London Bar
Art and cultural property
Leading junior1Nico Leslie – Fountain Court Chambers ‘Nico is a superb advocate who can run rings around a KC. He’s already a major star. He is very good on art disputes.’
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Nico Leslie
Fountain Court Chambers, London
- Phone020 7583 3335
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- Profilewww.fountaincourt.co.uk
Position
Art & Cultural Property; Banking and Finance; Commercial Litigation; Fraud – Civil; International Arbitration; Offshore; Professional Negligence.
Specialises in commercial litigation with particular expertise in banking and finance, insurance and reinsurance, fraud/asset recovery, jurisdiction and conflict of laws, professional negligence, art law, international and domestic arbitration. Chambers & Partners ‘Banking & Finance Junior of the Year’ 2022.
Recent practice includes a number of high-profile commercial cases, including acting in the US$1 billion PIFSS litigation for a Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund, acting for the administrators of the NMC Group in multi-billion dollar litigation and arbitration across the world, and acting for the successful investors in the Czech Photovoltaic arbitrations in The Hague and Vienna. Has particular experience of litigation in offshore jurisdictions (Bermuda, BVI, Cayman and St Lucia) and in Hong Kong and Singapore, and has extensive experience of international arbitration under the rules of numerous arbitral institutions.
Career
Called 2010; Lincoln’s Inn.
Publications of note: co-author, ‘The Law of Assignment (3rd Edition)’ with Mr Justice Marcus Smith; co-author of chapter on ‘Choses in Action’ for Halsbury’s Laws of England; contributing editor of Gough on Company Charges (2nd edition, forthcoming); contributing editor, Restitution chapter, ‘Bullen, Leake and Jacob’s Precedents of Pleading’.
Languages
Fluent/Near Native French, Italian, Croatian/Serbian; Fluent Spanish.
Memberships
COMBAR.
Education
Eton College (King’s Scholarship); Christ’s College, Cambridge (2007 BA Modern Languages, Starred Double First); City Law School (2009 GDL, Commendation); City Law School (2010 BVC, Outstanding).
Leisure
Football, skiing, travel.
Mentions
London Bar
Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Leading junior2Nico Leslie – Fountain Court Chambers ‘Very intelligent and diligent, user-friendly and engaging to work with.'
London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading junior4Nico Leslie – Fountain Court Chambers ‘Nico is simply brilliant. He has an amazing eye for detail, has impeccable judgment, and works brilliantly as a team. A silk in the making.’
London Bar
Insolvency
Leading junior3Nico Leslie – Fountain Court Chambers 'Concise and timely written advice which hits all the key points. Very good manners with clients in conference.'
The English Bar Offshore
The English Bar Offshore
Leading junior2Nico Leslie –Fountain Court Chambers 'Highly intelligent and articulate with excellent instincts and produces very high quality written work quickly. A real pleasure to deal with and a consummate team player. Very responsive to the client. Overall, a class act.'