Serle Court

Supported by an ‘excellent’ clerking team, members of Serle Court regularly represent clients in major litigation. Thomas Fletcher acts unled against Richard Wilson KC and Oliver Jones in JTC Employer Solutions Trustee v Garnett, a High Court claim seeking the rescission of trust appointments on the grounds of mistake. Amy Proferes is acting in the factual complex Re Klein, a probate case where the estate was tied up in shareholdings in fifteen companies. Jonathan Harris KC is instructed in Kea Investments v Wikeley Family Trustee, where his client was able to obtain rare anti-enforcement injunctions in this case concerning an allegedly fraudulent agreement - the matter involved cross-border litigaiton involving New Zealand.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Arron Snipe in particular has been a pleasure to work with - always available, thorough and goes above and beyond to assist.'
'Serle is a top class set in the chancery field, with some of the most able practitioners.'
'The chambers has a very good reputation for trust and probate litigation and for general commercial litigation.'
'Excellent clerking team.'
'The set has strength in depth in private client work, with a focus on high-value and offshore work.'
'Serle Court are a very strong set and have a number of the best barristers in the field. They are particularly impressive in those cases involving commercial, offshore or more complex structures.'

Lawyers

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Jonathan Adkin KC

‘He has all the qualities required of a first-rank commercial silk. He is hard-working and efficient.'

Dakis Hagen KC

‘Incredibly bright and knowledgeable. Masterful and captivating as an oral advocate.'

Richard Wilson KC

‘Richard is an outstanding advocate. His courtroom presence is assured and persuasive, marked by clarity of thought.'

Jonathan Harris KC

‘Jonathan is a leading authority in his field, and he has the ability to put highly complex concepts into easy to understand language.'

Elizabeth Jones KC

'One of the best advocates around. She is insightful and very sharp in her thinking, leaving no stone unturned.'

Constance McDonnell KC

‘Constance is fantastic. She is brilliant, bold and great to have on one's side.'

Giles Richardson KC

‘Giles is one of the best silks around. He is incredibly intelligent and able to digest the most complex of cases with ease.'

Timothy Collingwood KC

‘Tim is an utter pleasure to work with. He wears his massive intellect lightly (but deploys it very effectively).'

John Machell KC

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.