Jeremy Nicholson KC > 4 Pump Court (Sean Brannigan KC and Rachel Ansell KC) > London, England > Barrister Profile

4 Pump Court (Sean Brannigan KC and Rachel Ansell KC)
4 Pump Court
TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7AN
England

Position

Barrister and arbitrator specialising in commercial disputes including construction & engineering, energy, insurance and professional negligence; also acts as adjudicator, DB member, and mediator; clients include employers, contractors, insurers, engineers, architects, surveyors, valuers and other professionals; major cases include international arbitrations about construction in Middle East, Far East, and Europe, and many actions before the TCC and elsewhere in the High Court.

Career

Qualified 1977, Middle Temple (scholar); appointed QC 2000; TECBAR adjudicator 2003; FCIArb 2011; Bencher of Middle Temple 2017.

Languages

Working knowledge French.

Memberships

FCIArb; TECBAR; SCL (UK, Gulf, and Hong Kong); PNBA; COMBAR; LCLCBA; BILA.

Education

Cambridge University (MA Law).

Leisure

Sailing, travelling, architecture, theatre.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Construction

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2

Jeremy Nicholson KC4 Pump Court ‘Superb all-rounder. Fantastic advocate: calm under pressure and has the ear of the court, because he has the ability to pick out from a mass of detail only the key important points and present them in simple terms to the judge. Lovely drafting too.’

4 Pump Court handles a myriad of substantial contentious construction matters both in the UK and abroad, offering a ‘first-class service’. In addition to the members’ work in heavyweight arbitrations across Asia, the Middle East and further afield, Sean Brannigan KC and Jennie Gillies represented the claimants, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, in a high-profile case against Lendlease and Balfour Beatty resulting from the defective construction of a PFI hospital. Members of the set were enlisted by various parties to defend against claims brought forward by Shepherd Construction Limited, pertaining to alleged defects in the design and construction of cladding systems on residential blocks in London. Among them, Lynne McCafferty KC represented Drytech Façades , while Rachel Ansell KC acted for Kingspan. Jeremy Nicholson KC represented Aecom in the complex multi-party proceedings case of Willmott Dixon Construction v. Prater, Lindner Exteriors Holding, Sheppard Robson, AECOM, and AIS Surveyors, which arose from alleged defective cladding in a Woolwich Central commercial and residential development. Jonathan Lewis KC took silk in March 2023, and Fiona Sinclair KC retired.

London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Jeremy Nicholson KC4 Pump Court

London Bar > Professional negligence

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3

Jeremy Nicholson KC4 Pump Court ‘Jeremy is a top class construction silk. He retains fantastic attention to detail and precision in his drafting, whilst getting the big strategic decisions right.’