Profile
Nigel is ranked and recommended in Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, and the Chambers 100 in Administrative and Public Law, Environment and Planning, VAT/indirect tax law, and Human Rights and Civil Liberties.
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Sheraton Doyle
Director of Clerking
Peter Campbell
Director of Clerking
Appointments
- Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey 2007- 2018
- Deputy Judge of the High Court: 1998 – 2007
- International Arbitrator – 2016 to date
- Admitted to the Belize Bar: 2002 to date
- Called to the Bar of BVI: 2013 to date
- Admitted to the Bar of Hong Kong – various dates
- Admitted to the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago – various dates
Appointments
- Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey 2007- 2018
- Deputy Judge of the High Court: 1998 – 2007
- International Arbitrator – 2016 to date
- Admitted to the Belize Bar: 2002 to date
- Called to the Bar of BVI: 2013 to date
- Admitted to the Bar of Hong Kong – various dates
- Admitted to the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago – various dates
Contact Us
Sheraton Doyle
Director of Clerking
Peter Campbell
Director of Clerking
Areas Of Expertise
Nigel has practised in many aspects of this area over the past 40 years, focusing more recently on regulatory and commercial judicial review cases. He has advised and represented clients in the UK, Hong Kong, Belize and the Caribbean.
Cases of Note
- R (on the application of Peak Gen Top Co Ltd) v Gas and Electricity Markets Authority [2018] EWHC 1583 (Admin)
- The Queen (on the application of British American Tobacco Ltd and others) v Secretary of State for Health [2018] QB 149
- RWE Generation UK PLC v Gas and Electricity Markets Authority [2015] EWHC 2164 (Admin)
- Fortis TCI Ltd v Islandcom Telecommunications Ltd [2014] UKPC 33
- Core Issues Trust v Transport for London [2013] EWHC 651 (Admin); [2014] EWHC 2628 (Admin)
- Bancoult v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2014] EWCA Civ 708, [2014] 1 WLR 2921
- Belize Bank Ltd v Attorney General of Belize [2011] UKPC 36.
Nigel advises clients on environmental and planning issues covering pollution, waste management, safety, etc. He has recently become increasingly involved with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) in their research into climate change challenges here, and around the world – to view click HERE
Cases of Note
- R (on the application of Plan B Earth) v Secretary of State for Transport [2020] EWCA Civ 214
- R (on the application of Spurrier) v Secretary of State for Transport [2019] EWHC 1070 (Admin)
- R (on the application of Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2018] UKSC 3, [2018] 1 WLR 973
- Hysan Development Company Limited v Town Planning Board (Hong Kong) [2016] FACV Nos 21 and 22 of 2015
- East Sussex CC v Information Commissioner (C-71/14) [2016] CMLR 5, [2016] Env LR 12
Nigel has mainly advised and represented HRMC in relation to VAT issues, appearing regularly in a range of the courts, from the First-tier Tax Tribunal to the Supreme Court.
Cases of Note
- Revenue and Customs Commissioners v News Corp UK and Ireland [2021] EWCA Civ 91
- Virgin Media Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2020] UKFTT 30 (TC)
- Good Law Project Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2019] EWHC 3125 (Admin), [2020] STC 145
- Marriott Rewards LLC v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2018] UKUT 129 (TCC)
- Hutchison 3G UK Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2018] UKFTT 289 (TC)
- Associated British Ports [2016] UKFTT 491 (TC)
- Pendragon PLC v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2015] UKSC 37, [2015] 1 WLR 2838
Human rights and civil liberties are now more likely to feature in other areas of law, but below are recent cases where human rights were central.
Cases of Note
- Core Issues Trust v Transport for London [2013] EWHC 651 (Admin); [2014] EWHC 2628 (Admin), and [2014] EWCA Civ 34
- R v Chaytor (David), and others [2010] UKSC 52, [2011] 1 AC 684.
Nigel has experience of advising in arbitration issues related to enforcement protecting agreements and awards in the UK and Belize.
He has recently completed, as co-arbitrator, an international arbitration between a Mauritian and Indian party. The arbitration involved a substantial shareholder dispute under the ICC rules seated in Singapore. The amount in dispute was $70.5m. The award has been the subject of proceedings in the courts in Singapore and India, and has been upheld.
