Ten Old Square members are regularly instructed to advise and represent parties in offshore and cross-border disputes, including many of the most significant cases in recent years. This includes the Dawson-Damer litigation, Hinduja v Hinduja, the Crociani litigation and the Tchenguiz litigation.
Simon Taube KC is consistently ranked as a leading silk for Offshore work in the legal directories, and James MacDougald is ranked as a leading junior.
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Members of Chambers frequently advise, assist and represent trustees, beneficiaries and others in offshore trust litigation in jurisdictions including Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, the Cayman Islands, BVI, the Bahamas, Hong Kong, Prince Edward Island and many others. Our members are often involved behind the scenes on a consultative basis or assisting advocates in offshore litigation. We have long-established relationships with specialist firms in the leading offshore jurisdictions and our barristers enjoy working cooperatively and as part of a team with the advocates in those cases. Our barristers also appear in appeals in such disputes in the Privy Council.
Key offshore disputes in which our barristers have been involved include:
Our barristers are frequently instructed in cross-border disputes relating to their primary areas of practice, including contentious trusts and estates, partnership, commercial Chancery and arbitration. This includes:
Notable cross-border cases in which our barristers have been instructed include:
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