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.

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.

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)

Educated at Ilkley Grammar School, Nottingham Law School and the Inns of Court School of Law. Nigel lives near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.