Serle Court grows Middle East team with new DIFC registration
Serle Court has increased its Middle East practice team with the recent addition of Max Marenbon. Since becoming Part II Registered within the DIFC Academy of Law’s Register of Practitioners this year, Max has been developing a practice in the Middle East (focused on the DIFC and ADGM), appearing in the DIFC Court of First Instance as sole counsel and, as junior counsel, advising on an appeal to the Court of Appeal. Max joins Rupert Reed KC, Zoe O’Sullivan KC, James Weale and Gregor Hogan who are already registered in the DIFC Court.
Serle Court has a team of clerks designated to support our UAE and DIFC practice area. If you have any questions regarding instructing these barristers for a case in the DIFC or otherwise, please contact Practice Director Dan Wheeler, Senior Practice Manager Colin Bunyan or Practice Manager Charlie Payne.
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Rupert Reed KC
Call: 1996
Silk: 2014
Zoe O’Sullivan KC
Call: 1993
Silk: 2015
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.
James Weale KC
Call: 2007
Silk: 2026
Gregor Hogan
Call: 2016
Max Marenbon is a commercial chancery barrister specialising in civil fraud, company and insolvency disputes. He is recognised by the Legal 500 directory as a ‘Leading Junior’ at the London Bar and a ‘Rising Star’ in the Middle East.
Max has appeared as sole counsel in significant cases, including a leading authority on the English courts’ jurisdiction to grant worldwide freezing orders against third parties. He has assisted with cases at all appellate levels. His Middle East practice is centred on the courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
He is interested in how the law treats new ways of doing business, has experience of cryptocurrency-related litigation, and is growing a practice in artificial intelligence litigation. He has acted as sole advocate in AI-related cases in the UK and Middle East, including the leading ADGM authority on the use of AI-generated documents in litigation.
Appointed to the UK Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown in 2024, Max previously qualified as a solicitor at a leading City firm and served as judicial assistant to Lord Wilson at the UK Supreme Court.
Max Marenbon
Call: 2020
