Serle Court

Serle Court is recognised as a market leader in offshore trust litigation and is frequently described as the “go-to set for high-value trusts work,” with members regarded as being of the highest standard (Legal 500). It is one of the largest commercial chancery sets at the English Bar, comprising 85 members, including 28 silks.

The set has established expertise across a wide range of chancery and commercial disciplines, handling matters that range from offshore litigation involving major global corporations to domestic probate advice, serving both lay and professional clients in the UK and internationally. Serle Court is recommended in ten practice areas by Legal 500: Fraud: Civil, Partnership, Private Client: Trusts and Probate, Charities, Commercial Litigation, Insolvency, Company, Banking and Finance (including consumer credit), Professional Negligence, and Property Litigation.

Its barristers are known for delivering clear, practical advice and effective solutions to complex disputes, often involving cross-border and multi-faceted issues. The set has been instructed in numerous significant cases, including Mozambique tuna bonds litigation, the Wong litigation, Re BHS Group Ltd (in liquidation), Dyer v Webb, Renova Industries Ltd v Emmerson International Corporation, Investec Trust (Guernsey) Ltd v Glenalla Properties Ltd, Khan v Gany Holdings, Bestfort Developments LLP v Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority, Municipality of Mariana and others v BHP Group plc and another, Yukos Finance BV & others v Stephen Lynch & others, the Hyderabad Fund case, the RBS rights issue litigation, the Fiona litigation, and the Lehman Brothers administration. Serle Court has also built a strong reputation in alternative dispute resolution, with members regularly acting as mediators and arbitrators.

A substantial proportion of its work is international, with barristers frequently instructed in offshore jurisdictions such as Bermuda, the BVI, the Cayman Islands, the Crown Dependencies, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Middle East, including the DIFC.

Languages
Arabic
French
German
Spanish
Portuguese
Cantonese
Mandarin

Memberships
COMBAR

Staffing Figures
28 Members of Staff