Band 2
Band 2
About
Provided by Jonathan Davies-Jones KC
Practice Areas
Broad-based commercial disputes practice with a wide range of experience in the English courts and in international arbitration under different institutional rules. Specialising in banking and finance, general commercial disputes, civil fraud and international arbitration. Recent instructions include: successfully defending one of Thailand’s largest bank’s against fraudulent conspiracy claims for c. US$ 900 million (5-month trial 2022-2023), successfully defending the world’s largest private drinks manufacturer against claims under a guarantee held to have been discharged, successfully resisting enforcement of an ICC award in the energy sector for over US$ 3 billion, currently acting in EUR 150 million securitisation and ISDAMA-related claims for one of the UK’s largest banks, currently acting in various shareholder and partnership disputes, currently acting in various SPA-related disputes, and currently acting for various gambling operators in respect of alleged professional negligence. Other career highlights include: the HIH litigation, the Springwell litigation, the Belmont ‘flip clause’ litigation, and successfully defending various fraud claims in arbitrations in Singapore and London for over US$ 1.5 billion in total.
Career
Investment banker 1988-1992; JA to the Commercial Court in 1995; commenced practice at the Bar in 1995; appointed QC in 2013.
Professional Memberships
Middle Temple; COMBAR.
Personal
MA (Cantab); Scholar of St. John’s College, Cambridge University.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jonathan Davies-Jones KC is a highly experienced banking practitioner whose knowledge and understanding of the area is due, in part, to his previous career as an investment banker specialising in M&A. He is highly adept in managing litigation in the banking and commercial spheres, and regularly handles multi-jurisdictional cases. Davies-Jones acts for a wide array of national and multinational banks in a range of high-value financial disputes and has additional expertise in the area of arbitration claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jonathan is a brilliant silk. He's extremely thorough, hard-working, persuasive and completely unflappable."
"Jonathan is a very commercial and user-friendly silk, who is very good on his feet."
"Jonathan is an incredibly capable advocate. He is extremely clear in his advocacy."
"Jonathan is very bright and stays on top of things in complex cases."
"Jonathan is very clever and a delight to work with."
"Jonathan is a brilliant silk. He's extremely thorough, hard-working, persuasive and completely unflappable."
"Jonathan is a very commercial and user-friendly silk, who is very good on his feet."
"Jonathan is an incredibly capable advocate. He is extremely clear in his advocacy."
"Jonathan is very bright and stays on top of things in complex cases."
"Jonathan is very clever and a delight to work with."
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