James Weale is named ‘Barrister of the Week’ by The Lawyer

The Lawyer has named James Weale ‘Barrister of the Week’ following his success in Schwartz v VGV (UK) Ltd [2020] EWHC 2227 (Ch) in committal proceedings against a trustee and protector following a 5-day trial before Mr Justice Roth.  

James is also recognised for his work on other high value trust cases including, Wong v Grand View Private Trust Company and ord, Sofer v SwissIndependent Trustees Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 699, Cobussen Principal Investment Holdings Ltd v Akbar [2020] EWHC 476 and Filatona v Trading Ltd v Navigator Equities Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 109.

James has recently been named as one of the Top 10 Trust Litigation Barristers in Citywealth’s Leaders 2020.

The Lawyer’s ‘Barrister of the Week’ feature is exclusive to subscribers of the Litigation Tracker.  Subscribers may access the article here.

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Bar Awards 2024 - Commercial Litigation Set of the Year

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