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Provided by Richard Wilson KC
Practice Areas
Richard Wilson KC has a practice encompassing litigation, drafting and advisory work across a wide range of traditional and commercial chancery, with a strong emphasis 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 been involved in many of the most significant and high-value cases in those areas in recent years, including: Futter v. Futter [2013] UKSC 26 (the leading case on the Rule in Re Hastings-Bass); Gany v Khan [2018] UKPC 21 (claim to establish ownership of companies by BVI trust and setting aside appointment by trustees); Grand View Private Trust Company v. Wong [2020] Bermuda Court of Appeal (challenge to exercise of trustees’ powers on the basis that it destroyed the ‘substratum’ of the trust) and the Dawson-Damer litigation (high value breach of trust claim in The Bahamas with related litigation in England and Bermuda). He is also currently acting in a number of disputes concerning the estates of UHNWIs in England.
His work frequently involves offshore matters and issues of private international law. He has appeared in 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.
Chambers Review
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Richard Wilson KC has a particularly strong advisory practice. He is often instructed in complex trust cases and is also noted for his handling of offshore and other overseas matters.
Richard Wilson KC is a trusts expert whose practice frequently overlaps with some of the most complex financial remedy proceedings. He garners market praise both for his expertise in offshore trusts and his ability to adapt to the mannerisms of the family courts. Wilson is adept at handling cases concerning assets located in Hong Kong, Bermuda and BVI.
Richard Wilson KC handles a large volume of domestic and offshore trusts litigation and has been involved in a number of significant breach of trust disputes. His caseload includes a number of substantial disputes in the Bahamas, Guernsey, Jersey, the Cayman Islands and Gibraltar. He has significant knowledge of private international law issues relating to trusts.
Richard Wilson KC holds a strong reputation in traditional and commercial chancery litigation, and has particular expertise in trusts, probate and partnership disputes. His practice also encompasses private international law. Although particularly noted for his presence in the Channel Islands, he has also appeared for clients in Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Strengths
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"Richard is clever, highly commercial, very approachable and incredibly responsive. His advocacy is fantastic; he's very calm, he doesn't get rattled and he is very specific."
"Richard is very practical and strategic in his thinking, and adept at readjusting, speedily and accurately, when matters take an unexpected course. He's accessible, proactive and client-friendly."
"He is much in demand by solicitors and brings a very unique, lateral approach to problem solving. He thinks independently and creatively, and applies his technical capabilities very well."
"Richard is awesome. He is so thorough, very collaborative and so user-friendly."
"He is very good, extremely bright, so good on his feet and a pleasure to work with."
"Richard Wilson KC is one of the leading KC's if not the leading KC for offshore trust work."
"Richard has got excellent judgement and knows the law inside out. In court, he has real presence."
"Richard quickly absorbs even complicated factual scenarios and is able to impressively master every element of a trust brief."
"Approachable, diligent, experienced and really pleasant to work with, as well as someone who brings a whole new perspective to a case."
"Richard is responsive, technically strong and very user-friendly."
"Extremely bright, good on his feet and a pleasure to work with."
"Richard is awesome. He is so thorough, very collaborative and so user-friendly."
"He is very good - extremely bright, good on his feet and a pleasure to work with."
"Richard is one of the leading KCs for offshore trust work."
"Richard is clever, highly commercial, very approachable and incredibly responsive. His advocacy is fantastic; he's very calm, he doesn't get rattled and he is very specific."
"Richard is very practical and strategic in his thinking, and adept at readjusting, speedily and accurately, when matters take an unexpected course. He's accessible, proactive and client-friendly."
"He is much in demand by solicitors and brings a very unique, lateral approach to problem solving. He thinks independently and creatively, and applies his technical capabilities very well."
"Richard is awesome. He is so thorough, very collaborative and so user-friendly."
"He is very good, extremely bright, so good on his feet and a pleasure to work with."
"Richard Wilson KC is one of the leading KC's if not the leading KC for offshore trust work."
"Richard has got excellent judgement and knows the law inside out. In court, he has real presence."
"Richard quickly absorbs even complicated factual scenarios and is able to impressively master every element of a trust brief."
"Approachable, diligent, experienced and really pleasant to work with, as well as someone who brings a whole new perspective to a case."
"Richard is responsive, technically strong and very user-friendly."
"Extremely bright, good on his feet and a pleasure to work with."
"Richard is awesome. He is so thorough, very collaborative and so user-friendly."
"He is very good - extremely bright, good on his feet and a pleasure to work with."
"Richard is one of the leading KCs for offshore trust work."
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