Jonathan Harris

Barrister practising in all areas of commercial and chancery law; private international law; private client (contentious trusts); succession; international family law. He is particularly renowned for his expertise in the field of private international law, in which he is joint general editor of Dicey, Morris and Collins, ‘The Conflict of Laws’. He has been instructed in numerous important cases, including Granatino v Radmacher, Hutcheson v Spread Trustees, Masri v CCIC and Ors, SMF v Butterfield and OJSC Oil Co Yugraneft (In Liquidation) v Roman Abramovich. He is also well-known for his expertise in international trusts and has been instructed in key cases including Charman v Charman and Mubarak v Mubarak. He has drafted offshore legislation in a number of jurisdictions. He acted as legal advisor to the Ministry of Justice on the proposed EU Regulation on Cross-Border Succession and Wills. He is a member of the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on private international law.

Portsmouth Grammar School; Jesus College Oxford (1994 BA; 1995 BCL; 1998 MA); Birmingham University (2002 PhD).