James Brightwell—Serle Court

Serle Court has announced the arrival of James Brightwell, who joins from New Square Chambers.

James was called to the Bar in 2000 and is co-author of Lewin on Trusts. His practice, which covers contentious and non-contentious private client work, including the administration of estates, contentious probate, family provision, trust applications, claims concerning professional liability in these areas, and related tax matters, dovetails perfectly with Serle Court’s, and his expertise in offshore litigation further underpins Serle Court’s continuing market lead in this area.  

James is called to the Bar of Bermuda (ad hoc) and the Eastern Caribbean in the British Virgin Islands and, since 2010, has been a Deputy District Judge (Civil).

John Petrie, chief executive of Serle Court, said: “Serle Court has a reputation for having barristers who are at the very top of the Commercial and Chancery field, and James Brightwell fits that description perfectly. His arrival further strengthens our Traditional Chancery and Offshore litigation expertise and we are delighted to welcome someone with James’s reputation”.

James added: “I am very excited to be joining Serle Court—the set’s reputation is unparalleled in the field of Chancery and Commercial, and fits perfectly with my practice area.”