Jonathan Gavaghan

Jonathan Gavaghan is a barrister and arbitrator with a specialist chancery and commercial practice. He has particular experience in partnership / LLP disputes. He is Chair of the Association of Partnership Practitioners: the first barrister in independent practice to hold that post.

He has dealt with numerous partnership and LLP disputes and is regularly instructed by firms as well as individual partners. He has acted in disputes for solicitors, accountants, private equity investors, farmers, doctors, dentists, veterinary surgeons and stone masons to name a few. He has extensive experience in dealing with partner exits and team moves both in an advisory capacity and dealing with litigation and injunctions.

He is also highly experienced in chancery commercial, property and shareholder disputes.

He studied law at Oxford University where he obtained a first class degree. Top of his year in Land Law, he subsequently obtained a BCL and returned to Worcester College Oxford as a visiting tutor in constitutional law.

He sits as a Recorder in the Crown and County Courts.

MA, BCL (Oxon)

FCIArb

Called to the Bar in 1992

Recorder (authorized to sit in Civil and Criminal matters)

Former Member of the Bar Council and Chair of the Young Bar

Former Member of the Professional Complaints and Conduct Committee of the Bar Council

Martin Wronker Prizewinner at Oxford University for best Finals’ performance in Land Law

Eastham and Hardwicke Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn

Holder of an Inns of Court Studentship