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Henry Bankes-Jones

Henry Bankes-Jones

Position

Described by Legal 500, 2021 as “fantastic. He always delivers his work on time and without fuss. The advice is always very clear. He is also a fantastic advocate and has delivered some excellent results at trial.”, Henry’s professional practice extends to almost all aspects of Chambers’ work, encompassing professional negligence, medical law, and personal injury,  whilst acting for both claimants and defendants. He has recently successfully appeared in the Supreme Court case of Barton v Wright Hassall LLP [2018] UKSC 12, upholding the Court of Appeal and First instance Judge’s decisions surrounding the service of Claim Forms and litigants in person. He has particular experience of solicitors’ negligence and has been involved in an extensive series of claims brought by a range of lending institutions against surveyors’ firms.

Career

Called 2004; Lincoln’s Inn. Formerly worked as a paralegal at Slaughter and May 2005-06, and as a legal assistant at Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2006-07.

Memberships

PNBA; CBA.

Education

Marlborough College; St John’s College, Durham.

Leisure

Horse riding, gardening.

Mentions

London Bar

Clinical negligence

Leading junior3
Henry Bankes-Jones –Hailsham Chambers ‘Has an understated yet steely resolve which is often underestimated by others. A razor sharp focus on key issues and an ability to cut through irrelevant things with great efficiency.’
London Bar

Professional negligence

Leading junior5
Henry Bankes-Jones –Hailsham Chambers ‘He is incredibly knowledgeable and he gives sound commercial advice. He is great with clients and his advocacy is amazing at all levels of hearings.’