Practice overview

Jonathan is a commercial chancery barrister with a particular focus on property, and pensions. He is listed in the legal directories for commercial chancery (Chambers & Partners), real estate (Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500) and pensions (Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500). He also has a specialist professional negligence practice on matters arising from his core work.

The directories particularly praise his client service and courtroom advocacy, having been described as “a silk of the future” and “a first-class advocate in terms of strategy and technical points”.

He is often instructed in major litigation whether heavily-contested interim applications (e.g. Quay House [2022] EWHC 545 re. a major Canary Wharf development) or substantial trials (e.g. Re Mitchells & Butlers Pension Plan [2022] Pens LR 6). He has appeared in the Court of Appeal as sole counsel e.g. Britvic PLC v Britvic Pensions [2022] 2 All ER 457 and Reedbase v Fattal [2018] 2 P&CR 14.

Jonathan is as comfortable acting as sole counsel as well as part of a wider team whether leading junior members or being led himself. As well as sole counsel appearances in the Court of Appeal, he regularly appears in the High Court (Chancery Division, KBD, Comm Court and TCC), and before various tribunals including the FTT, UT or Pensions Regulator DP, as well as in mediations and arbitrations.

Jonathan's expertise

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Property

Jonathan’s practice spans the range of property work with a particular focus on disputes arising out of development, and commercial landlord and tenant work. He often acts for major institutional clients, whether developers or their funders, major London estates or substantial retail tenant companies (such as high-street supermarkets, pub chains, or fast food chains). He has reported cases relating to major sites, such as Grosvenor Square ([2020] EWHC 2356 (Ch)), Canary Wharf ([2019] EWHC 335 (Ch)), and Centrepoint Tower ([2014] EWHC 394 (Ch)).

He has appeared as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal on multiple occasions, with experience of substantial trials (both in his own right and led) as well as heavily-contested interim applications. His abilities have been recognised in the directories, which say “Jonathan has developed into one of the top senior juniors at the property bar. His advocacy is in a league of its own, being able to deal with difficult legal problems with seeming ease.

In addition to his litigation work, he often advises on matters which may become contentious.

Areas of work (with examples where they are in the public domain) include:

  • Disputes over contracts for sale (including development land) (e.g. Lodha Developments [2020] EWHC 2356 (Ch) re. a Grosvenor Square penthouse).
  • Overage and other contractual mechanisms e.g. options and their exercise and registration issues.
  • Land registration issues.
  • Development contract disputes (e.g. Quay House [2022] EWHC 545 (Ch)).
  • Landed estate/farming disputes (e.g. agricultural tenancies, partnership disputes, development prospects).
  • Restrictive covenants (enforceability, including building schemes and discharge applications).
  • Lease interpretation issues (including e.g. service charge apportionment and recoverability, leasehold covenants, break clauses).
  • Timothy Taylor type disputes relating to landlord’s works and the impact on tenants (e.g. Almacantar v Century Projects [2014] EWHC 394 (Ch)).
  • Forfeiture and applications for relief.
  • Rights to light (acting for both the proposed developer and the affected landowner).
  • Rent reviews (including arbitrations).
  • 1954 Act rent renewals.
  • Property joint ventures: proprietary estoppel/constructive trust claims (Matchmove v Dowding [2017] 1 WLR 749).
  • Property fraud claims (Aurora Developments v Delta Holdings [2018] EWHC 1047 (Ch)).
  • Mines and minerals.

