Nicholas Pointon
Nick is a specialist commercial and chancery law barrister. His particular areas of expertise include commercial and contractual disputes, private international law, domestic and international arbitration. He has been consistently listed in Chambers UK for commercial dispute resolution since 2015 and regularly acts in cross border or offshore litigation, as well as wholly domestic matters. Commentators say –
“He’s simply exceptional on paper and dominating in the courtroom.” (Chambers UK, 2018)
“He’s a class act who is really good at the detail – he just oozes ability” (Chambers UK, 2017)
Since 2012 Nick has been a Senior Associate Tutor of Law at the University of Bristol, and has taught in the fields of contract, land, trusts and international arbitration, to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Nick is also an accredited mediator and is happy to accept appointments as mediator in suitable cases.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2010
Qualification
- LLB (First Class), BVC (Outstanding)
9 Contributions by Nicholas Pointon
PRECEDENTS
Archived England and Wales Precedent: Reply to Defence disputing jurisdiction agreement’s validity or scope under the EU Judgments Regulation (transitional, pre‑31 December 2020)
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This Precedent is archived and is no longer maintained. This Precedent, together with any drafting notes, is intended for use in proceedings begun in the courts of England and Wales on or before 31 December 2020 where the transitional jurisdiction provisions in Articles 67 or 69 of the Withdrawal Agreement are satisfied...
Claim No. [ insert claim number ].
[ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
[ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS
[ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [ insert location ] OR [ Specify division ] [ Specify specialist court ] [ Insert location ]
DISTRICT REGISTRY
THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert location ]
[ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST
Between
[ Party A ] Claimant
and
[ Party B ] Defendant ]
Reply to Defence
Jurisdiction
The Claimant disputes paragraphs [ X ]–[ Y ] of the Defence, concerning the Court’s jurisdiction to adjudicate this matter, for the following reasons...
Dispute Resolution
PRECEDENTS
Archived N244 application notice example: registering a Brussels I (Regulation (EC) 44/2001) judgment in England and Wales, with supporting witness statement and draft order under Brexit transitional provisions
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This Precedent is archived and no longer maintained. This case study assists with the registering of a judgment in line with the enforcement provisions contained in Regulation (EC) 44/2001, Brussels I (Chapter III, section 2)...
Dispute Resolution
PRECEDENTS
Archived Precedent Defence: contesting English court jurisdiction under Brussels I Recast via exclusive EU jurisdiction clause (Withdrawal Agreement transitional; England and Wales proceedings issued on or before 31 December 2020)
ARCHIVED: This Precedent is archived and no longer maintained. It, together with its drafting notes, is intended for proceedings issued in the courts of England and Wales on or before 31 December 2020, where the transitional jurisdiction provisions in Articles 67 or 69 of the Withdrawal Agreement are satisfied.
Claim No. [ insert claim number ].
[ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [ insert location ] OR [ Specify division ] [ Specify specialist court ] [ Insert location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert location ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST
Between [ Party A ] Claimant and [ Party B ] Defendant
Defence
Introduction
For the reasons set out below, the Court has no jurisdiction to determine this claim.
...
Dispute Resolution
PRECEDENTS
Archived precedent order: registration of foreign judgment under Brussels I (Reg 44/2001) in England and Wales for proceedings begun before 10 January 2015
Claim No.
[ enter claim number ].
[ BEFORE THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR AT [ enter location ] ] ] [ State division ] [ Name specialist court ] [ Enter location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY OR THE COUNTY COURT AT [ enter location ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST ] ]
In relation to Council Regulation (EC) No...
Dispute Resolution
PRECEDENTS
Archived precedent: N244 application notice to register judgments under Brussels I (Regulation (EC) 44/2001) for pre‑IP completion proceedings (England and Wales)
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This Precedent is archived and no longer maintained. It is intended for use in lodging a judgment in accordance with the enforcement measures prescribed by Regulation (EC) 44/2001, Brussels I (Chapter III, section 2)...
Dispute Resolution
PRECEDENTS
Archived precedent: witness statement supporting CPR 74.6 registration and enforcement of EU judgment in England and Wales under Brussels I (Reg 44/2001) for pre-31 December 2020 proceedings
Submitted for the applicant
Witness statement of [ insert initial and surname of witness ]
Statement number: [ insert number of witness statement in relation to the witness ]
Exhibit references: [ insert initials and number of each exhibit referred to ]
Date of statement: [ insert date ] [ Date of translation: [ insert date ] ]
Claim No: [ insert claim number ]
[ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [ insert location ] ] ] [ State division ] [ State specialist court ] [ Insert location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY OR THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert location ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST ] ]
Concerning Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001
And concerning the judgment of [ Court of Origin ] dated [ Date ]
Between
[ insert name ] Applicant
[ insert name ] Respondent
First witness statement of [ Insert name of witness ] ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT
ARCHIVED: This precedent has been archived and is not maintained...
Dispute Resolution
PRECEDENTS
Drafting note: N244 application to declare ineffective service of claim form served out without permission (England and Wales) — guidance on wording, evidence, hearing and service [Archived]
ARCHIVED
This Drafting Note is archived and no longer maintained. STOP PRESS: Form N244 was revised on 30 June 2022 and we are updating our templates to reflect this. The official version of the new form is available here. There are only limited scenarios in which a claimant does not need permission to serve the claim form outside England and Wales. To check whether permission was required, see Practice Note: Cross-border service—is permission required to serve a defendant who is outside England and Wales?
Related Precedents
Witness statement supporting an application for an order stating that service of the Claim Form without the Court’s permission was ineffective
Draft order stating that service of the claim form without the court’s permission was ineffective
General points
The application should be made using Application notice: Form N244. In the Commercial Court, the relevant court form is Application notice–Commercial Court: Form N244(CC). These drafting notes are to be used with Form N244 and are not designed for use with Form N244(CC)...
Dispute Resolution
PRECEDENTS
Template witness statement resisting recognition and enforcement of Brussels I (Regulation 44/2001) judgments in England and Wales: transitional post-Brexit cases, CPR Part 74 grounds, and stay pending appeal
Submitted on behalf of the respondent
Witness statement provided by [ insert initial and surname of witness ]
Statement number: [ insert number of witness statement in relation to the witness ] for this witness herein
Exhibits referenced: [ insert initials and number of each exhibit mentioned ] as described where applicable
Date the statement was made: [ insert date ] [ Translation date: [ insert date ] ]
Claim No. [ insert claim number ]
[ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR AT [ insert location ] ] ] [ Specify division ] [ Specify specialist court ] [ Insert location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY OR THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert location ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST ] ]
In the matter of Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 and in relation to the judgment of [ Court of Origin ] dated [ Date ]
Between the parties as follows:
[ Insert name ] Applicant
[ Insert name ] Respondent
First witness statement of [ Insert name of witness ] on behalf of the respondent
ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is no longer maintained...
Dispute Resolution
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