Simon Nurney Partner

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Simon specialises in large scale public law and international corporate and commercial disputes for a range of UK and international clients.

Simon has an MSc in Construction Law and Arbitration from King’s College, London.

Simon is also a Solicitor-Advocate.

Expertise

Recent work

Public Law

Successfully advising and acting on a number of judicial reviews and high profile State Immunity Act cases.

Libyan Investment Authority

Guiding the Libyan Investment Authority to success in the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal regarding the chairmanship of the LIA.

Major construction contractors

Advising eight major construction contractors: representing these companies in relation to a group claim in the High Court concerning data protection, privacy and defamation claims in the construction industry.

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What people are saying

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"Simon Nurney is 'a stand out in terms of strategy and negotiation'."

The UK Legal 500 2018

"Simon Nurney is a well-regarded construction practitioner who caters to domestic and international purchaser clients. He is particularly active in complex contentious proceedings."

Chambers UK 2018

"Simon Nurney is 'an outstanding construction litigator who gives commercial, pragmatic advice'."

Chambers UK 2017

"Simon Nurney is recommended."

The UK Legal 500 2015

"Simon Nurney is described as being 'pragmatic' in his approach to issues."

Chambers UK 2015

"Simon Nurney is 'a stand out in terms of strategy and negotiation'."

The UK Legal 500 2019

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Court of Appeal favours commercial interpretation of contract rather than clear contractual term

Simon Nurney 30 Jun 2016
Reveille Independent LLC v Anotech International (UK) Limited
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Coming out of the cold

Simon Nurney 05 Jun 2015
In this article, which was published in the May/June edition of The Commercial Litigation Journal, we discuss the recent case of Erste Group Bank AG London Branch v JSC ‘VMZ Red...
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Jurisdiction disputes: the Court of Appeal goes back to basics

Simon Nurney 30 Apr 2015
Macfarlanes has successfully appeared in the Court of Appeal, alongside Egorov Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners of Moscow, in the case of Erste Group Bank A.G. v JSC “VMZ Red...
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