Spear’s 500 2021 Edition

We are delighted that members of Serle Court feature in the Spear’s 500 2021 edition. Members include Richard Wilson QC (‘Top Recommended’ in Contentious Tax & Trust Lawyers), Dakis Hagen QC, and Giles Richardson, also featured in Contentious Tax & Trust Lawyers. Spears500 is a directory of the top private client professionals focused on wealth management, law and advisory services.

Richard Wilson QC‘s recommendation in the directory says that has become a go-to silk for high-profile international UHNWs, and 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. He notes a particular rise in the number of cases involving clients from Hong Kong.

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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.