Jonathan Bellamy

Practice Areas

Jonathan Bellamy has an established litigation, arbitration and advisory practice in commercial law. His sector experience includes commercial transactions, infrastructure, energy, insurance, sale of goods and services, financial services, IT contracts, PFI, information law, professional liability and professional sport.

Jonathan has an expansive commercial practice in advisory and contentious matters in UK and internationally – endorsed in the Directories in UK, Asia-Pacific and EMEA as a tier 1 commercial practitioner having “a highly astute legal mind” and as “a very experienced and skilful advocate.” He brings strong intellectual, analytical and numerical skills to simplify and explain complex material in a persuasive and effective manner for clients and before courts and arbitration tribunals. He is an experienced cross-examiner of factual and expert witnesses. He is focused on achieving the best possible commercial outcome for his clients.

Jonathan’s sports law work covers a range of commercial and regulatory practice areas including commercial contracts, financial fair play and insurance. He is described in the legal directories as “a go-to counsel for sports regulatory work” and “a first-rate football litigator and a renowned arbitrator.” He is Vice-Chair of the EFL Club Financial Review Panel and a specialist legal member of the FA Judicial Panel.

Jonathan is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and a practising Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb). He has sat in over 40 arbitrations as a sole and panel arbitrator in domestic and international commercial, construction and sports arbitrations by institutional appointment (including ICC, DIAC and CIArb) or ad hoc.