Dakis Hagen QC STEP PCA Finalist – shortlisted for Advocate of the Year

We are extremely pleased to announce that Dakis Hagen QC has been shortlisted for Advocate of the Year at the 15^th Annual STEP Private Client Awards 2020/21. Dakis is recognised as a leader in the fields of both traditional and commercial chancery law and has appeared in a number of the leading chancery cases.

This year saw a record-breaking 319 entries for the Awards with the expert judging panel shortlisting 77 firms and 14 individuals from across 15 countries including Canada, Cayman Islands, France, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, the UK and the USA.

These prestigious awards highlight excellence among private client solicitors/attorneys, accountants, barristers, bankers, trust managers and financial advisors. Richard Wilson QC TEP was awarded Advocate of the Year by STEP in 2019.

We would like to congratulate all of the professionals shortlisted for the awards.

The winners will be announced at a Virtual Awards Ceremony which will be taking place on 9 December 2020.

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Described by The Legal 500 as “one of the stars of his generation”, Richard Wilson KC specialises in litigation, drafting and advisory work across traditional and commercial chancery. His practice focuses on trusts and probate, both contentious and non-contentious, related company and partnership law, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, tax, professional negligence and civil fraud.

Richard has acted in many of the most significant and high-value cases in these areas in recent years. He is currently involved in several disputes concerning the estates of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) in England and overseas.

His practice frequently involves offshore matters and private international law. He has appeared before the Privy Council, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Gibraltar, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Bermuda, the Supreme Court of The Bahamas, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He has also provided expert evidence on English law before the Royal Courts of Jersey and Guernsey.

Richard regularly acts in disputes across all the principal offshore jurisdictions. A significant proportion of his practice involves international clients, particularly those based in Asia, including Hong Kong.