Substantial recent and current matters include:

  • Acting (with Jonathan Seitler KC) in a dispute on the operation and applicability of rent review provisions in the context of tenant disclaimer, dissolution and assignment.
  • Acting (with Joanne Wicks KC) for a major institutional tenant on covenant liability in “old leases” for the purposes of the 1995 Act.
  • Acting (with John McGhee KC) for the purchaser of a property in a major Mayfair redevelopment.
  • Successfully acting for the purchaser in a week-long trial seeking specific performance of a contract for sale of an East London property in need of redevelopment.
  • Quay House v Rockwell [2022] EWHC 545 (Ch). Led by Joanne Wicks KC, Jonathan acted for a landowner in this dispute with a developer on a major Canary Wharf site. Joanne and Jonathan successfully (and for the first time) applied on an interim basis to remove an agreed restriction on title in this dispute between the landowner and the developer, avoiding the land being tied up pending trial.
  • Lodha Developers 1 GSQ v 1GSQ1 Ltd, summary judgment at [2020] EWHC 2356 (Ch): Jonathan acted with Joanne Wicks KC for Lodha on a major redevelopment of Grosvenor Square in this claim against a purchaser who failed to complete.

Other reported cases include:

  • Canary Wharf v European Medicines Agency [2019] EWHC 335 (Ch): In the much- publicised “Brexit” case, Jonathan acted with Joanne Wicks KC for the landlord Canary Wharf in arguing that Brexit will not frustrate the EMA’s lease. The case settled before an appeal to the Court of Appeal.
  • Aurora Developments v Delta Holdings [2018] EWHC 1047 (Ch): Jonathan successfully acted for the victims of a major property investment fraud relating to development land in central London, including a successful finding of fraud on a summary judgment basis.
  • Reedbase v Fattal [2018] 2 P&CR 14: Jonathan appeared as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal for the successful landlord on the first appellate case on a landlord’s obligations to consult and a change in proposed works, and the first in the Court of Appeal for over 25 years on the obligation to make good.
  • Knapper v Francis [2017] L&TR 20: appearing as sole counsel before the Upper Tribunal on the operation of on-account demands under terms of lease and 1985 Act. This case gave landlords certainty that an on-account demand would not subsequently be rendered unrecoverable by later events.
  • Matchmove v Dowding [2017] 1 WLR 749: led by Jonathan Seitler KC, on a leading recent case relating to the continuing questions around constructive trusts, informal agreements to sell, and section 2 of the 1989 Act.
  • Phillips v Francis [2015] 1 WLR 741: led by Jonathan Seitler KC for the successful appellant on the leading case on the meaning of ‘works’ for landlord and tenant consultation purposes under the 1985 Act.

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  • Quote symbolHe's really personable and has a very effective courtroom manner that judges warm to quickly.

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  • Quote symbolJonathan sets himself apart with his team player approach.

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    Property Litigation Association Annual Conference

    Thursday 24 March 2022 | 9am - 4pm
    Keble College, Oxford

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    Current Issues in Nuisance and Trespass

    Jonathan Seitler KC | Joanne Wicks KC | Julian Greenhill KC | Tiffany Scott KC | Benjamin Faulkner | Jonathan Chew | Daniel Scott | Francesca Mitchell | Daniel Petrides
    March 2022

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    Wednesday 21 April 2021 | 9.30am - 10.30am
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Jonathan's expertise

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Pensions

Jonathan has acted for and advised a range of institutional and pensions professional clients, and has been described in the directories as “a first-class advocate in terms of strategy and technical points”.

His current and recent work reflects relevant pensions issues: for occupational schemes: e.g. RPI/CPI switches and other issues relating to pension increases, rectification, scope of amendment power issues, and regulatory action; and for personal schemes/SIPPs: questions of interpretation, misselling, pensions liberation, and investment duties. He was also instructed in relation to the Master Trust approval process.

As well as Jonathan’s forensic High Court trial experience, he is experienced in the procedural aspects of multi-party OPS pensions litigation, such as Beddoe applications, applications for directions under CPR 64, and representation orders.

Jonathan’s work spans the full range of pensions issues covering both the trusts aspects and legislative/regulatory claims, such as CNs/FSDs, section 75 debts and pensions liberation. He has been involved in disputes affecting major schemes such as Nortel and the Sea Containers 1983 schemes. In addition to litigation, Jonathan also advises on transactional and regulatory matters.

