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About
Provided by Donald Lilly
Practice Areas
Chancery Commercial, including Company Law and personal and corporate Insolvency, with a particular emphasis on disputes involving offshore and civil fraud aspects. Recent reported cases include: SFO v Harbour Fund II LLP [2022] EWHC 3053, Gill v Thind [2022] EWHC 2871 (Ch) (also instructed for the appeal), Faulkner v Vollin Holdings Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1371 (and first instance reported at [2021] EWHC 787 (Ch)), Maso Capital Investments Ltd v Shanda Games Ltd [2020] BCC 466, Patel v Iqbal [2020] EWHC 1174 (Ch).
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association and COMBAR.
Called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands (2013)
Called (on a case specific basis) to the Bar of Gibraltar (2019).
Publications
“Investigations by BIS”, Tolley’s Company Law Service
“It’s a real privilege: common interests in trust disputes”. Trusts and Trustees, T. & T. 2013, 19(1), 68-78.
“A Tale of Two Insolvencies”, Butterworth’s Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, (2012) 6 JIBFL 348.
Featured in The Lawyer, “Judgment Call”, 21 May 2012.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Donald Lilly is an experienced junior with a deep knowledge of litigious company cases, most notably shareholder disputes. He regularly appears unled in court proceedings, and demonstrates strong expertise in matters concerning derivative claims.
Donald Lilly is an impressive performer in insolvency proceedings, particularly those regarding the estates of well-known individuals. He is experienced in working on behalf of trustees, administrators and governments, often appearing without a leader.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He presents very clearly and runs things through a judge without complicating things. He has a good rapport and takes a calm and measured approach."
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"Donald is a terrific lawyer, who is hard-working and technically outstanding. He is a pleasure to work with and an accommodating person. His written advocacy is outstanding."
"Donald is absolutely superb. He is incredibly able in all areas, and both very charming and user-friendly."
"Donald's written work and oral advocacy are superb. He presents very clearly and runs things through to a judge without overly complicating matters."
"A terrific lawyer who is hard-working and technically outstanding."
"Donald is a silk in waiting. He is clever, proactive, great at advocacy and a real team player."
"Incredibly bright and very commercial, he's a real pleasure to work with."
"He presents very clearly and runs things through a judge without complicating things. He has a good rapport and takes a calm and measured approach."
"Donald has a brain that won't wait a minute, he has a wonderful temperament, and his written work is superb and excellent."
"Donald is outstanding - he is a terrific lawyer who is hard-working and technically outstanding. He's a pleasure to work with and his written advocacy is outstanding."
"Donald is a terrific lawyer, who is hard-working and technically outstanding. He is a pleasure to work with and an accommodating person. His written advocacy is outstanding."
"Donald is absolutely superb. He is incredibly able in all areas, and both very charming and user-friendly."
"Donald's written work and oral advocacy are superb. He presents very clearly and runs things through to a judge without overly complicating matters."
"A terrific lawyer who is hard-working and technically outstanding."
"Donald is a silk in waiting. He is clever, proactive, great at advocacy and a real team player."
"Incredibly bright and very commercial, he's a real pleasure to work with."
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