Ruth Jordan

Practice Areas

Commercial chancery litigation domestically and offshore across trusts, tax, charities, probate, insolvency and public law, often where these intersect. Frequently appears on these matters in the High Court, Tax Tribunals, Court of Appeal and Privy Council and before the Supreme Courts of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Acted in judicial review claims and other matters raising issues of public, constitutional and administrative law. Ruth undertakes UK government work in the areas of tax and trusts.

Notable cases:

CIA Insurance Services v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 144 (TC); Ngumi v Attorney General of The Bahamas [2023] UKPC 12; Responsible Development Abaco v Prime Minister of The Bahamas [2023] UKPC 2,; Waterkeeper Bahamas v Minister for the Environment, Bahamas Petroleum Co Plc (2021); Union Castle Mail Steamship Co v HMRC [2020] EWCA Civ 547; Central Bank of Ecuador v Conticorp SA [2015] UKPC 11; Metaxides v Swart [2015] UKPC 32; Bimini Blue Coalition v The Prime Minister of The Bahamas [2014] UKPC 23; Oceania Heights v Willard Clarke Enterprises [2013] UKPC 3; Pitt v Holt , Futter v Futter [2011] EWCA Civ 197; Ardagh Group SA v Pillar Property Group [2013] EWCA Civ 900; HMRC v Maxwell [2010] EWCA Civ 1379; SoS BIS v Dofffman [2010] EWHC 3175; Save Guana Cay Reef Association v Minister Responsible for Crown Lands [2009] UKPC 44.

Career

Called 2001. Attorney General’s Panel 2007. Called ad hoc Bahamas and TCI.

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.

Personal

Trinity College Dublin: BA

Christ’s College, Cambridge: MPhil, PhD

City University PgDL