4-5 Gray's Inn Square

Jonathan has  significant specialised experience of civil fraud and criminal defence he has been instructed as leading counsel in numerous cases as well as having conducted cases in many different areas of law, more recently having been instructed in a substantial banking claim.

Jonathan has appeared in foreign jurisdictions, having been called to the Caymanian Bar to conduct specific cases, he has appeared in most courts, including the Supreme Court, Privy Council, Court of Appeal, High Court both in the UK and abroad, additionally he has presented cases on behalf of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and have trained fellow barristers on current regulatory practice.

Areas of expertise include: civil fraud; restraint proceedings; extradition; regulatory and disciplinary matters; crime and local authority prosecutions including trading standards.

Jonathan has appeared in most courts, including the Supreme Court, Privy Council, Court of Appeal and High Court and has been called on a case-by-case basis in the Cayman Islands.

Jonathan’s practice includes commercial dispute resolution, civil and regulatory work in addition to his criminal practice.

He has recent experience included acting for a defendants in a significant commercial case  Skatteforvaltningen (Danish Customs and Tax Administration) (SKAT) v Solo Capital Partners LLP (In Special Administration) The defendants succeeded on a preliminary point and the case is on going now the subject to appeal.

Jonathan is experienced in dealing with a multitude of general commercial matters including contractual claims, freezing injunctions and proprietary claims. He recently acted for a defendant involved in a banking claim arising out of the collapse of a hotel chain.  Jonathan accepts cases on direct access and is licenced to litigate.

His regulatory work includes presenting cases of misconduct for the MPS, and he has been instructed by the NMC. He has special interest in environmental waste cases.

He acted successfully for the claimant in a case of malicious prosecution that was ultimately determined favourably in the House of Lords (before it became the Supreme Court)  Martin v Watson | [1995] 3 W.L.R. 318

He has represented directors in disqualification proceedings both in the civil and criminal courts and has acted for directors involved in commercial disputes with administrators.

Jonathan continues to do criminal cases and has defended in most types of cases including: fraud; terrorism; drug offences; money laundering; sex offences and murder. He has been instructed as leading counsel to defend in several murder trials. Most recent reported criminal cases include R v Roddis Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) [2020] EWCA Crim 396, an appeal against convictions for terrorist offences based on new evidence that the Appellant was autistic.  R v Byrne and others [2021] EWCA Crim 107 a case concerned a carbon credit fraud, bad character and the admissibility of “dubious” expert evidence. He has experience of gang related cases, including murder, where an AK47 was used as the murder weapon; the notorious Nunes footballer murder an alleged drug related assassination of a young footballer in the Midlands.

He is reported in the case of R v Athwal (a so-called honour killing) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) [2009] EWCA Crim 789, where he acted for the appellant at trial and on appeal.

Culmer v Queen Privy Council (Bahamas) [1997] 1 W.L.R. 1296, acted for the appellant on appeal from the Bahamas.

He successfully represented the deputy commissioner of police in the Cayman Islands known as “Operation Tempura”. The defendant was charged with perverting the course of justice and misfeasance in public office. Tempura was an investigation conducted by the Metropolitan Police into alleged corruption that involved the arrest and suspension of senior police officers and a High Court Judge.

Jonathan has acted for defendants in Courts Martial hearings both in the UK and in Germany.

He was instructed by the union, when he successfully represented a prison officer alleged to have assaulted a prisoner in the execution of his duty.

He has experience of the most serious of driving offences, including the successful defence of a lorry driver who tragically killed three others in an accident.

Fraud Lawyers Association Association Regulatory and disciplinary lawyers South Eastern Circuit Criminal Bar Association