The English Bar Offshore
Commercial disputes
Leading silk1Clare Stanley KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Clare is a fabulous courtroom advocate and it is a joy to watch her perform. She is relentless and fights her client’s corner like a tiger.'
Wilberforce Chambers
Barristers
Clare Stanley KC
Wilberforce Chambers, London
- Phone0207 306 0102
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.wilberforce.co.uk
Position
Described as a ‘powerful advocate’, Clare is an experienced commercial chancery practitioner, well-known and highly regarded for contentious trust litigation, commercial and professional liability cases. Often instructed on behalf of PLC’s or high net-worth individuals in respect of large-scale and bitterly fought litigation, Clare is ‘praised for her grasp of detail’ and as someone ‘who is not afraid to take on challenging the odds’. Clare’s cases often involve allegations of misrepresentation, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.
Career
Called 1994, Middle Temple; KC 2015.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; COMBAR; INSOL.
Education
King’s School, Ely; Downing College, Cambridge (BA Hons); Adelaide, Australia (BEc).
Mentions
London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading silk4Clare Stanley KC –Wilberforce Chambers ‘Clare is frighteningly intelligent, but with a personal touch not often seen at the bar. Absolutely brilliant on her feet.'
London Bar
Company
Leading silk3Clare Stanley KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Clare is a master strategist. A captivating advocate who is an absolute force in the courtroom.’
London Bar
Fraud: civil
Leading silk4Clare Stanley KC –Wilberforce Chambers
London Bar
Insolvency
Leading silk3Clare Stanley KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Clare is a first-class barrister who consistently demonstrates exceptional advocacy, unwavering dedication and a deep understanding of the law. Her thorough approach to her advice and analysis, combined with her ability to articulate complex legal arguments, has consistently impressed our clients.’
London Bar
Private wealth and probate
Leading silk1Clare Stanley KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Clare is an exceptional advocate, technically brilliant and a master strategist. She is a captivating advocate and an absolute force in the courtroom. She has true expert knowledge of her practice areas and commercial nous.’
London Bar
Professional negligence
Leading silk3Clare Stanley KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Clare holds the ear of the court. She is better prepared than any of her opponents. She adds real value by thinking outside the box.’
The English Bar Offshore
Trusts and private wealth
Leading silk1Clare Stanley KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Clare is cool, calm, collected, smart, savvy and strategic. She is the key player in any offshore litigator’s team, and she is a go-to silk whenever a client seeks a smooth operator with gravitas.’