Stephanie Thompson


Year of Call: 2017

"She is one of the most impressive and pleasant barristers that I have ever worked with. Her commitment and dedication is of the highest degree and her intellect is unparalleled."

Chambers and Partners 2023
Portrait of Stephanie Thompson

Practice Overview

Stephanie has a broad commercial chancery practice, with a focus on civil fraud, offshore trust litigation and domestic trust and probate litigation. She has a particular interest in cases with foreign law elements and has experience in overseas jurisdictions including Bermuda, The Bahamas, the BVI, Jersey, Guernsey and New Zealand. Stephanie is regularly instructed as sole counsel in the High Court and is equally comfortable working as part of a larger team: she is one of a four-member Counsel team acting in Wong v Grand View PTC & Ors (in the Bermuda courts) and Wong v Grand View PTC (in the Privy Council).  She also has a developing arbitration practice and has appeared in or advised on proceedings under the UNCITRAL, ICC and LCIA Rules.

Stephanie was admitted to the British Virgin Islands bar in 2022.

Prior to joining Serle Court, Stephanie was a barrister in New Zealand for three years. She also completed an LLM at the University of Cambridge, where she received the BRD Clarke Prize for coming first in her year and prizes for coming first in each of her four subjects.

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    Serle Court Achieves Top Tier Ranking in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2025: The English Bar Offshore

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  • "I think she might be one of the brightest people I've ever met. She has an extraordinary ability to take on masses of information, and has a very understated manner that belies her fierce intellect."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025
  • "Stephanie is fantastic and is super bright. She is absolutely lovely to work with and really impressive."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025
  • "Stephanie presents complicated problems straightforwardly in pleadings and submissions."

    The Legal 500, 2025
  • "An incredibly thoughtful and analytical barrister."

    The Legal 500, 2025

Education & Qualifications

LLM (Distinction) University of Cambridge

BA, LLB (Hons) University of Auckland

Called to the New Zealand Bar in 2013

Called to the British Virgin Islands Bar in 2022

Prizes

BRD Clarke Prize for Best Overall Performance in the LLM (Cambridge)

Goff and Jones Prize for the Law of Restitution (Cambridge)

3 Verulam Buildings Prize for International Commercial Litigation (Cambridge)

Travers Smith Prize for International Commercial Tax (Cambridge)

Volterra Fietta Prize for International Investment Law (Cambridge)

Glanville Williams Prize for the LLM (Jesus College, Cambridge)

Russell Vick Prize for Law (Jesus College, Cambridge)

New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship, Gordon Watson Scholarship, Spencer Mason Scholarship and LB Wood Scholarship (2016)

Prizes for Company Law and Agency Law (University of Auckland)

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

    Serle Court Achieves Top Tier Ranking in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2025: The English Bar Offshore

    Serle Court is delighted to have once again achieved top-tier recognition in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2025: The English Bar Offshore, with... Read More

  • Events Hub

    Serle Court Client Party 2024

    Location: Read More

    Events

    London International Disputes Week 2024: Serle Court x Baker McKenzie

    Location: 280 Bishopsgate, London Read More