"It’s a set of exceptionally intelligent specialists who undertake the highest level of traditional chancery and commercial litigation."
“…what we love is that they are so pragmatic and commercial, real team players"
"universally high quality from bottom to top."
Members of Serle Court have been involved in many of the highest value financial remedy cases involving international trust and corporate structures in the English courts. Notable cases include Akhmedova v Akhmedov (which generated the largest ever financial remedy award in British history), C v C, Hagen v Hagen, Prest v Petrodel and Tchenguiz-Imerman v Imerman.
When in 2018 Chambers & Partners introduced a new category for Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts, Dakis Hagen KC was ranked as the sole ‘Star Individual’, and the only two Juniors ranked in the practice area (Giles Richardson KC and Emma Hargreaves) were barristers from Serle Court. Richard Wilson KC has been ranked in Band 1 since 2019.
For two years Daniel Lightman KC was the only barrister not exclusively a family practitioner who was recommended in The Legal 500 for Family Law (including divorce and financial remedy). In The Legal 500, 2021 he is the only Silk, and Emma Hargreaves is one of the only Juniors, not exclusively family practitioners to be recommended in this category.
In 2022 Serle Court was awarded 'Set of the Year' at the Chambers HNW Awards. At the time, Chambers and Partners commented that "This powerhouse chancery set has members acting on all sides of the massive Wong v. Grand View PTC litigation, which went to up the Privy Council in March this year." Chambers High Net Worth Awards recognise a pre-eminence in key jurisdictions, reflecting achievements over the past 12 months including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service.
Daniel Lightman KC and Giles Richardson KC also appear on the Leaders List of Family and Matrimonial Lawyers.
Members regularly act in high-value financial remedy cases and are often instructed to advise clients, whether the spouses or interested third parties, on the intersection between family and chancery and/or company law, including issues such as sham, non-disclosure and thorny multi-jurisdictional issues.
Our barristers are praised for their well-regarded trusts and company law expertise, in combination with their ability to adapt to the practices and procedures of the family courts. Members regularly provide expert opinions on aspects of trusts in the matrimonial context (in particular, as to the enforceability of matrimonial awards affecting trusts overseas).
Serle Court is proud to be working with ThoughtLeaders4 as a HNW Divorce Community Partner.
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"They fight cases with real tenacity but without taking bad points."
