Advocate David Wilson > Oben Law > Jersey, Jersey > Lawyer Profile

Oben Law
5 Castle Street
St Helier
JE2 3RT
Jersey

Work Department

David is a partner of Oben Law and a Director of Oben Regulatory Limited. His expertise includes trust and funds disputes, fraud, asset tracing and recovery, regulatory investigations and insolvency.

Position

Partner

Career

David heads Oben Law.  His practice reflects his principal client base, namely global financial institutions as well as Jersey-based financial services businesses (their principals and key persons) and international law and accountancy firms.

David’s expertise includes advising trustees and beneficiaries on breach of trust claims and other issues arising in the administration of trust, including constructive trust, interpretation and the proper exercise of powers. He has acted in some of the leading cases on these issues. His expertise also included funds disputes, fraud, asset tracing and recovery, regulatory investigations, insolvency, trustee applications, AML/CFT, sanctions and bribery/corruption issues, professional negligence and partnership and shareholder disputes.

David acts for the Viscount (the officer of the Royal Court responsible for administering bankruptcies) and Oben Law is one of a few firms on the panel of Jersey’s financial services regulator, the JFSC.

 

Memberships

INSOL JADO JCOA STEP Law Society of Jersey

Lawyer Rankings

Jersey > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution

(Hall of Fame)

David WilsonOben Law

Financial service providers and trust companies entrust Oben Law with disputes concerning the administration of trusts and issues rooted in insolvency proceedings. ‘Very impressive litigator’ David Wilson heads the group, representing clients in litigation concerning trusts and funds, with additional expertise in partnership disputes. Wilson also handles insolvency-related disputes, and the latter is also able to assist with fraud and asset tracing matters.

Jersey > Dispute resolution > Regulatory and white-collar crime

(Hall of Fame)

David WilsonOben Law

Oben Law advises financial services sector clients facing investigations and enforcement actions. Practice head David Wilson counts both the Viscount of Jersey and JFSC amongst his clients, while also assisting financial services, accountancy and law firms across a range of regulatory challenges, including AML/CFT regimes, professional negligence claims and sanctions matters.