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.
Marlborough College; St John’s College, Durham.
London Bar
Henry Bankes-Jones –Hailsham Chambers ‘Henry has an efficiency of pleading which is an object lesson in draftsmanship. Very sharp mind, brings an air of calm to any situation, with an understated tone yet a steely resolve to his advocacy which engages and gets to the crux of matters in short order.'
London Bar
Henry Bankes-Jones –Hailsham Chambers ‘Very calm and measured - always reassuring. Absolutely fantastic on technical points.'