Appleby has appointed Claire van Overdijk KC as a partner in the firm’s dispute resolution practice in Bermuda.

The firm said: “Claire has extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious trust and estate disputes as well as commercial and civil litigation.

“As a specialist in the resolution of complex disputes, Claire’s expertise is principally contentious, extending to advocacy, strategic expertise and tactical advice in domestic and multi-jurisdictional high-value litigation.

“Claire also has a broad private client practice advising on domestic and offshore wealth structuring and estate planning matters, including the creation, restructuring and termination of trust structures, matters relating to trust administration, as well as probate and testamentary issues.”

Ms van Overdijk, who joins Appleby from the Bermuda office of Carey Olsen, said: “I am delighted to be joining Appleby’s internationally renowned dispute resolution team in Bermuda, and excited to continue to build on the firm’s stellar reputation in the field of private client and trusts law.

“I am very much looking forward to providing an exceptional level of service to the clients of this dynamic and prestigious law firm.”

John Wasty, head of Appleby’s dispute resolution practice in Bermuda, added: “We are thrilled to welcome Claire van Overdijk KC to our team.

“A practitioner of unparalleled calibre, Claire is widely acclaimed for her expertise in litigation and trust law, with an exemplary ability to navigate complex and high-stakes matters.”

Before practicing in Bermuda, Ms van Overdijk was a barrister at Outer Temple Chambers in London, where she developed extensive advocacy experience before the High Court and Court of Appeal of England & Wales in the fields of civil and commercial litigation, trust and estates disputes, mental capacity and public law.

Alongside her practice, she taught private international law on the LLM course at University College London for six years.

Ms van Overdijk is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ Bermuda committee, and also sits on the Bermuda Mental Health Tribunal and the Bermuda Human Rights Tribunal.