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.
Property
Jonathan came top of his year in Land Law at Oxford and specialises in all areas of property law, in particular landlord and tenant, land registration and real property.
He advises property developers, landlords and tenants. He appears before the Courts, property tribunals and in arbitrations.
The Directories say the following about Jonathan:
- ‘Highly recommended for property litigation matters.” (Legal 500 2020)
- “A senior junior with a strong practice in company, partnership and property law.” (Chambers UK 2020).
Recent Highlights
- Acting for the Claimant in professional negligence claim against conveyancing solicitors relating to the purchase of a London hotel;
- Acting in mortgage possession proceedings in the High Court valued at over £20 million brought by UBS against the Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and others;
- Acting for the landlord in a PACT arbitration relating to commercial office building;
- Acting for a well-known brewer in test cases before the Pub Code Adjudicator;
- Acting for the Respondent in an arbitration relating to a £2.5 million claim under a contractual farming agreement.
Recommendations
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.
