{{ languageVal }}
  • English
 

Scott Tolliss

Email Icon Send an email T: +1 284 852 3048 M: +1 284 340 3048

OVERVIEW

Scott is of counsel of Maples and Calder's Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team in the Maples Group's British Virgin Islands office.  He practises in all the core areas, including fraud and asset recovery, shareholder disputes, corporate investigations, contractual claims, cross-border insolvency and restructuring, contentious trusts and probate, and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards. Scott has particular expertise in complex commercial, corporate and financial disputes, many of which are borne out of distressed events.

BACKGROUND

Scott joined the Maples Group in 2019. He previously practised in a top tier law firm situated in Jersey (Channel Islands) and prior to his move offshore, Scott trained with a national UK firm. Scott has been recommended in the Legal 500 as an 'Other Key Lawyer' and clients describe him as 'very proactive and responsive. He is extremely personable and clearly very committed to delivering the best service to clients. As well as being an exceptional technical lawyer, he is very commercially minded.’

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member of the Law Society of England and Wales
Member of the Institute of Directors, and contributor to its published guidelines
Member of the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association
Member of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL)
Member of the British Virgin Islands Arbitration Group
President of the British Virgin Islands Bar Association (elected June 2023)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Dispute Resolution & Insolvency

Insurance

Intellectual Property

BAR ADMISSIONS

2017 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)

2019 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)

2022 – Admitted as a solicitor-advocate in England and Wales (not practising)

EDUCATION

University of Birmingham, Bachelor of Laws (Honours), 2012

University of Law, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Commendation), 2015

BPP Law School, UK, Higher Rights of Audience, 2021

GET IN TOUCH

For expert advice, contact us today – we’d love to hear from you. Please fill in the form and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Please note that your email may be received and read by other Maples Group employees in addition to your intended recipient. The use of this form does not create an attorney-client relationship and information submitted will not necessarily be treated as privileged or confidential, nor will it prevent us from accepting related instructions on behalf of others. Do not send us any information regarding any current or potential legal matters until your proposed engagement of us as legal counsel has been agreed and confirmed by us in writing.