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About
Provided by Jamie Goldsmith KC
Practice Areas
Jamie’s practice covers the full range of domestic and international commercial litigation, including jurisdiction issues, freezing injunctions, civil fraud, banking, contractual disputes, joint ventures and fiduciary duties.
For the last few years, Jamie has been acting for the Danish tax authority in the SKAT litigation, in its £1.5 billion claim against a very large number of Defendants for deceit, conspiracy, dishonest assistance, knowing receipt, and restitution. This has involved successful outings in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court and a 1 year trial due to end in April 2025. Jamie has conducted extensive advocacy and cross-examination of factual and expert witnesses in the course of the proceedings, as well as in hearings and trials in earlier proceedings for other clients.
Jamie also has experience of litigating in offshore jurisdictions, (ie., Isle of Man, Anguilla, Supreme Court of the Eastern Caribbean) and Privy Council procedure. He has been admitted as a member of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man bar.
Jamie is the founder of Pro Bono Connect (www.probonoconnect.co.uk), co-founder of Pro Bono Expert Support (https://www.nationalprobonocentre.org.uk/project/pro-bono-expert-support/) and a trustee of LawWorks.
Personal
Westminster School (4 As at A-level); Poitiers University (1999 Diplome des Etudes Generale Juridiques- highest mark in the year for commercial law); Gonville & Caius College (Cambridge University, Law – First); College of Law (2002 – second in year).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jamie Goldsmith KC is a skilled and well-respected silk with a practice covering the full spectrum of domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration.He is comfortable acting for both claimants and defendants in major cases, many of which involve breaches of contract, negligence allegations and loan disputes.
Jamie Goldsmith KC has developed a vibrant civil fraud practice and attracts many high-profile instructions. He has dealt with a range of allegations over the course of his career including conspiracy, breach of trust and fraudulent misrepresentation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is incredibly hard working and totally committed to a case."
"He is an extremely diligent, thorough and committed professional whose input has been invaluable on complex cases."
"Jamie's work ethic is second to none."
"Jamie is personally a delight. He rolls his sleeves up and is both incredibly bright and commercial."
"Hot on the detail, very commercial and highly practical, he is great with judges and clients alike."
"He really wows the clients and takes everything to a different level when it comes to attention to detail and analysis."
"Jamie is an all-round brilliant barrister. He's very commercial, practical and great with judges and clients."
"Jamie gets into the detail from the outset and is a class act."
"He's personally a delight; he rolls his sleeves up and is incredibly bright and commercial. He's great on his feet and is very good on paper."
"Jamie has an ability to retain information. His work ethic is second to none. He is a very good advocate and gives very clear advice on the law. He cross-examines convincingly."
"He is incredibly hard working and totally committed to a case."
"He is an extremely diligent, thorough and committed professional whose input has been invaluable on complex cases."
"Jamie's work ethic is second to none."
"Jamie is personally a delight. He rolls his sleeves up and is both incredibly bright and commercial."
"Hot on the detail, very commercial and highly practical, he is great with judges and clients alike."
"He really wows the clients and takes everything to a different level when it comes to attention to detail and analysis."
"Jamie is an all-round brilliant barrister. He's very commercial, practical and great with judges and clients."
"Jamie gets into the detail from the outset and is a class act."
"He's personally a delight; he rolls his sleeves up and is incredibly bright and commercial. He's great on his feet and is very good on paper."
"Jamie has an ability to retain information. His work ethic is second to none. He is a very good advocate and gives very clear advice on the law. He cross-examines convincingly."
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