William Willson

UK Bar

William Willson is a well-regarded junior with a broad restructuring and insolvency practice. He is experienced in the handling of complex schemes of arrangement, CVAs and trials of liquidator claims, and frequently appears as sole counsel in proceedings before the High Court and Court of Appeal.

"William is bright, technically good and stands out as an advocate. He is strong and very persuasive in front of the court, and he has the respect of the Bench."

"He is an accomplished junior in contentious and insolvency matters. He works well with his leader and is always responsive and has a real appreciation of the commercial imperative for clients."

"William provides advice on complex and challenging issues. He is sensible and pragmatic alongside being technically sharp and strong in client management."

William Willson is an experienced junior who specialises in high-value offshore commercial disputes. His practice has a predominant focus on insolvency, while also holding expertise in banking and finance, and fraud.Willson is called to the Bar in the Cayman Islands, the BVI and Gibraltar. He appears as both junior and sole counsel in the Caribbean, as well as offering advice in the Channel Islands.

"William is a really polished performer. He has a great grasp on the nuance of complex pleadings, is statistically really sharp and has a close eye for detail. A really great member of the team."

"A go-to junior. He has very good drafting, and he's clever, commercial and a delight to work with."

"William Willson has the ability to grapple complex issues quickly. He is very good at advocating a client's case and at getting to the nub of commercial issues quickly."

"He is an insolvency machine; he knows the cases and the law in that area inside and out. A really clever guy. He's really first class, responsive, a good team player and a good communicator."