James Weale and Jonathan McDonagh are now registered with full rights of audience in the DIFC Court

We are delighted that James Weale and Jonathan McDonagh are now registered with full rights of audience in Part II of the DIFC Academy of Law’s Register of Practitioners. James and Jonathan join Rupert Reed QC, who is already registered in the DIFC Court with full rights of audience. If you have any questions regarding instructing these barristers for a case in the DIFC or otherwise then please contact our Team Leader Dan Wheeler or our Business Development Manager Charlotte Davidson.

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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.