Prior to joining Walkers, Nigel was a partner at a leading offshore firm, where he spent fourteen years, latterly heading up the firm's real estate funds team and advising on all forms of real estate holding structures, in addition to other mainstream corporate and finance work. Prior to moving offshore, he was at Simmons & Simmons for five years. ​

Admitted In:
Cayman Islands
England and Wales, Solicitor of the Supreme Court (not practising)
Jersey, Advocate of the Royal Court
Jersey, Solicitor

Qualifications:
LLB (Hons) Degree, Kings College, University of London
Law Society Finals Examinations, College of Law Guildford

2023 Chambers UK - Corporate & Finance - Band 3:

“He is an excellent corporate lawyer.”

“Nigel Weston was very effective on advice with respect to international financing.”

2020 Legal 500 - Banking & Finance - Leading Individual

2020 Legal 500 - Capital Markets - Recommended Lawyer

2020 Chambers Global Guide - (Corporate & Finance) 

2020 Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Notable Practitioner

2020 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2019 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner (Corporate & Finance) - "Nigel Weston is described by market sources as "very responsive and on top of things," and they add that he is "pragmatic and impressive."

2019 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2018 Legal 500 - (Banking and Finance) Leading Individual - Jersey

2018 Legal 500 - (Corporate and Commercial) Leading Individual - Jersey

2018 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded - “Takes complete ownership of the assignment and sees it through irrespective of complexity and timing issues.”

2018 - Chambers UK Guide - A Notable Practitioner:

"Nigel Weston 'was excellent. He was prompt and responsive'."

2017 Legal 500 - (Banking and Finance) – Leading Individual - Jersey

2017 Legal 500 - (Corporate and Commercial) – Leading Individual - Jersey

"Nigel Weston ‘combines industry knowledge with a strong sense of commerciality – clients are impressed with his strong negotiation skills and ability to seek practical solutions to complex issues in high value, demanding transactions’."

2017 Legal 500 - (Investment Funds) – Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2017 Legal 500 - (Private Client, Trusts and Tax) – Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2017 Chambers UK Guide - A Notable Practitioner:

"Sources describe Nigel Weston as 'a very commercially minded lawyer,' and describe him as 'very knowledgeable, yet pragmatic and quick in reacting'."

2017 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer

2016 Legal 500 - (Banking and Finance) – Leading Individual - Jersey

2016 Legal 500 - (Corporate and Commercial) – Leading Individual - Jersey

2016 Legal 500 - (Investment Funds) – Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2016 Legal 500 - (Private Client, Trusts and Tax) – Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2016 - Chambers Global Guide - A Notable Practitioner

"Nigel Weston heads the finance group in Jersey and performs a broad range of advisory work. His clients include global banks, major corporations and investment houses. Clients appreciate that he is 'commercial, pragmatic and accessible'."

2016 - Chambers Europe Guide - Ranked Lawyer

2015 IFLR 1000 - (Banking, Financial Services Regulatory, M&A) – Leading Lawyer - Jersey

2015 Legal 500 - (Banking and Finance) – Leading Individual - Jersey

2015 Legal 500 - (Banking and Finance) Nigel Weston, "Commercially focused but technically excellent lawyer"

2015 Legal 500 - (Corporate and Commercial) – Leading Individual - Jersey

2015 Legal 500 - (Corporate and Commercial) Nigel Weston combines ‘value for money' with the ‘recognition that customer service is vital'.

2015 Legal 500 – (Private Client, Trusts and Tax) – Recommended Lawyer -Jersey

2015 Legal 500 – (Structured Finance and Securitisation) – Recommended Lawyer -Jersey

2014 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer – Jersey

2014 IFLR 1000 - Nigel Weston, "has an ability to deal with complex and innovative structures as if they were routine matters."

2012 – Corporate INTL magazine – '25 Best Lawyers in Jersey'

2011 Legal 500 - "Nigel Weston is praised for his 'great demeanour and knowledge'."

2011 PLC Which Lawyer - recommended lawyer.

2010 Chambers European Guide - "Nigel Weston has expertise in property holding structures, regulatory issues and investment funds, particularly real estate funds, private equity funds, hedge funds and funds of hedge funds."

2010 Legal 500 (Investment Funds) - Nigel Weston is described as one of the "big hitters of the Jersey market."

2009 Chambers Global Guide reported that observers describe him as "one of the brightest minds in the industry – he has an encyclopaedic knowledge of funds and gives very commercial advice."

2009 Legal 500 described Nigel as "highly regarded."​

Nigel has served for a number of years on the committee of the Jersey Funds Association, which works closely with industry, regulators and legislators. He has also been Chairman of the Legal, Regulatory, Tax and Compliance Subcommittee of the JFA. In these roles he has been at the forefront of the development of the Island's funds industry, working on the introduction of Jersey expert funds and Jersey unregulated funds among many other initiatives.

He is also a member of both the Institute of Directors and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Nigel has spoken at a number of conferences on a variety of aspects of Jersey law.​

ADVISORY

• Appropriation and valuation of Jersey collateral – case law update - BackgroundUnder the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 (the “Security Law”), one method of sec...
  
