Chris Nott - Capital Law

Chris Nott is a founder of Capital Law and a member of its Board.

He has been a commercial lawyer for over 40 years, working mainly on business disputes, particularly involving business ownership and governance. He is an expert in litigation finance. He has led many of the firm’s higher profile or value cases and investigations and is Cardiff City FC’s lawyer, as well as Client Partner for many of our clients. He used to be a Judge in the Employment Tribunal.

An active supporter of the Welsh business community, Chris received an OBE for services to Business and Economic Development in Wales. Formerly Prince of Wales’ Business Ambassador for Wales; Chair of the Welsh Government’s Financial and Professional Services sector panel; Chair of the Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone; and Vice Chair of the Welsh Government’s Ministerial Advisory Board. He is currently Chair of the Cardiff Arms Park Redevelopment Company Ltd.

Expertise

Commercial Disputes
Employment

Recent work

Government
Blocking the Government’s attempt to force a University to merge.

£multi-million dispute
Acting for a football club in a £multi-million dispute with a former shareholder.

Football club
A football transfer fraud case

Shared ownership scheme
A £100m claim by employees against their former CEO who had stolen their share ownership scheme.

Defrauded private company
Advising the liquidators of a defrauded private company about a substantial claim against the former Managing Director.

Beneficiaries of a substantial estate against Trustees
Acting for the beneficiaries of a substantial estate against Trustees who had misappropriated companies owned by it, and recovering very substantial damages.

Defending a loan claim
Advising a company about defending a claim by a secretive Panamanian lender to collect a loan allegedly made a decade before its current owners bought it. Our team worked with 1 Essex Court to develop the unusual circumstances into sustainable defences and, ultimately, achieved settlement the day before trial.

Speaking Engagements

Recent events

Legal Futures Innovation Conference 11/2018 “The current state of innovation”
Hays South Wales salary survey launch event 11/2018 “Working responsibly”
Gender Bridge 10/2018 “How do employers tackle pay inequality and what are the real issues at play”
Metro and Me 10/2018 “Opening speech and chair of panel discussion on “what does the Metro mean for the Valleys?”
Cardiff Book Festival 09/2018 “Economy debate: what does the future hold? sponsored by Quantum Advisory
British Airways IAG Legal Away Day 06 /2018 “The impact and opportunities of Legaltech for lawyers and in-house legal teams”
SRA Innovate: Making Business Ideas a Reality 06/2018 “Practical innovation – making business ideas a reality”
FairPlay Leadership Development Day 06/2018 “Talent driven organisation and high-performance teams”
FairPlay Employer Leaders’ Forum 06/2018 “Women represented”
Welsh Contact Centre Forum Business Seminar 06/ 2018 “Skills development in Wales for the F&PS sector under the Economic Action Plan”
TheCityUK National Conference 11/ 2017 “Skills and talent across the UK”
Trustee Week Launch 11/2017 “Supporting employees to become trustees”
Hays Salary Guide Launch 11/2017 “The importance of working responsibly for employee recruitment and retention”
Living Wage Week Launch event 11/ 2017 “Living wage for Wales”
Pobl Senior Leadership Team event 09/ 2017 “Working responsibly is good for business”
IWA Conference: Building the Future 09/ 2017 “Sharing and developing infrastructure solutions for Wales”
A Conversation on Homelessness 09/ 2017 “What can the business community do to help alleviate homelessness in South Wales?”
Wrexham Business Professionals 09/ 2017 “Powering regional prosperity – ethical entrepreneurship and responsible business”
Digital Tuesday at Tramshed 09/ 2017 “Risktech”
Responsible People – Pobl Group 09/ 2017 “What does it mean to work responsibly, and how can companies do so?”
Retail Week General Counsel 06/ 2017 “How to make legal dynamic in today’s tech-driven retails world”

If you have any questions about the above events, or if you’d like Chris to speak at one of your events, please contact his Assistant, Claire, here.

Languages

French

Testimonials

I am immensely grateful to David at Capital Law for his exceptional support during my redundancy process. His expert knowledge in employment law, coupled with a compassionate approach, made a potentially challenging time much more enjoyable. David provided clear, practical advice and was always available to answer my questions, ensuring I felt confident and well-represented throughout. I highly recommend him and Capital Law to anyone in need of dedicated and professional employment law services.

WP | Managing Director
Terrafend is a fast growing, venture capital backed sustainability company. Consequently, many of our transactions are diverse in nature and have tight execution timetables. In Sarah, we found the ideal legal counsel to guide and support our business growth. She has a strong understanding of corporate finance, great attention to detail and an innovative and pragmatic thought process – imperative for early stage businesses who have to ‘get things done’, without compromise and to the highest possible professional standards.

Benjamin Reid | Chief Executive Officer
Terrafend
Gareth, Mel and all of the team at Capital Law have been fantastic – they provided pragmatic advice and calmly guided us throughout the process.

Steve Edwards | Founder and CEO
Silvertel
Gareth, Sara & the team at Capital Law have been a huge support for us in getting this deal done. Their advice, knowledge and project management have been invaluable. The team have been a real pleasure to work with and we look forward to working together again soon.

John Cordrey | Private Equity Principal
Foresight Group
I can’t recommend Capital Law enough if you are selling equity in your business. The team led by Gareth Williams-Davies were thoroughly professional and were able to offer a commercially balanced view on all aspects of the transaction. The breadth of skills within Capital Law allowed Gareth to bring in specialist colleagues when required and I could not have been represented better. Gareth’s calm and experienced tone was a great advantage during some of the trickier negotiations and he was a significant factor in completing the transaction.

Paul Daly | Founder
Energy Saving Lighting
Duncan is a highly experienced Private Equity and Corporate lawyer with the rare gift of pragmatic commercialism combined with the charm of the human touch and a fine dash of humour. He understands entrepreneurs, business people and investors. His capable & highly responsive team get to the nub of an issue and deliver swift practical results for clients. He is in huge demand and still first on my Speed Dial.

David Williams | Senior Partner
Dunedin Capital