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.

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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.