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Gavin Coyle

Senior Associate

t. 028 9022 7931
e. gcoyle@wilson-nesbitt.co.uk

Gavin Coyle is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution team. He is dual qualified in England & Wales and Northern Ireland.

Gavin is an experienced civil and commercial litigator; he has acted on behalf of mainstream banking groups, SMEs and private clients.

Key Experience

  • Gavin began his legal career at a large commercial practice in Manchester specialising in civil and commercial litigation, before returning home.
  • His core Court experience to date includes injunctive relief proceedings, company shareholders and partnership disputes, professional negligence matters, as well as residential and commercial landlord disputes.
  • He has a particular specialism in contentious wealth matters including will validity disputes, financial provision claims for disappointed dependents, land claims where landowners have made a promise & then later reneged on that promise, gifts made by a donor who is on his or her death bed, issues arising from mistake or without the client’s knowledge of their meaning, and trust and land disputes.
  • Gavin also has experience in initiating and assisting clients with alternative dispute resolution processes such as Arbitration and Mediation.
   

Memberships

  • NI Chamber of Commerce
  • Belfast Chamber of Commerce