Stanley KC

Wilberforce Chambers, London

Position

Described as a ‘powerful advocate’, Clare is an experienced commercial chancery practitioner, well-known and highly regarded for contentious trust litigation, commercial and professional liability cases. Often instructed on behalf of PLC’s or high net-worth individuals in respect of large-scale and bitterly fought litigation, Clare is ‘praised for her grasp of detail’ and as someone ‘who is not afraid to take on challenging the odds’. Clare’s cases often involve allegations of misrepresentation, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.

Career

Called 1994, Middle Temple; KC 2015.

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association; COMBAR; INSOL.

Education

King’s School, Ely; Downing College, Cambridge (BA Hons); Adelaide, Australia (BEc).

Mentions

The English Bar Offshore

Commercial disputes

Clare is razor-sharp, an exceptional advocate, and can persuade the court on the most difficult of cases. She is an absolute pleasure to work with, has excellent judgment, and is extremely hardworking. She has developed a leading offshore practice and is always at the top of our list for leading counsel.

Commercial litigation

Clare’s principal strengths in commercial litigation are her intellectual precision, strategic judgment, and authority as an advocate. She is exceptionally good at getting to the heart of complex commercial disputes and presenting them to the court in a clear, structured, and compelling way.

Company

Clare is incredibly bright and user-friendly. Clare has a fantastic ability to liaise with clients and break down the most complex legal issues into a digestible form to allow easy commercial and strategic decision-making.

Insolvency

Clare Stanley KC’s principal strength lies in her exceptional advocacy. She is a very polished and persuasive advocate, with a style that is calm, controlled, and highly authoritative. Her submissions are always extremely clear and carefully structured, and she has a strong ability to distill complex legal and factual issues into points that are both accessible and compelling to the court.

Private wealth and probate

Clare is a very effective advocate; she is always phenomenally well-prepared, and her opponents know that she will leave no stone unturned in advancing her client's case. She builds an excellent rapport with the judge, and her cross-examination is direct and incisive.

Professional negligence

She is very knowledgeable in this area. She is a confident, persistent and able advocate.

The English Bar Offshore

Trusts and private wealth

Clare is razor-sharp, an exceptional advocate, and can persuade the court on the most difficult of cases. She is an absolute pleasure to work with, has excellent judgment, and is extremely hard-working. She has developed a leading offshore practice and is always at the top of our list for leading counsel.

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