Profile
Position
Queen’s Counsel practising in all areas of commercial chancery work, particularly insolvency, asset tracing and corporate fraud as well as traditional trust and probate work. He has appeared in a substantial number of reported and high-profile cases both in the UK and overseas and worked on some of the biggest insolvencies and international fraud cases. A large proportion of his practice involves cross-border litigation in offshore jurisdictions. He is one of very few barristers who have had full and not merely ad hoc practising certificates in both the BVI and the Cayman Islands. Much of his work stems from collapses of complex investment structures and from high-value private client disputes. Hence he has acted for a variety of different parties in hedge fund and banking disputes and in contentious offshore trust cases. He is regularly called upon to give expert evidence on both UK and offshore law in the US on matters of company law and the liability of fiduciaries.
Career
Called 1985.
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Education
London School of Economics (LLB); Jesus College, Cambridge (LLM First Class postgraduate degree).
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Testimonials
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- 'The service and responsiveness of the Wilberforce clerks is second-to-none. Special mentions to Andrew Barnes, Tara Shah and Antonia Matthew.'
- 'Very professional and easy to deal with. Nicholas Luckman and Andrew Barnes know the market very well.'
- 'Andrew Barnes is brilliant and is very personable.'
- 'All clerks are friendly (including to junior instructing lawyers), polite and very eager to help. We have found it very easy to liaise with Stewart Cameron in particular on any instructions, conferences and general access to Counsels.'
- 'Nicholas Luckman may be the best clerk in the business.'
- 'Nicholas Luckman is incredibly friendly and knowledgeable.'
- 'Andrew Barnes is particularly impressive and always available to assist. Antonia Matthews is a force to be reckoned with, particularly when dealing with contentious listing appointments.'
- 'Nicholas Luckman is a game changer; excellent clerking and practice management.'