Former Head of Chambers at 3, Serjeants’ Inn, London EC4 1995 to 2000.
Bencher of Gray’s Inn 1997;
Queen’s Counsel in 1988,
Called to the Bar 1970;
LLB University of Nottingham 1964.
Between 1964 and 1971 worked in the chemical engineering industry (Air Products, BP Chemicals);
Chairman of the London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association 1997 to 1999;
Chairman of the Investment Committee of the BMIF until 2007
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and member of the International Bar Association and International Arbitration Club.

On 31 December 2008 Philip Naughton retired from his practice as a barrister. From that date he has been an Associate Member of 3 Serjeants Inn. He continues to accept instructions as a mediator and arbitrator and his clerks continue to arrange and administer his mediation and arbitration practice. See dispute resolution profile here.

Email: pnaughton@3serjeantsinn.com

Philip Naughton QC is recommended as a mediator by the leading legal directories. He is also recommended in construction law by the Legal 500.

At the end of 2008 Naughton retired from his barrister’s practice and has since been occupied with instructions as both a mediator and an arbitrator. His "razor-sharp intelligence" has been applied to a mix of engineering, insurance and professional negligence disputes. "He is a low-key character who adopts a quiet, intellectual approach." Chambers and Partners 2010

Philip Naughton QC  is one of the field’s outstanding practitioners, described as ‘sensitive, insightful and measured’. Possessed of ‘quiet authority’, his reputation is built on ‘total preparation, strong analysis’ and a gentle, calming manner. Described as ‘cerebral’ in his approach, he exudes a confidence in the process that allows him to let others take centre stage. He ‘handles the parties with tact, but has a firm handle on where he is going’.  Legal 500 2009

 Philip Naughton has a huge international practice and is described as “one of the finest mediators at the Bar” when it comes to the resolution of complex construction disputes. He is famous for his “focused and intelligent approach” to mediation, and his peers believe him to be “a true master when it comes to dispute resolution .” Several interviewees confessed that Naughton was “one of their all-time favourites”.’ Chambers & Partners 2009

Dispute resolution (CLICK HERE TO SEE SPECIALIST PROFILE)

Mediation

Arbitration

Philip Naughton QC presents lectures to a range of audiences across the globe. Recent talks have included a mediation workshop, which Philip designed and ran, for Colombian lawyers in Bogota in October 2008 and a two day ICC workshop on international mediation in New York, June 2008