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Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, Civil fraud and asset recovery, International arbitration, Trusts, probate and estates: contentiousMonday 11 August 2025

Leading Junior Philippe Kuhn joins Wilberforce

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Philippe Kuhn has joined Chambers from 11th August 2025.

Philippe is ranked in Legal 500 as a Leading Junior and acts regularly in international commercial disputes in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division in London, international arbitration and offshore jurisdictions (including BVI, Gibraltar and Jersey). In particular, Philippe has strong experience in civil fraud and asset recovery, banking and financial services, offshore trusts, shareholder, company and insolvency disputes.

Philippe was described in Legal 500 as ‘Extremely knowledgeable, client-friendly, enthusiastic and proactive. Philippe is technically excellent and has a great ability to boil down complex issues to their basic principles, making it easy for clients to decide on a course of action.’

Brian Green KC (Head of Chambers) said, “We welcome Philippe to Chambers. Our commercial work involves a range of civil fraud, shareholder and company issues, both domestically and overseas, so Philippe will be a wonderful addition to the team.”

Nicholas Luckman (Practice Director) said, “Philippe’s recruitment adds to the outstanding pool of talent in our Commercial and Civil Fraud groups. His expertise in civil fraud, banking & financial services, crypto and digital assets, and offshore trusts supports the growing work that we are seeing in these areas”.

For further information in relation to Philippe’s experience and expertise, please see the link to Philippe Kuhn on the Wilberforce Chambers website, or contact Nicholas Luckman (nluckman@wilberforce.co.uk) or Andrew Barnes (abarnes@wilberforce.co.uk).

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