Nigel Dougherty
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Company
Band 1
About
Provided by Nigel Dougherty
Practice Areas
Nigel is a highly regarded senior junior. He is particularly sought-after in complex corporate and commercial litigation, often involving an international element. His main areas of practice are Company and Corporate Insolvency advice and litigation - in particular, minority shareholder disputes, directors' duties, takeovers, directors' service contracts, shareholder agreements and business/share acquisition agreements and claims. He has extensive experience of general Commercial Law particularly Banking and Sale of Goods; and Professional Negligence - in particular, involving solicitors and accountants/auditors.
Cases include: Ultraframe (UK) Ltd v Fielding [2005] EWHC 1638 (Ch), [2006] EWCA Civ 1133; Irvine v Irvine [2007] 1 BCLC 445; Kiani v Cooper [2010] BCC 463; Barclays Bank PLC v Nylon Capital LLP [2012] Bus LR 542; American Energy v Hycarbex Asia (in liquidation) [2014] EWHC 1091 (Ch); Eclairs Group Limited v JKX Oil; Gas Plc [2016] 1 BCLC 1 (Supreme Court); ITC v Ferster [2016] EWCA Civ 614; Re AMT Coffee Limited [2018] EWHC 1562 (Ch) and [2019] EWHC 46 (Ch).
Chambers & Partners - Winner UK Bar Awards - Company/Insolvency Junior of the Year 2023.
Career
Called 1993. Member of Gray's Inn.
Professional Memberships
ChBA
Publications
Contributor Company Directors: Law and Liability (1998); Author (with Anne Fairpo) of Company Acquisition of Own Shares (7th ed); Contributor and Director of FromCounsel.
Personal
Cambridge University: MA, LLM.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Nigel Dougherty is particularly skilled in shareholder work and disputes over directors' duties. He acts in contentious and non-contentious matters and is routinely instructed by leading City firms, both domestically and offshore. Nigel exhibits additional expertise in takeover and merger matters, acquisition agreements and corporate insolvency.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"When it comes to the company arena, Nigel knows the law and how the law will be applied. He cuts through the complexity."
"Nigel is a superb advocate. He is very fluent, a good improvisor and a barrister who reacts to changing and developing situations very well."
"When it comes to the company arena, Nigel knows the law and how the law will be applied. He cuts through the complexity."
"Nigel is a superb advocate. He is very fluent, a good improvisor and a barrister who reacts to changing and developing situations very well."
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