Nick Segal Appointed Bank Of England Chair
The Bank of England has appointed Nicholas Segal — who has served as Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda — as Chairperson of its Enforcement Decision Making Committee, effective 1 August 2026.
A spokesperson said, “Following an external recruitment process, the Bank of England [the Bank] has appointed Nicholas Segal as Chair of its Enforcement Decision Making Committee [EDMC], and Peter King as Deputy Chair, with effect from 1 August 2026.
“The EDMC is the Bank’s decision-making body for contested enforcement cases in the statutory regimes the Bank operates in relation to Prudential Regulation, Financial Market Infrastructures, Resolution, Securitisation, Wholesale cash distribution, Critical Third Parties and Notes issuance.
“Sir William Blair’s term as EDMC Chair and Philip Marsden’s term as EDMC Deputy Chair expired at the end of July 2026.”
David Roberts, the Chair of the Court of the Bank of England, said: “I am delighted to welcome Nick Segal as Chair and Peter King as Deputy Chair of the EDMC, their deep legal knowledge and experience will be an asset to the Committee. I would like to express my gratitude to Sir William Blair and Philip Marsden for their service as Chair and Deputy Chair respectively, and for their roles in establishing the EDMC as a credible, respected decision-making body in contested enforcement cases.”
A spokesperson added, “Nick Segal is a Judge of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda and a Deputy High Court Judge in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance. He is a barrister and associate member of Erskine Chambers and a Neutral at Des Voeux Chambers in Hong Kong. Nick teaches on the University of Oxford’s Bachelor of Civil Law programme and previously chaired the University’s Alumni Board. Prior to his judicial appointments, he was a partner at Freshfields LLP, Davis Polk LLP and Allen & Overy LLP. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and a member of the International Insolvency Institute. He also writes and contributes to textbooks on insolvency, banking, conflicts of law and restitution.”