• Legal Guide to Pre-Enforcement Steps Under Jersey and Guernsey law - In September 2020, only months into what we now know was to become a two-year Global Pandemic, we lo...
  
• TISE simplifies its Continuing Obligations - With effect from 1 July 2022, The International Stock Exchange has updated its Listing Rules to clar...
  
• Update on the EU AML List - Limited Impact for the Cayman Islands - In January we published an advisory which provided an update on the European Commission’s delegate...
  
• Update on EU AML List – Limited Impact for Cayman Islands - Last March we published an advisory on the Cayman Islands inclusion on the Financial Action Task For...
  
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NEWS

• Further growth for Walkers' Jersey Banking & Finance team as recruitment continues - Walkers' Jersey Banking & Finance team has been further strengthened with the arrival of new associa...
  
• Walkers Named #1 Global CLO Market Offshore Service Provider in Creditflux's CLO Census 2022 - Walkers is pleased to announce that its law firm and Walkers Professional Services ("WPS") have been...
  
• Walkers' Strategic Growth in Jersey Continues With Four Banking & Finance Hires - Walkers' strategic growth in its Jersey Banking & Finance team continues with the recruitment of fou...
  
• Experienced Banking Lawyer Joins Walkers' Jersey Team After 11 Years in the Middle East - Experienced Banking & Finance lawyer Helen Munro has joined Walkers' Jersey office as a Senior Couns...
  
• Walkers' Integrated Global Legal, Tax and Professional Services Highlighted in 2021 IFLR1000 Rankings - Walkers reinforces its position as a leading law firm with the most recent IFLR 1000 legal directory...
  
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MEMO

• Channel Islands – TISE – Listing PIK Notes - Walkers Capital Markets Limited ("WCML") is a Category 1 and 2 Listing Member of the International S...
  
• Channel Islands – The International Stock Exchange – Delisting Bonds – Partial and Full Redemptions - The Walkers listing team has extensive experience providing listing sponsor services in connection w...
  
• Channel Islands – TISE – Listing Further Issuance of Bonds - The Walkers listing team has extensive experience providing listing sponsor services in connection w...
  
• Channel Islands – The International Stock Exchange – Continuing Obligations – Qualified Investor Bond Market - This memorandum has been prepared to inform directors of companies of their obligations following th...
  
• (Jersey) Listing on The International Stock Exchange (''TISE'') Benefits and Advantages - TISE offers a regulated marketplace from within the European time zone, but outside the European Uni...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers' Jersey and London teams advise lenders on Waldencast Acquisition Corp's acquisition of beauty brands OBAGI and Milk Makeup - Walkers' Jersey and London teams have advised JPMorgan (and other global financial institutions) as ...
  
• Walkers (Cayman and Jersey) Acts on Further Global's Acquisition of Majority Stake in The Progeny Group Limited - Walkers is pleased to announce it acted as Cayman Islands and Jersey counsel to Further Global Capit...
  
• Walkers Acts as Cayman & Jersey Counsel on a Refinancing of Pharos Energy’s RBL Facility - Walkers is delighted to have acted as Cayman counsel and Jersey counsel, respectively, to BNP Pariba...
  
• Walkers Advises Again On Receivables Financing For Off-Grid Solar Energy Project in Kenya - Walkers has advised African Frontier Capital (Mauritius) LLC (AFC) on the Jersey law aspects of the ...
  
• Walkers Jersey Team Advises on £31m Sharia-compliant Refinancing - Walkers' Jersey Banking & Finance team has advised Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC ("ADIB") on the £31 ...
  
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ARTICLES

• Bermuda CLOs: Top 3 Tips - Following the inclusion in February 2022 of the Cayman Islands on the European Union’s AML list, m...
  
• Why Jersey - Strong Legal, Regulatory, Transparency and Supervisory Frameworks for Funds, Corporates, Foundations and Trusts - IntroductionThis briefing sets out Jersey’s adoption of rigorous international tax and regulatory ...
  
• CLO Continuation from the Cayman Islands to Jersey - The Companies (Jersey) Law (the “Companies Law”) permits a body corporate incorporated as a Caym...
  
• Jersey Company Law - Changes to Streamline Prospectus Rules To Reflect UK & EU Regimes - Changes to streamline the Jersey prospectus rules so that they more closely reflect the regimes in t...
  
• Update to Listing Rules on The International Stock Exchange - The International Stock Exchange (“TISE”) has announced a number of improvements to its Listing ...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals 2021 Seminar - Please join us on Tuesday 9 November for a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals where we will expl...
  
• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals Seminar - Please join us for pre-event networking, followed by a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals a...
  
• Walkers to Sponsor AFME High Yield Conference 2018 - Walkers is delighted to be sponsoring the AFME High Yield Conference 2018 taking place at St. Paul's...
  
• Nigel Weston to Speak at 12th Annual European High Yield Conference - Partner Nigel Weston is to speak at, and Christophe Kalinauckas to attend, the 12th Annual Euro...
  
• Walkers is sponsoring Jersey Heritage's Pirates at the Maritime Museum - Walkers is sponsoring the 2017 Jersey Heritage Pirates event held at the Maritime Museum from Monday...
  
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