Simmons & Simmons

Jonathan specialises in defending professional indemnity claims against construction professionals (including architects, engineers and surveyors) and major contractors. He also regularly advise on complex, high value policy coverage disputes for London market insurers. 

Jonathan has experience of a wide variety of construction disputes involving, for example, iconic buildings, sports grounds, schools, hospitals, large residential schemes, commercial/retail and waste to energy facilities.

His caseload routinely involves mediations and litigation (generally in the Technology and Construction Court) and he also has arbitration and adjudication experience.

Represented the engineer in the widely reported Technology and Construction Court case of Goldswain and Another v Beltec Limited (t/a BCS Consulting) and Another [2015] EWHC 556(TCC).

Undertaken a year-long client secondment at a major international Insurer.

Recommended for ‘strong commercial acumen’, particularly on behalf of both insurers and contractors – the Legal 500 UK 2017