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Mr Nigel Clayton
Position
Nigel Clayton practises solely in Real Property Law including Probate and Trusts and related areas, and specialises in Mortgage Law and Litigation. He is regularly recognised as a ‘Leading Individual’ in Real Property and Mortgage Law in the Legal 500.
Accredited as a Civil and Commercial Mediator by the ADR Group.
Career
Nigel was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple in 1987 and was previously a tenant at Bridge Street Chambers and 28 St John Street Chambers in Manchester before joining the Chancery/Commercial team at Kings Chambers in 2001. He was appointed Treasury Counsel in 2000 and a Recorder in 2003, and regularly sits on Chancery and Civil cases throughout the North of England.
Memberships
Full Member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners
Property Bar Association
Northern Chancery Bar Association
Northern Circuit
North Eastern Circuit
Appointments:
Recorder (Civil 2002) (Chancery 2006) (Private Family 2011)
Junior Counsel to the Crown Provincial Panel (2000-2013)
Personal
Educated at Ilkley Grammar School, Nottingham Law School and the Inns of Court School of Law. Nigel lives near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Nigel Clayton – Kings Chambers ‘Nigel is very approachable and well liked by clients. He will always try and find a commercial and workable solution for the client.’
Kings Chambers is praised as a ‘consistently excellent set with highly skilled Chancery practitioners at all levels‘ who act nationally and internationally before the entire gamut of courts and tribunals. Lesley Anderson KC is a standout silk in this area, and among the juniors, Fay Collinson exclusively handles cases concerning wills, trusts, and probate, in addition to property and affairs cases within the Court of Protection. Of recent note, she acted for the defendant in the case of Copley v Winter, which saw a claim brought to prove a will with issues of undue influence and lack of capacity. Matthew Hall is a notable junior and he is skilled in contested probate claims, as well as cases regarding trusts, while Nigel Clayton is skilled in contentious wills and trusts with a particular focus on cases with property-related elements. In Middleton v Rushton, Clayton represented the defendant in a disputed administration of an estate claim which concerned a trust in a North Yorkshire-based farm. Richard Lander is another key name here.
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Property and construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Nigel Clayton – Kings Chambers ‘Nigel is accessible, engaging, and highly intelligent, and he is indispensable on technically complex and evidentially difficult matters. He is top class, extremely knowledgeable, and is a go-to person for property disputes.’
Kings Chambers features a strong bench of silks and juniors who are well-respected in the field of real estate litigation, frequently representing development companies and insurers, public authorities, charities, and trustees, as well as insolvency practitioners. Among the silks, Lesley Anderson KC, Andrew Singer KC, and Paul Chaisty KC are notable names in this space. Property litigation specialist Geraint Wheatley predominately focuses on cases in the commercial sector, advising on disputes regarding development sites, promotion and development agreements, and covenants. Matthew Hall acts exclusively in property and succession law mandates, and he represented the owner of a marina in Canal & Riverside Trust v Harbourside Marina Limited concerning a claim by the landlord to forfeit its 250-year lease. Nigel Clayton is especially skilled in disputes surrounding mortgages.