Home to barristers who have been admitted to the Bahamian, Bermudan, BVI, and Cayman Bars, Wilberforce Chambers has a strong track record in international trusts disputes. Brian Green KC recently acted for the senior branch of a family in a trustees’ application worth over £5.2bn for authorisation to partition a trust fund in Re X Trusts. Clare Stanley KC has over two decades of experience in contentious trust and probate litigation, while Gilead Cooper KC’s recent workload encompasses Culgoa v Basement, a BVI and Jersey share transfer dispute. Jonathan Hilliard KC is vastly experienced in BVI trust disputes, and Benjamin Slingo is a key name rising through the ranks.
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Profile
Position
- One of the leading KCs at the Chancery Bar
- Chambers & Partners Chancery KC of the Year
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Barrister of the Year
- Consistently star and top rated in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories
- Equally recognised and recommended for contentious and non-contentious work, and UK and offshore work
- Featured as Lawyer of the Week in The Times and listed as one of the “Top 50 lawyers” in the UK by The Sunday Times
Wide-ranging experience in Chancery matters Brian specialises in all aspects of:
- Commercial trusts and other property holding structures
- Pension schemes – occupational and public sector
- Private trusts and estates
Career
Called 1980; KC 1997; Bar representative on the Revenue Law Committee of the Law Society, Capital Taxes sub-committee, since 1994; awarded Chancery KC of the Year 2006 Chambers Bar Awards.
Education
Oxford University (double first: both BA and BCL); tenured lectureship in Law at the LSE (taught Restitution on LLM and Trusts and Land law on LLB).
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