Justin Higgo KC


Year of Call: 1995 Year of Silk: 2020

“An outstanding, brilliant lawyer - very much a team player. He is extremely collaborative, and not easily intimidated by problems”

Chambers & Partners
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Practice Overview

Justin Higgo KC has a broad commercial chancery practice with substantial expertise in litigating and arbitrating domestic and international commercial fraud disputes.  His recent practice has involved both large scale long running and high profile proceedings in conjunction with established leaders (Sovcomflot, the BTA Bank litigation, Aeroflot v Berezovsky), and smaller scale proceedings in which he is most often instructed on his own or as the lead barrister.  His recent work has included acting for and advising major multinational firms, UK and Jersey companies and a number of individuals in a wide range of legal disputes encompassing international and domestic fraud, jurisdiction disputes, breach of trust (domestic and offshore), shareholder disputes, misuse of confidential information, breach of contract predominantly in the commercial context and in the art world.  Justin has considerable offshore experience and has acted in disputes in many offshore jurisdictions, including Jersey, Guernsey and the Cayman Islands, where he has also appeared.

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  • "Justin is spectacularly user-friendly and a real team player. He is smart and flexible."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025
  • "Justin is frankly superb – he is very effective."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025
  • "He is collaborative and good at tackling difficult issues."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025
  • “Justin is very willing to get involved in the details of the case, giving him the ability to give legal advice in the context of the facts of the case. He is reliable, always available, and unrivalled in the field of trust litigation, particularly where it involves issues of company law.”

    The Legal 500, 2025

Education & Qualifications

BA (First Class) Christ Church, Oxford

Dip Law, City University, London

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association

Commercial Bar Association

Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association

Languages

English, French (working)

In the Press

Sir Owen Glenn KNZM ONZM and Kea Investments Limited v Eric Watson, Novatrust Limited and others [2018] EWHC 2016 (Ch), The Barrister, 5 October

Glenn v Watson Trust Dispute, STEP Journal, 2nd August 2018 

Property Investor Gets OK To Drop £129m Deal in Fraud Case, Law 360, 1st August 2018

News & Events

  • News

    Serle Court Excels in Chambers Global Guide 2025

    Serle Court is delighted to have once again achieved top-band recognition in the Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2025. We are... Read More

    News

    Who’s Who Legal publishes its rankings for Asset Recovery – England for 2024.

    Who's Who Legal has just published its rankings for Asset Recovery – England for 2024. Ten of the Silks and... Read More

  • Events Hub

    Serle Court Client Party 2024

    Location: Read More

    Events

    Informa Connect 6th Annual Asset Recovery International Conference 2024

    Location: The Conrad, Dublin Read More