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Gilead Cooper KC

Gilead Cooper KC

Position

Gilead specialises in complex, high-value disputes, often involving allegations of fraud, breaches of trust and fiduciary duties, and professional negligence. He also has a notable specialism in matters involving art and antiquities.

Gilead’s practice has a strong international element. He has appeared in the courts of Hong Kong, the BVI, Bermuda, Cayman and Nevis, and has been involved in litigation in Jersey, Guernsey and Gibraltar.

Career

Call: 1983, KC: 2006.

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; PAIAM (Professional Advisers to the International Art Market); ACTAPS; LCIA.

Education

BA in English, Christ Church, Oxford; Dip. Law, The City University.

Mentions

London Bar

Art and cultural property

HALL OF FAME1
Gilead Cooper KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Very cerebral and knowledgeable and excellent for a written opinion.’
London Bar

Private client: trusts and probate

HALL OF FAME1
Gilead Cooper KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Gilead has the ability to take hugely complex issues and distil them into crystal-clear concepts that clients and courts find compelling. He is a first-rate advocate and consummate trust lawyer.’
The English Bar Offshore

The English Bar Offshore

HALL OF FAME1
Gilead Cooper KC – Wilberforce Chambers 'Gilead is very experienced and provides thoughtful insights as to the law and strategy.'