• A star front man who is easily able to translate technical aspects into commercial practice.
    Chambers UK 2024
  • What Damian doesn't know about the Jersey court system isn't worth knowing.
  • Damian is excellent in court and when dealing with difficult situations. He is an excellent communicator, always keeping me updated, and is a cool and calming influence.
    Chambers and Partners 2022
  • He's a good lawyer, well-liked by clients. He's done some big-ticket trust litigation.
    Chambers High Net Worth Guide
  • Particularly good at strategising, considering options and advising accordingly.
    Legal 500
  • A superb trusts litigator – in my view, the best in Jersey.
  • Bright, patient and strategically superb.
    Legal 500
  • Damian stands out as extraordinarily expert and experienced, but is always willing to draw on fresh ideas and new perspectives when suggested.
  • Damian is knowledgeable on the law and an extremely good communicator. He engenders trust very quickly and speaks with authority - the perfect mix of legal expertise and commercial nous.
    Chambers UK 2023
  • A first-class lawyer.
  • Damian is my primary contact in the DR practice. A pleasure to work with. He has a calm, quiet manner and immediately gets to the heart of the issue.
    Legal 500 (UK) 2023
  • A master tactician and powerful advocate.
  • A leading lawyer in Jersey and a go-to choice.
  • You would not want anyone else in court assisting you; Damian is remarkable.
    Chambers UK 2024
  • Damian is technically very good, his knowledge of Jersey and the law is exceptional and he is very astute.
    Chambers UK 2024
  • Highly thought of by his colleagues and peers, as well as the court officials– in particular the judges.
  • Damian is always great in leading representations on behalf of clients in a bold and confident manner.
    Chambers UK 2023
  • He is so very good at trust litigation. He's very strategic and pragmatic, and he always provides commercial arguments.
    Chambers and Partners 2022
  • Damian has a real gravitas - he exudes that authoritative quality that's good in court.
    Chambers UK 2024

Damian is an experienced litigator who specialises in contentious and semi-contentious trust work and heavyweight commercial litigation.

Experience

Damian is a member of the Fraud Network and is highly ranked in both the main legal directories. He is listed as a prominent figure in the contentious trust section of the Citywealth leading lawyers list and he sits on the board of one of the world's largest litigation funds. The company specialises in funding high profile, multi billion-pound, international group action claims.

Damian is named in Legal 500's Hall of Fame UK lawyers list which identifies exceptional legal talent at the pinnacle of their profession. He is also ranked in band 2 by Chambers in the UK Guide.

 

Legal 500: UK Hall of Fame
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We represent beneficiaries, high-net-worth individuals, trustees, protectors and other power holders in a range of contentious and semi-contentious situations. Our lawyers have been at the forefront of the most complex, high-value private wealth litigation offshore. 

We often deal with novel points of law, creating new and innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients.

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