As well as acting for and against the Pensions Regulator, Jonathan has acted as clerk to the Pensions Regulator’s Determination Panel on various regulatory matters.

Jonathan’s ongoing and recent work includes:

  • Acting on EBT issues in ongoing commercial Court proceedings (with Michael Furness KC).
  • Scheme interpretation issues arising from the raising of the NMPA from 55 to 57.
  • Acting for both potential claimants and potential defendants in pensions professional negligence matters arising out of alleged failings in the making of amendments to plans.
  • Britvic PLC v Britvic Pension Trustee [2020] EWHC 118 (Ch) and [2022] Pens LR 16 (CA): acting for the Trustee on a construction summons in relation to employer powers in relation to pension increases in both the High Court and Court of Appeal.
  • Re Mitchells & Butlers Pension Plan [2022] Pens LR 6: Acting for the successful trustee on a dispute relating to the ability of an employer to set pension increase levels, leading to disputes over rectification, RPI/CPI, and the validity of amendments, led by Michael Tennet KC and Edward Sawyer.
  • Advising on liabilities in relation to part of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
  • Acting as clerk to the DP on various disputes: e.g. a contested dispute to appoint an independent trustee to a substantial scheme and on a recent regulatory request arising out of alleged pensions liberation and misselling.

Other historical contentious work has included:

  • Re London Quantum Retirement Benefit Scheme (Determinations Panel, 8 Feb 2016): Acting as sole counsel (against Jonathan Evans QC and Fenner Moeran KC), for the Original Trustee who had been removed by the Regulator facing allegations of misconduct, breach of trust, and pensions liberation.
  • Pollock v Reed [2016] Pens LR 129: Led by Robert Ham KC in a High Court trial acting for the employer in a proposed scheme restructuring, raising issues of the interpretation of the Preservation of Benefit Regs, the role of the PPF, and non- consensual member transfers.
  • Instructed in relation to the Nortel Scheme FSD litigation.
  • Acting with Michael Furness KC for the trustee on a claim to recover a £5m section 75 debt from a former participating employer. The claim, raising issues of trustee decision-making and consultation, settled shortly before trial in 2015.
  • Advising in relation to various alleged overpayments to members.

Other examples of Jonathan’s historic advisory work include:

  • Advising a successor scheme employer on its liabilities and duties under an existing scheme in the context of a substantial deficit.
  • Advising a major product provider on the various rights and duties arising from its obligations under the schemes it offers, including FSMA issues.
  • Advising a major insurer on how to structure its internal procedures to avoid potential unwitting participation in pension liberation.
  • Advising an employer on a proposed restructuring and covenant issues arising.
  • Advising an American scheme employer on scheme amendments and statutory and regulatory best practice in relation to member-nominated trustees.

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  • Quote symbolJonathan is simply top-drawer. He is determined to solve even the most knotty of problems and clients value his robust but rounded commercial advice.

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  • Quote symbolJonathan is excellent - he has good attention to detail and is a pleasure to work with.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolHe's really personable and has a very effective courtroom manner that judges warm to quickly.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolJonathan sets himself apart with his team player approach.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolHis advocacy is in a league of its own, being able to deal with difficult legal problems with seeming ease.

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    The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures 2020

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    June 2020

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    June 2019

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    Wednesday 26 June 2019 | 6.30pm - 7.30pm followed by drinks
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Jonathan's expertise

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Commercial disputes

Jonathan has a specialised commercial chancery practice with a particular emphasis on fraud and disputes relating to complex structures, particularly with an international element. The directories say “his advocacy skills are excellent and he is a real team player“.

He has practical experience of advising and obtaining or resisiting interim and ancillary relief (freezing injunctions, Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers’ Trust orders, third party costs orders, security for costs) and of succeeding in hard-fought multi-week trials as part of a wider counsel team.

