Gatehouse Chambers

Nigel Jones KC is a highly experienced courtroom and advisory leader who specialises in complex and high value, international and domestic commercial litigation & arbitration, insurance, construction and professional negligence. He is acknowledged as a leading silk in these areas and is well-known for bringing a business-like and commercial approach to his work.

"Nigel is highly unusual in being as pragmatic a lawyer as he is a fabulous intellect. Nigel answers the questions we have not even thought of and is incredibly reassuring to work with. His accessibility and willingness to help is fantastic – he really is one of the best silks around." - The Legal 500, 2023

Within his specialist areas he has significant experience of banking & finance and joint venture disputes, commercial fraud, private international & conflict, insurance coverage and insolvency, large infrastructure design and construction disputes and property damage. Alongside these he has considerable experience in niche areas such as franchising and commercial agency and sports law as well as the utilities sector (principally electricity).

He is also a specialist class/group action lawyer and understands the complex area of costs and the third party funding of costs in domestic and international dispute resolution.

These skills led to his appointment in 2014 as chair of the investment committee of the Harbour Funds (the UK’s largest litigation funder). Harbour is involved in investing over £400m in litigation and arbitration worldwide.

Nigel is an experienced mediation advocate and a regular lecturer who has presented lectures for the London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association, the Franco-British Lawyers Society, the British German Jurists Association, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UAE and the Annual Arbitration Summit.

In recognition of his market leading skills and expertise, Nigel received the prestigious Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year Award 2021 (Chambers Bar Awards).

Nigel provides his services as a director of NJ (Gatehouse) Legal Limited. Registered in England & Wales, company number 10742202. Registered office: Quadrant House Floor 6, 4 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW. Both Nigel and the company are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.

Call: 1976 | Silk: 1999

French – fluent

Arbitrator and mediator member of ADR Chambers (UK) Ltd Registered Legal Practitioner, Dubai International Financial Centre British Insurance Law Association Commercial Bar Association Franco-British Lawyers Society Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London Commercial Law & Commercial Bar Association London Court of International Arbitration Professional Negligence Bar Association Technology & Construction Bar Association. Society of Construction Law