Jon Barclay - Partner

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Career

  • Advocate in Guernsey, 2006
  • Barrister in England and Wales, 1999

Highlights

  • Terra Firma v Citigroup: obtaining evidence on commission rogatoire, pursuant to US District Court letters of request.
  • Appointed sole counsel to a high-profile public inquiry in Guernsey
  • Acting for UK individuals to recover offshore proceeds of fraud
  • Advising foreign governments on mutual legal assistance procedures and civil tracing claims in respect of proceeds of serious crime
  • Acting for large institutional trustees in complicated multi-jurisdictional trusts litigation

*Note: use of an asterisk against a lawyer's name means that this lawyer is qualified in a jurisdiction other than Guernsey and is not a Guernsey Advocate.

More About Jon Barclay

Jon is a partner in the dispute resolution team. He has a particular interest in fraud and asset tracing claims, regulatory and compliance issues, trusts litigation, corporate disputes and insolvency. 

He has considerable experience in general commercial litigation and delivers practical advice across the full range of contentious offshore work. In particular, he has advised and represented clients in a number of fraud and asset tracing claims, including high-profile and 'under-the-radar' inquiries. 

Prior to returning to Guernsey in 2005, he practised for several years as a barrister in England, where he gained considerable advocacy experience over a broad spectrum of common law, commercial and chancery matters. He is a regular speaker at Guernsey trust and company law events and at international fraud and asset tracing conferences.

Education

Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, France, 2005 
 
Inns of Court School of Law, London, 1998 - 1999
 
MA, University of Cambridge, 1998

  

Professional Qualifications

Advocate in Guernsey, 2006
 
Barrister in England and Wales, 1999
 

Career

AO Hall, 2008
 
Ogier, Guernsey, 2005 - 2008
 
No 5 Chambers, Birmingham, 1999 - 2005
 
 

Recommendations

Jon is considered to be “a skilful litigator with a fine reputation” – Chambers UK, 2012
 
Jon is described as “thorough” – Legal 500, 2011
 
Jon comes highly recommended for his asset tracing and work on freezing injunctions. Jon is praised as “a superb advocate with a very good way of presenting things to the court” - Chambers Global, 2011

Leading Lawyer in Contentious Trusts - Citywealth Leaders List, 2011 

"An unflappable advocate who has significant expertise in asset tracing and freezing injunctions" - Chambers UK, 2011
 
"A talented, accomplished lawyer who has a strong presence in court" - Chambers Europe, 2010
 
"Extremely good" - Legal 500, 2009
 
  

Highlights

Terra Firma v Citigroup:  acted for Citigroup in obtaining evidence on commisison rogatoire, pursuant to US District Court letters of request.
 
Freezing and disclosure orders in support of US$500 million claims arising out of alleged corruption in Asia.
 
Appointed as sole Counsel to a high-profile public inquiry in Guernsey: only the fourth such inquiry since the Second World War.

Acting for UK individuals in the recovery of proceeds of fraud represented by Guernsey real property, bank accounts and trust assets.

Advising foreign governments on mutual legal assistance procedures and civil tracing claims in respect of proceeds of serious crime.

Acting for large institutional trustees in complicated multi-jurisdictional trusts litigation.