Citywealth Leaders List 2020

Serle Court is proud to announce that Dakis Hagen QC, James Brightwell and James Weale have been included in the top 10 Trust Litigation Barristers in the CityWealth Leaders List 2020.

Citywealth’s Leaders is a curated directory of the leading individuals in international private client and wealth management. Over 15 years of research, Citywealth has identified the advisors and managers who regularly assist clients with £5million + in investable assets and some of the wealthiest billionaires in the world.

All entries have been nominated for inclusion by their peers or organisations and independently verified by Citywealth with peer or client references.

Related Barristers

Dakis Hagen KC

Call: 2002
Silk: 2017

James Weale KC has a very busy commercial chancery practice with a focus on domestic and international commercial and trusts disputes.

He is recognised as a leading practitioner in those fields by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Chambers Global, Chambers High Net Worth, and Who’s Who Legal, where they describe him as a “brilliant lawyer” and a “Superstar”. He was Chambers & Partners’ Chancery Junior of the Year in 2023.

He regularly appears (both as sole and junior counsel) in the English High Court and has appeared several times in the Court of Appeal. He also has considerable experience in overseas jurisdictions (including as sole counsel), including Bermuda, the DIFC, the BVI, Cayman, Jersey, Guernsey, Gibraltar and Panama.