Wilberforce Chambers is a go-to set for offshore contentious trust mandates, and is praised for having some of the ‘leading barristers in the world for international trusts work’. It is home to the reputable Brian Green KC and Robert Ham KC, who regularly handles traditional private client work, as well as cases involving elements of tax and pension schemes. Clare Stanley KC frequently appears before the courts of the Channel Islands, Cayman, and the BVI regarding trust cases. She acted for the claimant in Halabi v Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd, which is now a leading case regarding the proper distribution of assets when dealing with an insolvent offshore trust. Gilead Cooper KC is particularly skilled in contentious property and trusts matters. Turning to the juniors at the set, Anna Littler is a key name to note, as is Elizabeth Houghton, who represents clients in novel Chancery matters that often have an international element.
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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).
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