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Jonathan regularly appears in the Family Court on a wide range of children matters, including applications for care and placement orders, special guardianship orders, child arrangements orders, specific issue orders and secure accommodation orders.

Jonathan has a particular interest in cases involving ethico-legal issues, such as surrogacy, and has acted in matters before the High Court which have necessitated the use of the court’s inherent jurisdiction.

In addition to representing parties before the Family Court, Jonathan also regularly represents parties before the Court of Protection. This means Jonathan is well placed to act in proceedings where it is considered that a party lacks capacity to litigate and those proceedings which cross the jurisdiction of the Family Court and the Court of Protection, for instance, cases which concern the deprivation of liberty of those aged 16 and 17.

Jonathan has appeared in a number of high profile and long running inquests, many of which have engaged Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. He is particularly skilled in those inquests touching upon the practices and procedures of mental health and social care professionals.

Jonathan completed the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law in London before being called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in 2008.

Association of Lawyers for Children

Court of Protection Practitioners Association

Family Law Bar Association

Jonathan read law at the University of Manchester where he was awarded the RG Lawson prize for his dissertation on ‘The Developing Approach of the Law to the Resolution of Intractable Contact Disputes’.