Jonathan Metzer > 1 Crown Office Row > London, England > Barrister Profile

1 Crown Office Row
Temple
London
EC4Y 7HH
England

Position

Jonathan Metzer has a broad practice across all areas of chambers’ work, with particular expertise in public and human rights law, asylum and immigration, clinical negligence and inquests. He appears regularly in the County Court, the Coroner’s Court and the Immigration Tribunals, and has also undertaken hearings in the High Court.

Career

Call: 2016

Jonathan joined chambers as a tenant in September 2017 after completion of 12 months of pupillage.

Before coming to the Bar, Jonathan undertook voluntary work at The Death Penalty Project, Simons, Muirhead & Burton LLP. He also worked on a pro bono basis for the School Exclusion Project, acting as lay legal representative for the parents of excluded pupils at hearings in front of school governors and independent review panels.

Jonathan is a member of the UK Human Rights Blog’s editorial team.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Inquests and inquiries

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5

Jonathan Metzer1 Crown Office Row ‘Jonathan has a unique disarming style that is very effective in engendering the confidence of the court. He is very thorough and calm under pressure.’