Nigel Jacobs KC
UK Bar Guide 2024
Band 2 : Shipping & Commodities
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About
Provided by Nigel Jacobs KC
Practice Areas
Specialising in shipping, admiralty, insurance and general commercial law in court and arbitration with an increasing focus on marine casualties (collision, salvage, limitation and unsafe ports). Nigel successfully led the team in The "ATLANTIK CONFIDENCE" in a 29-day “scuttling” trial, the only case in the English Court in which the shipowner's right to limit has been challenged under the 1976 Limitation Convention, and is presently acting for H & M Underwriters in related Dutch proceedings. Appeared in Supreme Court in “ALEXANDRA 1 – EVER SMART” collision (1st collision appeal for 44 years) and, more recently, in The WILFORCE and FMG SYDNEY collision actions. (An appeal in the latter case is due to be heard by the Court of Appeal in December 2023.) He also represented the Owners of the EVER GIVEN in their salvage dispute. Overseas cases include commodity/letter of credit dispute in Kuala Lumpur Arbitration Centre and in the Hong Kong Final Court of Appeal in Kulemesin v. HKSAR and expert evidence in Spain, Holland and the U.S.A.
Career
Called 1983; Queen's Counsel 2006. Arbitrator, expert witness in foreign proceedings, witness familiarisation.
Professional Memberships
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Personal
Married, two daughters. Interests: Holidays, sport, film and theatre.
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