Zahler Bryan


Year of Call: 2012

"An absolute quality junior," she is "always completely on top of every detail, and a technically brilliant and detailed lawyer." 

Chambers and Partners, 2022
Portrait of Zahler Bryan

Practice Overview

Zahler has a broad commercial chancery practice, with a particular emphasis on contentious trusts, civil fraud and financial disputes. She regularly advises on a wide range of matters, with considerable experience in large-scale commercial and trust disputes spanning an extensive range of jurisdictions. Zahler also has a particular interest in appellate work and has appeared in the Supreme Court and the Privy Council.

Zahler was awarded 'Chancery Junior of the Year' at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2023. 

News & Events

  • 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

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    NLJ Book review: Minority Shareholders: Law, Practice & Procedure (7th Edition)

    Six Serle Court barristers, Daniel Lightman KC, Tim Collingwood KC, Giles Richardson KC, David Drake, Thomas Elias and Zahler Bryan,... Read More

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    7th International Trusts & Commercial Litigation Conference 2024

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    Serle Court Company Conference 2024

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  • "Zahler is an extremely capable junior whose written product is excellent."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025
  • "Zahler is very helpful and considered, and a pleasure to work with."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025
  • "Zahler is highly personable and responsive. Her legal analysis is always excellent and thorough, and her advice is practical and timely. She has an excellent and quick grasp of the details."

    The Legal 500, 2025
  • "Zahler is very responsive, keeps the instructing solicitor informed, and her advice is thorough, of the highest quality, and user-friendly. She is very approachable and helpful."

    The Legal 500, 2025

Education & Qualifications

Magdalen College, Oxford: BA PPE (First); MPhil; DPhil in political philosophy City University: GDL (distinction); BPTC (outstanding)

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association

Commercial Bar Association

Prizes

Eastham, Lord Mansfield, Lord Bowen and Hardwicke

Scholarships, Lincoln's Inn Buchanan Prize, Lincoln's Inn

Sweet & Maxwell Company Law Prize, City University

AHRC masters and doctoral research awards

In the Press

The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases for 2023: 'The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International et al' (available to subscribers) here.

Awards

Legal 500 UK Bar Awards

Chancery Junior of the Year

News & Events

  • 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

    News

    NLJ Book review: Minority Shareholders: Law, Practice & Procedure (7th Edition)

    Six Serle Court barristers, Daniel Lightman KC, Tim Collingwood KC, Giles Richardson KC, David Drake, Thomas Elias and Zahler Bryan,... Read More

  • Events Hub

    7th International Trusts & Commercial Litigation Conference 2024

    Location: Read More

    Events Hub

    Serle Court Company Conference 2024

    Location: Read More