Serle Court is delighted that Richard Wilson QC and Dakis Hagen QC have been included in Spears Magazine

Serle Court is delighted to announce that Richard Wilson QC and Dakis Hagen QC have been included in Spears Magazine’s selection of the best Contentious Trust and Tax Lawyers for high-net-worth individuals.

Richard Wilson QC is featured as a ‘Top Recommended’ Contentious Trust Lawyer. Richard has become a go-to silk for high-profile international UHNWs. He frequently acts in cases in all of the principal offshore jurisdictions and has represented clients hailing from countries ranging from Australia to Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, as well as UK and Crown dependencies.

Dakis Hagen QC features in ‘The best tax and trust barristers for high-net-worth individuals’ list as a ‘Top Recommended Barrister’. Dakis is a highly-regarded Chancery litigator, he is more than adept at dealing with cases involving particularly complex international structures (including trusts and estates), allegations of fraud, or issues around professional negligence and asset tracing.

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Described by The Legal 500 as “one of the stars of his generation”, Richard Wilson KC specialises in litigation, drafting and advisory work across traditional and commercial chancery. His practice focuses on trusts and probate, both contentious and non-contentious, related company and partnership law, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, tax, professional negligence and civil fraud.

Richard has acted in many of the most significant and high-value cases in these areas in recent years. He is currently involved in several disputes concerning the estates of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) in England and overseas.

His practice frequently involves offshore matters and private international law. He has appeared before the Privy Council, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Gibraltar, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Bermuda, the Supreme Court of The Bahamas, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He has also provided expert evidence on English law before the Royal Courts of Jersey and Guernsey.

Richard regularly acts in disputes across all the principal offshore jurisdictions. A significant proportion of his practice involves international clients, particularly those based in Asia, including Hong Kong.