Stephen Baker

Practice Areas

Stephen specialises in complex international financial litigation including trust and commercial disputes as well as civil fraud.

Career

Stephen Baker is an English barrister, Jersey Advocate and is called to the Bar in the BVI. He is the Managing Partner at Baker & Partners.

Specialising in international financial litigation including trust disputes, commercial disputes and civil fraud, Stephen is an expert at unravelling complex offshore trust structures and resolving the issues which arise. He is frequently instructed to advise on the strategic approach needed for cross-border litigation.

Known for his expertise on the interaction between civil and criminal law in fraud cases including those seeking to evade judgment debts, Stephen regularly acts for foreign governments in asset recovery actions. He currently acts for the liquidators of the offshore structure used to launder the proceeds of the 1MDB fraud. He has also acted for the Federal Republic of Brazil, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Kenyan Ethics Anti-Corruption Commission.

Stephen is co-chair of the IBA Asset Recovery Committee.

He works regularly with the World Bank Financial Market Integrity Division, including the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative. The World Bank book entitled ‘Going for Broke – the Use of Insolvency Tools in Corruption Cases’ was published in December 2019.

Stephen regularly participates in a wide variety of international events with a focus on fraud, asset tracing and anti-corruption.

Professional Memberships

Stephen was the Chairman of the International Bar Association Asset Recovery Sub-Committee for two years from January 2018. He is the Chairman of the Institute of Law in Jersey. He is the Jersey representative of Fraudnet.