Nigel Weston
Partner
Jersey
Nigel heads up our Banking and Finance practice for the Channel Islands.
Based in Jersey, he brings thirty-five years of experience in banking, finance, regulatory matters, investment funds, trusts, listings on TISE and all aspects of offshore banking, finance and corporate work.
Nigel heads a leading team of dedicated lawyers specialising in all aspects of Jersey and Guernsey banking and finance law including:
- Real Estate Finance
- Acquisition Finance
- Fund Finance
- Asset Finance
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Debt Capital Markets
- Private Credit
- Islamic Finance
- Banking Regulation
- Digital Finance / FinTech
- Listings
Nigel advises a range of global banks, major corporates, blue-chip investment managers and private investment houses. He works closely with top law firms and accountancy practices in London, as well as local administrators, trustees, and other intermediaries and services providers.
It's always a pleasure to work with Nigel. He's very responsive, solutions-oriented and pragmatic.
Experience and recent work
Nigel is a Jersey advocate, a non-practicing English solicitor and Cayman Islands advocate. Before joining Walkers, Nigel was a partner at another leading offshore firm for 14 years. There he headed up the firm's real-estate funds and structuring team, advising on funds, all types of real-estate holding structures, as well as other mainstream corporate and finance work. Before moving offshore, he was at Simmons & Simmons.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Cayman Islands
- England and Wales, Solicitor of the Supreme Court (not practising)
- Jersey, Advocate of the Royal Court
- Jersey, Solicitor
Education:
- LLB (Hons) Degree, Kings College, University of London
- Law Society Finals Examinations, College of Law Guildford
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.
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.
2025 Legal 500 – Leading Partner – Banking & Finance
2025 Chambers UK - Offshore: Banking & Finance - "It's always a pleasure to work with Nigel. He's very responsive, solutions-oriented and pragmatic."
2024 Legal 500 - Leading individual - Banking & Finance
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."
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