James Nadin

Practice Areas

James has a broad practice which covers the whole range of commercial and contractual disputes, including civil fraud. James also has a particular interest in disputes concerning art and cultural property; he is a board member (and chair of the legal committee) of DACS (a not-for-profit organisation which protects the rights of visual artists). Approximately half of James’ practice is court litigation, in England and overseas. James is admitted as a member of the Bar of the British Virgin Islands, and has considerable experience of litigation in the Privy Council. He also has extensive experience of group litigation (both under formal GLOs and other bespoke arrangements). The other half of James’ practice is international commercial arbitration. James has extensive experience of arbitration under various institutional rules (including ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL), and of litigation concerning the enforcement of arbitral awards. Recent cases include: (1) Elanus v QIPCO [2025] EWHC 303 (Comm) (dispute between members of the Qatari Royal family in respect of the historic “Idol’s Eye” diamond); (2) Rasmala v Trafigura [2025] EWHC 1569 (Ch) (claim in restitution arising from alleged fraudulent commodities trading); (3) Magomedov v TPG [2025] EWHC 59 (Comm) ($10bn+ claim arising out of an alleged conspiracy with the Russian state to seize valuable ports in Russia); (4) Surrey Searches v Northumbrian Water (group litigation by property search companies seeking restitution of fees paid for environmental information) [2024] EWHC 1643 (Ch).