Cleaver Fulton Rankin

Dispute resolution, construction.

Jonathan is the Managing Director of Cleaver Fulton Rankin specialising in real estate litigation, construction disputes, disputes about Wills and Trusts and commercial litigation.

Jonathan is especially adept at handling high value class actions in property disputes. Cases have ranged from a multi million pound class action on behalf of 66 residents of a housing development, to acting in a dispute between joint venture partners in connection with a landmark commercial property, which settled for a sum in excess of £100m. He has also developed a strong reputation in the area of probate and trust litigation. In particular, he regularly acts for major charities in proceedings concerning the validity of wills, Inheritance Order claims, construction summonses and rectification proceedings. He has previously been described by Legal 500 interviews as ‘a truly excellent litigator’, who provides ‘excellent litigation advice’.

Jonathan is also a keen proponent of alternative dispute resolution and has successfully completed the alternative dispute resolution and mediation training provided by the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Jonathan has published several articles on a variety of legal issues in the Northern Irish Press and Business magazines, including the Belfast Telegraph, Business First and the Institute of Legacy Management newsletters. He has also given presentations to numerous local businesses and NICVA.

Jonathan trained at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, qualifying in 2001. He was made Director at the firm in 2008, and Managing Director in 2017.

Jonathan is a member of Law Society of Northern Ireland and Society of Construction Law.

Jonathan graduated with an LLB Hons from Queen’s University Belfast in 1997, and later with an MSc Information Management in 1999. Jonathan obtained a Certificate in Professional Legal Studies from QUB in 2001.