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About
Provided by Mark Hubbard
Practice Areas
He has a reputation as a leading litigator in commercial litigation featuring trusts, contentious trust and estate cases, civil fraud, shareholder disputes, company, insolvency and regulatory matters. He is often instructed to obtain or resist freezing injunctions and other urgent interim remedies. His practice is based in the English Courts but also has a substantial offshore and international element, including Privy Council work.
Mark has particular experience of offshore litigation in the Bahamas, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Singapore and Switzerland. He is praised by clients for his quick grasp of complex cases, and for the quality of his advocacy, advice, and client skills.
He is a Registered Foreign Lawyer, Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) and currently holds a licence as an Advocate of the Isle of Man Bar.
Career
Called to the Bar 1991: Licensed Advocate of the Isle of Man Bar on a case by case basis since 2003; Registered Foreign Lawyer, Singapore International Commercial Court 2020; Member of the Bar Standards Board Prosecution Panel (acting Pro Bono) 2003-2019.
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association
COMBAR
CFLA
STEP
ACTAPS
ConTra
Tech Disputes Network
Publications
Protectors of Trusts (OUP 2013), 1st edition of new international practitioners work.
Author of current series of practice notes on shareholder remedies for Lexis PSL.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Mark Hubbard is frequently instructed in complex and high-value trusts disputes, many of which are offshore or involve multiple jurisdictions. He is adept at advisory as well as litigation work. His clients include professional trustees as well as individuals and families.
Mark Hubbard is noted for his unusually strong offshore expertise within a broader traditional Chancery practice. He is regularly trusted with high-value cases, and frequently handles trusts, estates and probate matters.
Mark Hubbard has a wide-ranging offshore practice and displays considerable skill handling trusts, company, civil fraud and insolvency litigation. He frequently acts for private individuals in estate disputes. The Bahamas, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are jurisdictions he has particular experience practising in.
Mark Hubbard of New Square Chambers handles complex international fraud matters as one strand of a vibrant commercial practice. He represents both claimant and defendant clients. He is adept at obtaining injunctive relief.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mark is a pleasure to work with. He fits into the team well and is good with lay clients."
"Very skilful, highly knowledgeable and so user-friendly. He's always a welcome extension to our team and he gives it his all."
"Mark is very capable and loved by judges. Strategically so savvy, he never takes a stupid point."
"Mark is the absolute pinnacle of juniors of the Bar. He is a pleasure to deal with, and you are getting the quality of the silk for the price of a junior."
"Mark is very good. He is so user-friendly, very skillful and is very knowledgeable. He is an extension to our team, he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in."
"Mark is a pleasure to work with. He fits into the team well and is good with clients."
"Mark is skilful, very knowledgeable and so user-friendly. A great extension to any team, he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in."
"He is extremely knowledgeable regarding offshore trusts."
"Mark is at the absolute pinnacle of the junior Bar and is a pleasure to deal with."
"Mark is the absolute pinnacle of juniors of the Bar. He is a pleasure to deal with, and you are getting the quality of a silk for the price of a junior."
"Mark is very good. He is so user-friendly, very skilful and very knowledgeable. He is an extension to our team; he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in."
"Mark is user-friendly, very skilful and highly knowledgeable. He really rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in."
"He is so user-friendly, very skilful and very knowledgeable. He is an extension to our team; he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in."
"Mark is a pleasure to work with. He fits into the team well and is good with lay clients."
"Very skilful, highly knowledgeable and so user-friendly. He's always a welcome extension to our team and he gives it his all."
"Mark is very capable and loved by judges. Strategically so savvy, he never takes a stupid point."
"Mark is the absolute pinnacle of juniors of the Bar. He is a pleasure to deal with, and you are getting the quality of the silk for the price of a junior."
"Mark is very good. He is so user-friendly, very skillful and is very knowledgeable. He is an extension to our team, he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in."
"Mark is a pleasure to work with. He fits into the team well and is good with clients."
"Mark is skilful, very knowledgeable and so user-friendly. A great extension to any team, he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in."
"He is extremely knowledgeable regarding offshore trusts."
"Mark is at the absolute pinnacle of the junior Bar and is a pleasure to deal with."
"Mark is the absolute pinnacle of juniors of the Bar. He is a pleasure to deal with, and you are getting the quality of a silk for the price of a junior."
"Mark is very good. He is so user-friendly, very skilful and very knowledgeable. He is an extension to our team; he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in."
"Mark is user-friendly, very skilful and highly knowledgeable. He really rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in."
"He is so user-friendly, very skilful and very knowledgeable. He is an extension to our team; he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in."