Elliott J Phillips
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : General Business Law: Dispute Resolution
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About
Provided by Elliott J Phillips
Practice Areas
Elliott is an internationally recognised barrister specialising in offshore contentious trusts, estates and private wealth disputes. His practice also includes commercial litigation, civil fraud, asset tracing, insolvency and shareholder disputes. Uniquely, Elliott can accept instructions to appear before all Courts in England, Wales and Gibraltar.
Primarily based in Gibraltar, Elliott is regularly instructed by leading international firms in which Gibraltar proceedings are issued or where there is a strong Gibraltar connection to the litigation. He regularly appears before the Chancery Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Gibraltar, the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council on matters relating to the administration of trusts. Elliott’s cases involve removal of trustees, protectors and executors, challenging trustees’ decisions, breach of trust, advising trustees and beneficiaries on freezing orders, both domestically and in foreign proceedings, and advising on trusts in the divorce context.
Elliott is one of Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite lawyers, reflecting his position as one of the leading private client and trust and estates litigators globally.
Career
ISOLAS 2002, Associate; 2006, Senior Associate; 2010, Partner; Signature Litigation Gibraltar 2016, Founding Partner.
Personal
HM Leader of the Opposition, December 2017 - October 2019. Re-elected 2019, Shadow Minister for Health and the Environment.
Chambers Review
Global
Elliott Phillips of Signature Litigation LLP operates a broad practice, representing clients in litigation ranging from competition law and construction disputes to defamation and breach of trust. He is also involved in investor-state arbitration and breach of contract disputes. He frequently assists clients with international and cross-border disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Elliott Phillips is a very sophisticated litigator who combines a charming manner with a steely resolve."
"He shows enormously good judgement in complex and difficult legal issues, and will often present a sensible and commercial solution. He is a very nice person to work with and he is unflappable in his approach."
"He is pretty measured in how he deals with problems and issues. He is very calm and thinks very sensibly about the strategy."
"Elliott is extremely nuanced and sensitive. He is realistic in his approach and is an excellent tactician. He seems to have all of the details at his fingertips and picks things up quickly."
"Elliott Phillips is a very sophisticated litigator who combines a charming manner with a steely resolve."
"He shows enormously good judgement in complex and difficult legal issues, and will often present a sensible and commercial solution. He is a very nice person to work with and he is unflappable in his approach."
"He is pretty measured in how he deals with problems and issues. He is very calm and thinks very sensibly about the strategy."
"Elliott is extremely nuanced and sensitive. He is realistic in his approach and is an excellent tactician. He seems to have all of the details at his fingertips and picks things up quickly."
