Overview
From his work at the heart of government, Jonathan has deep experience of all aspects of public and constitutional law, the workings of government and Parliament, and the development and implementation of policy, including: judicial review, public inquiries, primary and secondary legislation, EU and international law.
He is based in Linklaters’ London Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice, where his work includes judicial review and public law generally, advice on legal, policy and constitutional developments, the workings of government and parliament, and public & parliamentary inquiries.
Work highlights
Jonathan’s recent matters include:
- Acting for Bulb in the administrators of Bulb in a judicial review of the first energy administration transfer scheme under the Energy Act.
- Acting for Annington Property Ltd in a judicial review against the Ministry of Defence relating to its enfranchisement of residential military properties.
- Advising and preparing senior executives for their appearance before parliamentary select committees and public inquiries.
Professional experience
Previous experience and other current roles include:
- Legal Adviser to HM Treasury, Department for Education and Home Office; Director General of the Attorney General’s Office
- Appointed honorary Queen’s Counsel, now King’s Counsel (KC) in 2019
- Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 2020, for public service
- Master of the Bench, Middle Temple
- Honorary Professor, Durham Law School
- Senior Fellow, Institute for Government
- Honorary Senior Fellow, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
Jonathan regularly writes and speaks about current legal and constitutional issues, for mainstream and specialist legal media, conferences and other events.
Education and qualifications
BA (Law), University of Durham.
Called to the Bar by the Middle Temple. Elected a Master of the Bench.
Appointed Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) Honoris Causa.
Honorary Doctor of Civil Law (Durham University).
