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Jonathan Davies-Jones KC KC
Position
Jonathan has a broad-based commercial disputes practice with a wide range of experience in the English courts and in international arbitration under different institutional rules. Specialising in banking and finance, general commercial disputes, civil fraud and international arbitration. Recent instructions include: successfully defending one of Thailand’s largest bank’s against fraudulent conspiracy claims for c. US$ 900 million (5-month trial 2022-2023), successfully defending the world’s largest private drinks manufacturer against claims under a guarantee held to have been discharged, successfully resisting enforcement of an ICC award in the energy sector for over US$ 3 billion, currently acting in EUR 150 million securitisation and ISDAMA-related claims for one of the UK’s largest banks, currently acting in various shareholder and partnership disputes, currently acting in various SPA-related disputes, and currently acting for various gambling operators in respect of alleged professional negligence. Other career highlights include: the HIH litigation, the Springwell litigation, the Belmont ‘flip clause’ litigation, and successfully defending various fraud claims in arbitrations in Singapore and London for over US$ 1.5 billion in total.
Career
Investment banker 1988-1992; JA to the Commercial Court in 1995; commenced practice at the Bar in 1995; appointed QC in 2013.
Languages
French
Memberships
Middle Temple; COMBAR.
Education
MA (Cantab); Scholar of St. John’s College, Cambridge University.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Jonathan Davies-Jones KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘His performance is nothing short of exceptional. I would have absolutely no hesitation in instructing him again.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Jonathan Davies-Jones KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Jonathan works extremely hard. His performance is nothing short of exceptional.’
3 Verulam Buildings ‘consistently fields the best and the brightest at the commercial Bar’, regularly handling multi-jurisdictional, complex cases at all levels of the English court system and globally. The set continues to be active in high-value corporate insolvency-related claims, including Phones4u Limited v Vodafone Group, where Ewan McQuater KC led Adam Kramer KC and Hannah Glover in Vodafone’s defence against allegations, brought by the collapsed retailer’s liquidators, that mobile phone networks conspired with each other to terminate their dealings with it. Andrew Onslow KC, Peter De Verneuil Smith KC, and Adam Kramer KC acted for various claimant groups in a FSMA s.90/90A securities claim against Glencore, accused of hiding corrupt activities through misleading statements in published prospectuses. In Umbrella Interchange Fee Claimants v Mastercard, Adrian Beltrami KC was instructed to act for over 1,000 merchants in claims brought against Mastercard and Visa in respect of alleged unlawful interchange fees. Another key case includes Jonathan Davies-Jones KC, Clarissa Jones, and Georges Chalfoun’s defence of Siam Commercial Bank in Suppipat v Narongdej and others, involving an alleged fraudulent conspiracy related to the sale of a major wind energy company in Thailand.
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Jonathan Davies-Jones KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘He demonstrates poise, style and determination in court.’