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Christopher Nugee QC
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Position
Christopher Nugee has a litigation practice covering both commercial and traditional Chancery, including property, landlord and tenant, professional negligence, pensions, trusts, and oil, gas and electricity. He has considerable experience of appellate work, in particular in the more technical aspects of property and pensions. Recent and notable cases include: Chartbrook v Persimmon Homes (2009) (HL – construction/rectification of development contract); Bradford & Bingley v Rashid (2006) (HL – limitation, acknowledgement of mortgage debt); Fraser v Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance (2005) (HL – title to land, School Sites Act); National Grid Plc v Mayes (2001) (HL – pension scheme surplus); A-G of Cayman Islands v Wahr-Hansen (2001) (PC – validity of charitable trusts); Guy v Barclays Bank (2010) (CA – land registration, reopening of appeal); R (Laws) v Police Medical Appeal Board (2010) (CA – police injury pensions); Norwich Union v Linpac (2010) (CA – break clause in lease); Bridge Trustees v Yates (2010) (CA – money purchase pension schemes); Land Securities v Fladgate Fielder (2009) (CA – tort of abuse of process); Clarence House v National Westminster (2009) (CA – virtual assignment of lease); Eastearly v Headway (2009) (CA – winding up of pension schemes); Charman v Charman (2007) (CA – treatment of offshore discretionary trusts in ancillary relief ); KPMG v Network Rail (2007) (CA – construction/rectification of break clause); Square Mile v Fitzmaurice McCall (2006) (CA – share sale agreement); 3M v Linklaters (2006) (CA – professional negligence, date of knowledge for limitation purposes); Kilcarne v Targetfollow (2005) (CA – constructive trust of development for joint venture partner); Silven Properties v Royal Bank of Scotland (2004) (CA – duties of receivers in sale of land); re Pilots’ National Pension Fund (2010) (HC – pension scheme deficit); and re Merchant Navy Pensions Ratings Fund (2010) (HC – pension scheme deficit).
Career
Called 1983; QC 1998; recorder 2002; deputy High Court judge 2003; judge of Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey 2011; qualified mediator.
Member
Chancery Bar Association; Association of Pension Lawyers.
Education
Oxford University (1981 1st Class Hons Classics); City University (Diploma in Law with Distinction); Inner Temple’s senior examination scholarship and Treasurer’s Prize; Eldon Law Scholar of Oxford University.
Practice Areas
Chancery (general); Pensions; Property - litigation
