Jonathan Gavaghan has a specialist chancery and commercial practice with particular experience in partnership / LLP disputes, commercial disputes and property law. Company law (including breach of fiduciary duty claims and shareholder disputes) is a further area in which he specialises.
He was called to the Bar in 1992.
He studied law at Oxford University where he obtained a first-class degree. Top of his year in Land Law, he subsequently obtained a BCL and returned to Worcester College, Oxford as a visiting tutor in constitutional law.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
He was appointed as a Recorder in 2018.
Private Client: Contentious
Jonathan has experience in acting for trustees and beneficiaries in contentious probate disputes as well as connected disputes with a property or commercial element.
Jonathan has experience in acting for executors and beneficiaries in contentious probate disputes as well as connected disputes with a property or commercial element.
Recent Highlights
- acting for a beneficiary under a will in relation to an opposed High Court claim for his inheritance in a multi-million-pound estate and related claims;
- High Court proceedings relating to an executor’s attempt to assign the assets of the estate to one beneficiary alone;
- Advising on shareholders agreements, share valuation disputes and unfair prejudice claims relating to an estate’s significant shareholding in a multi-national company;
- Advising the executor of an estate relating to the estate’s rights in an aviation business.
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Qualifications
- MA (First Class): Worcester College, Oxford University.
- BCL: Worcester College, Oxford University.
- FCIArb
- Martin Wronker Prize Winner for best University Performance in Land Law, Oxford University (1990)
- Henriques Prize-winner, Worcester College, Oxford University (1990)
- Holder of Inns of Court Studentship
- Eastham Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn
- Hardwicke Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn
Appointments
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
- Recorder (Crown Court), Northern Circuit (April 2018)
- Former Elected Member of Bar Council (2 terms).
- Former Chairman of the Young Barristers’ Committee.
- Former Member of Professional Standards Committee of the Bar Council.
Associations & Memberships
- Committee Member of the Association of Partnership Practitioners
- Member of the Chancery Bar Association
- Member of the Property Bar Association
Jonathan Gavaghan is a self-employed, independent barrister whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales. He is regulated by The Bar Standards Board [Bar Ref 29030] and is fully insured with the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund [BMIF Ref 2360/025] to provide legal services, please refer to the BMIF website for full details of the world-wide cover provided. He is registered for VAT under the reference 648945679.
