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Barristers

Nigel Clayton

Kings Chambers, North West

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)

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.

Mentions

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Chancery, probate, and tax

LEADING JUNIORS3
Nigel Clayton – Kings Chambers 'Nigel's advice is comprehensive, prompt, and practical. He does not sit on the fence, his advocacy is calm, thoughtful, and persuasive, and he is firm when he needs to be.'
Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Property and construction

LEADING JUNIORS1
Nigel Clayton – Kings Chambers ‘Nigel is an extremely experienced property barrister. He is a go-to counsel for complicated property disputes.'