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Jonathan Gaisman KC
Position
Barrister and arbitrator specialising in all fields of commercial law, particularly insurance, banking, professional negligence, shipping, oil and gas, and international trade.
Career
Qualified 1979; Inner Temple; QC 1995; current directorships: International Musicians Seminar (Prussia Cove); Streetwise Opera.
Languages
Reasonable French and German.
Education
Eton College; Worcester College, Oxford (1977 MA; 1978 BCL).
Leisure
The arts, travel, country pursuits.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Jonathan Gaisman KC –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jonathan is a barrister operating at the top of the market. He offers fantastic strategic advice and is able to spot the heart of the matter.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 17 King’s Bench Walk remains a ‘go-to set’ for international arbitration across a wide range of sectors spanning international business and commerce, aviation, shipping and logistics, and most notably insurance and reinsurance related arbitration across multiple jurisdictions. Ongoing arbitrations range from high-value pharmaceuticals arbitrations, contractual construction disputes, including the ongoing UNCITRAL arbitration where David Allen KC is instructed to act on behalf of a local insurance company in a dispute arising out of an alleged well-out-of-control incident. Jonathan Gaisman KC, James Brocklebank KC and Michael Ryan are instructed in a major dispute between two Russian oligarchs and their technology companies in connection with sanctions while David Edwards KC successfully defended a Bermudian insurer against a $200m insurance claim arising out of the settlement of an underlying product liability litigation. On the senior end, Noel Casey KC was appointed Silk in March 2023, boosting the set at the senior end.
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Jonathan Gaisman KC –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘One of the best, if not the best, advocate at the Bar. Always supremely well-prepared for trial.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Jonathan Gaisman KC – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘One of the best, if not the best, advocate at the Bar. Always supremely well-prepared for trial.’
7 King’s Bench Walk is a set with particularly extensive experience in representing accountants and auditors. Jonathan Gaisman KC acts as leading counsel in a team defending KPMG in both ongoing disciplinary proceedings and an ongoing professional negligence claim concerning its role as auditor of Carillon. Additionally, Rebecca Sabben-Clare KC recently acted in an audit negligence claim brought by Manchester Building Society against Grant Thornton; the case raised an issue of principle about scope of duty, specifically concerning the extent of damages recoverable following professional negligence.