London Bar
Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Leading silk3Jonathan Adkin KC – Serle Court 'Jonathan is an exceptional barrister. He is superb on his feet and is a great member of the team. Definitely someone you want on your side.'
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Barristers
Jonathan Adkin KC
Serle Court, London
- Phone020 7242 6105
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.serlecourt.co.uk
Position
Jonathan Adkin KC is a leading Silk at the Chancery and Commercial Bar. His high-profile practice spans a wide range of fields in international and domestic chancery and commercial law. He appears regularly in the High Court and appellate Courts in England, in domestic and international arbitrations, and in international commercial Courts and offshore jurisdictions including Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the BVI, the DIFC and Gibraltar.
In the leading legal directories (Chambers & Partners and Legal 500) Jonathan holds rankings across eight practice areas, encompassing Commercial Dispute Resolution, Commercial Chancery, Civil Fraud, Trusts and Probate, Company, Insolvency, Partnership and Offshore.
Jonathan was named the Chancery Silk of the Year at the Legal 500 Awards for 2022 and shortlisted for the same award in 2023 and 2024. He was named Trusts and Probate Silk of the Year at the Legal 500 Awards for 2017. He has also been recognised as one of The Lawyer magazine’s “Hot 100 Lawyers”. He is shortlisted for Commercial Dispute Resolution Silk of the year for the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2024.
Career
Qualified 1997, Gray’s Inn; Silk 2013.
Memberships
Commercial Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association.
Education
Balliol College, Oxford; City University.
Mentions
The English Bar Offshore
Commercial disputes
Leading silk1Jonathan Adkin KC – Serle Court ‘Jonathan is an incredibly effective advocate, unflappable in court, and develops a strong rapport with the bench.’
London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading silk1Jonathan Adkin KC –Serle Court ‘Jonathan has an impressive ability to reduce complicated matters to their essence for the court. He is one of the most persuasive advocates at the Bar today.’
London Bar
Company
Leading silk3Jonathan Adkin KC – Serle Court ‘He can cut through complicated issues to deliver practical advice and pithy submissions with ease.’
London Bar
Fraud: civil
Leading silk1Jonathan Adkin KC –Serle Court
London Bar
Insolvency
Leading silk3Jonathan Adkin KC – Serle Court ‘Jonathan commands the court’s attention with deft and precise submissions, allied to an unerring ability to come up with a pithy phrase encapsulating the point he is seeking to make.’
London Bar
Partnership
Leading silk2Jonathan Adkin KC – Serle Court
London Bar
Private wealth and probate
Leading silk1Jonathan Adkin KC –Serle Court 'Jonathan has a huge intellect and is very hard-working and a brilliant lawyer.'
The English Bar Offshore
Trusts and private wealth
Leading silk1Jonathan Adkin KC – Serle Court
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