Fountain Court Chambers

John Taylor KC has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice, including banking, financial services, professional negligence, telecoms, aviation, commercial fraud, company and insurance. His work includes appearing in international commercial arbitrations and market tribunals as well as in overseas jurisdictions.

Recent banking litigation includes appearing in the Supreme Court in Smith v Royal Bank of Scotland [2024] AC 955 concerning the limitation period applicable to unfair credit relationship claims, in the Court of Appeal in Cantor Fitzgerald v YES Bank Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 695 concerning a claim for a financing success fee and in the 2024 PPI Litigation defending applications for a Group Litigation Orders against NatWest and Royal bank of Scotland.

Recent commercial practice includes acting for Peugeot and Citroen in the nitrogen oxides Group Litigation brought against vehicle manufacturers which is listed for a 10 week trial in October 2025. In 2024 he acted in a Commercial Court claim for TalkTalk against British Telecom under an industry-standard service level agreement concerning provision of internet connectivity across the UK. Recent practice also includes several cases for private equity investors in disputes with the vendors of large corporates, including allegations of negligently inaccurate accounting and breaches of tax and accounting warranties.

John’s aviation practice covers aircraft leases, financing, sales, design, manufacture and insurance. Recent practice includes successfully defending Ryanair against claims for damages by a lessor arising out of the termination of long-term leases of Airbus A320 aircraft raising issues of compliance with conditions precedent, contractual construction and mitigation (Peregrine Aviation Bravo v Laudamotion GmbH [2023] EWHC 48 (Comm)).

John’s recent arbitration practice included representing a global oil services company in an ICC arbitration concerning multi-million dollar claims under a cross-border co-operation agreement.

John’s cases regularly involve regulatory matters – including FCA and hearings before Tribunals such as the London Metal Exchange disciplinary panel.

Called to the Bar 1993. Silk 2013. Admitted to the DIFC Courts, Dubai.

Contributor to 'The Law of Bank Payments' (5th ed, Sweet & Maxwell 2018); contributor to 'Carriage by Air' (Butterworths).

Commercial Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; British Association for Sport and Law.

Born 1968. Cambridge University MA 1st class.

Tennis, football, skiing.