‘An excellent set from front to back’, Wilberforce Chambers appears at all levels of the judicial system, representing clients in leading trust, probate and taxation cases. Brian Green KC currently advises Sheikh Mohammad, the ruler of Dubai, on the English law aspects of his divorce to Princess Haya of Jordan. Clare Stanley KC acted for the Appellant in the Supreme Court case, LA Micro Group (UK) v LA Micro Group Inc, which established that s. 53(1)(c) of the Law of Property Act applied to personal property. In Crescent Gas Corporation v National Iranian Oil Company, Gilead Cooper KC advised on the potential appeal of a claim concerning the beneficial ownership of a commercial property in London. Zoë Barton KC advised the wife of Sheikh in Greig Mitchell & Keneth Krys v Al Jaber, a claim establishing a beneficial interest in a home in London. Nikki Singla KC led in the complex Pavilion v RadcliffesLeBresseur, in which the claimants allege - among other issues - that the private client firm of solicitors acted in breach of its retainer in failing to retire the claimants from three family settlements.
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Profile
Position
Nikki has a breadth of expertise covering a wide range of commercial and business disputes particularly in the fields of complex contracts, company valuation, joint ventures, director and shareholder disputes, trustee and fiduciary disputes, professional negligence and media and entertainment.
He brings additional depth to his commercial cases with his expertise in equity, equitable remedies including asset tracing, trusts and trusts litigation, and company and partnership law.
He is an experienced trial advocate and has appeared in a number of reported cases in the High Court (Chancery Division and Commercial Court) and in other jurisdictions, including Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. He has extensive experience of leading teams in arbitrations, both domestic and international. Many of his cases have a strong international element particularly in the Caribbean, the Channel Islands and the Middle East.
Career
Call: 2000; KC: 2018.
Memberships
Commercial Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association.
Education
Winchester College and New College, Oxford (BA Hons Jurisprudence 1st class; BCL 1st class); Queen Mother’s Scholarship; Harmsworth Entrance Exhibition; Letchmere Prize.
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Testimonials
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- 'Tommie Drury and Stewart Cameron are particularly impressive.'
- 'An excellent set from front to back.'
- 'All of the clerking team are very organised and a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Wilberforce Chambers are great to work with and very accessible for family lawyers needing specialist advice on niche issues.'
- 'The clerks are very good - prompt, responsive and helpful.'
- 'The clerks were always helpful.'
- 'A great set with a wide range of barristers in terms of expertise and ability.'
- 'Wilberforce is an excellent trust litigation set and everybody I have worked with there is very high quality.'