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Christopher Nott

07850 142 747 c.nott@capitallaw.co.uk View profile

Work Department

Commercial Disputes.

Position

Chris Nott is a founder of Capital Law and a director of the firm’s integrated HR management consultancy, Capital People.

Since founding Capital Law in 2006, Chris has seen it grow to over 180 employees, with a turnover of over £12million.

He has been a commercial lawyer for nearly 40 years, working mainly on business disputes, such as a £100m claim by employees against their former CEO who had misappropriated their shares, and advising Cardiff City on issues arising following the crash of Emiliano Sala.

In 2016, he launched a litigation fund, a collaboration with a hedge fund to improve access to justice by faster underwriting of claims and more competitive financial terms. For this, Capital was highly commended by The Financial Times Innovation Awards, The Lawyer, and The Legal Week.

An active supporter of the Welsh business community, Chris received an OBE for services to Business and Economic Development in Wales. Formerly Prince of Wales’ Business Ambassador for Wales; Chair of the Welsh Government’s Financial and Professional Services sector panel; and Vice Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Board; he is currently Chair of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission’s Wales inquiry.

Chris is also a director of Cardiff Rugby, and a founder of Knife and Fork Food Ltd and of the Cambrian, Adelboden.

Career

• Founder and Managing Partner of Capital (2006 – present)
• Founder & Partner of Palser Grossman (1992 – 2006)
• Part time Judge in Birmingham for eight years. Chris sat in employment tribunals. His main (very modest) claim to judicial fame is that he was never appealed. 
• Partner Edward Lewis & Co (1988 – 1992)
• Solicitor, Simmons & Simmons (1984 – 1988)
• Loosemoores (1981 – 1984)

Languages

French.

Memberships

The Law Society of England and Wales

Education

• University of West of England: Law Society Finals
• University of Wales Aberystwyth: Evan Davies Scholarship LLB Law 2:1 (1977 – 1980)