Professional background
I have more than 20 years' experience dealing with complex, high value medical negligence cases covering all areas of treatment, including birth injury, delayed diagnosis, surgical negligence, brain and spinal injury, wrongful birth, cancer care and orthopaedic injury. I also represent clients at inquests.
I regularly act for severely brain-damaged babies, securing multi-million pound awards for their care, as well as for clients fighting difficult and complicated medical and surgical cases.
I am known for my forensic analysis of medical and legal issues in complicated cases and for being able to cut to the heart of a claim. I always fight for the very best outcome for my clients.
I have experience dealing with complicated cases of clinical negligence that overlap with pre-existing personal injury claims and am regularly instructed to take over cases mishandled by other solicitors.
I am a qualified barrister and speak at conferences to medical professionals and other lawyers. I also act for the Trustees of the vCJD Compensation Scheme, managing a compensation fund of £67.5m.
Case highlights
I represented ABC in a landmark case that reshaped doctor/patient confidentiality law. The Court of Appeal ruled clinicians owed her a duty to balance genetic disclosure against her father’s confidentiality, creating new precedent in medical negligence. Although ABC lost at trial, the case remains pivotal in defining patient rights and genetic information disclosure.
Awards & recognition
Jonathan really goes the extra mile to get the evidence for the clients and he has a willingness to engage with the other side. He is very good.
Jonathan is a totally dedicated professional. He is friendly and supportive, with a down-to-earth confidence. He is very intelligent with a good listening ear.
Jonathan provided a very high standard in both the detail and quality of his work and we felt well supported from the day we met him to the very end.
I felt very comfortable sharing details, thoughts and feelings with him. Combined with his expertise and professionalism, I think this makes him an extraordinary lawyer.
He's just a class act. He's very thorough, very engaged on the expert evidence side of things and understands the case properly. He produces first-rate results.
Authored pieces
Negligent delay in diagnosing perforation and obstruction of colon
What others say…
Jonathan really goes the extra mile to get the evidence for the clients and he has a willingness to engage with the other side. He is very good.
Jonathan is a totally dedicated professional. He is friendly and supportive, with a down-to-earth confidence. He is very intelligent with a good listening ear.
Jonathan provided a very high standard in both the detail and quality of his work and we felt well supported from the day we met him to the very end.