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Fountain Court Chambers
FOUNTAIN COURT, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DH
England
FOUNTAIN COURT, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DH
England
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Nicolas Damnjanovic

Position
Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, including aviation, banking, civil fraud, public law and regulatory matters.
Notable led cases include:
- R (on the application of Jet2.com Ltd) v Civil Aviation Authority [2020] EWCA Civ 35, seeking judicial review of decisions taken by the CAA to publicly criticise Jet2, resulting in a leading decision on legal advice privilege.
- Renova Industries Limited & Ors v Emmerson International Corporation & Ors: acting in the BVI commercial court for defendants in a $1 billion+, long-running fraud claim.
- PJSC Tatneft v Gennady Bogolyubov and ors [2021] EWHC 411 (Comm): Acting for the claimant in a 12-week trial of a fraud claim against four Ukrainian oligarchs.
- R (on the application of Monarch Airlines Ltd (In Administration)) v Airport Coordination Ltd[2017] EWCA Civ 1892 and [2017] EWHC 2896 (Admin). Acting for the regulator in JR proceedings concerning the allocation of slots to an insolvent airline.
- Defending a multi-million-pound solicitor’s negligence claim relating to the conduct of proceedings under POCA 2002
Recommendations
“Outstanding talent, with a deep understanding of the regulatory framework of the aviation and travel industries.” Legal 500 (Rising Star)
Career
Called E&W 2016. Admitted to practice in Western Australia 2014.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Travel law (including jurisdictional issues)
(Rising stars)Ranked: Tier 1London Bar > Aviation
(Rising stars)Ranked: Tier 1Nicolas Damnjanovic –Fountain Court Chambers ‘Nick is immensely hard working, an intellectual powerhouse, a good advocate, very well organised and through in his research and application of the law and savvy procedurally and tactically.’