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David Wilson - Partner, Advocate 

David Wilson is an Advocate and Partner of BakerPlatt.

A specialist commercial litigator, David’s expertise includes banking, trust and funds disputes, anti-money laundering issues, regulatory investigations, asset recovery, insolvency, trustee applications, professional negligence and partnership and shareholder disputes.

David is regularly instructed by global financial institutions as well as Jersey-based financial services businesses.  He acts for the Viscount (the officer of the Royal Court responsible for administering bankruptcies) has acted as an appointed inspector for the Jersey Financial Services Commission and acts for a number of high net worth individuals in a broad variety of complex disputes.

After studying law at King’s College, University of London, David trained and worked as an English solicitor with a leading City law firm between 1989 and 1993, during which period he was also seconded to Brussels to advise on competition law.  In 1993, he moved to Jersey, qualifying as a Jersey lawyer in 1996

David joined BakerPlatt in February 2008 from Mourant du Feu & Jeune, where he was a Partner in the Disputes Resolution team.  As well as being a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Professionals and the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists, David is also an honorary member of the UK Commercial Bar Association.

David is recognised as a Prominent Figure in the Contentious Trusts section of the Citywealth Leaders List 2010. He is also an adjunct tutor at the Jersey Institute of Law on the subject of Company Security and Bankruptcy.

For further information please contact

davidwilson@bakerplatt.com


Briefings by David Wilson
Acrobat ReaderOffshore Tax Havens are ’Al Capone Safe Houses engaged in Economic Warefare against the US’ according to US Senators
Acrobat ReaderNovember 2008 Caselaw Update
Acrobat ReaderDavid Wilson and Joanna Woods Business Brief May 2009
Acrobat ReaderDavid Wilson STEP Journal May 2009