Current ongoing and recent matters include:

  • Acting successfully as sole counsel in the High Court trial against a silk of a claim as to ownership of a Damien Hirst painting, raising complex questions of the use of offshore property-holding vehicles: Hilden Developments v Phillipps Auctioneers & another [2022] EWHC 541 (QB).
  • Acting (led by Michael Furness KC) for the Defendant purchaser company on a Commercial Court dispute for specific performance for obligations on a purchaser contained in a SPA.
  • Successfully acting in Hilden on the obtaining of a third-party costs order against the director of the counterparty property-holding entity: Hilden Developments v Phillips [2023] EWHC 1506 (KB), [2023] Costs LR 1447.

Other reported cases include:

  • Acting as sole counsel as part of a team in a multimillion-dollar DIFC-LCIA arbitration defending a claim in relation to alleged breaches of a JV agreement.
  • Canary Wharf v EMA [2019] EWHC 335 (Ch): led by Joanne Wicks KC acting for the landlord in relation to the much-awaited “Brexit” case, in successfully defeating a claim that Brexit will frustrate a lease.
  • Acting for the victims of a major property investment fraud relating to development land in central London, including a successful finding of fraud on a summary judgment basis: Aurora Developments v Delta Holdings [2018] EWHC 1047 (Ch).
  • Tavira Securities v Point Ventures FCZO [2017] CFI 26: acting as sole counsel against a silk in a jurisdiction challenge in the DIFC in litigation relating to an alleged share transaction.
  • Matchmove v Dowding [2017] 1 WLR 749: led by Jonathan Seitler KC, acting on an appeal relating to constructive trusts.
  • MASNOL v Cripps Harries Hall [2016] EWHC 2483 (Ch): led by Jonathan Seitler KC, successfully defending two solicitors accused of fraud. After a hard-fought multi-week trial, the individuals involved were wholly exonerated and indemnity costs obtained.
  • Caliendo v Mishcon de Reya [2016] EWHC 150 (Ch): led by Ian Croxford KC and Clare Stanley KC, successfully defending a firm of solicitors accused of breach of fiduciary duty and negligence arising out of the sale of QPR football club.
  • Dany Lions v Bristol Cars [2014] 2 All ER (Comm) 403: a successful High Court trial as sole counsel arguing that a contractual clause was too vague to be binding, alternatively that reasonable endeavours had been used.

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  • Quote symbolJonathan is excellent - he has good attention to detail and is a pleasure to work with.

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  • Quote symbolHe's really personable and has a very effective courtroom manner that judges warm to quickly.

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  • Quote symbolJonathan sets himself apart with his team player approach.

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Joint venture and partnership disputes

Jonathan is regularly engaged in major litigation in relation to joint ventures (through corporate, LLP, or other structures) and partnership disputes. He specialises in this intersection of contracts with other duties, including issues such as:

  • Breach of fiduciary duties: profit/conflict;
  • Constructive trust and other proprietary remedies, knowing receipt claims;
  • Obligations of confidence;
  • LLP and company directors’ duties;
  • Partnership disputes and associated accounts;
  • Interim remedies;
  • Unfair prejudice petitions.

He is listed for this Commercial Chancery in Chambers & Partners, described as “Able, practical, clever and resourceful, he’s good with clients, hard working, and accessible” and “He’s really personable and has a very effective courtroom manner that judges warm to quickly.

Examples of Jonathan’s work include:

  • An ongoing High Court claim for accounts and declarations involving a complex development joint venture operating across multiple sites, with different LLP and corporate structures involving multimillion-pound assets.
  • Acting (with Max Mallin KC) for an LLP member and associated shareholder in relation to an investment fund founder dispute.
  • Acting as a defendant in ongoing High Court proceedings for the recipient of assets alleged to be transferred subject to constructive trust and related knowing receipt and dishonest assistance claims.
  • Acting for the Defendant in a Bahamas claim for misuse of confidential information and deceit in respect of a proposed multimillion-pound development.
  • Claims for misuse of confidential information and circumventing a proposed transaction partner.
  • Acting for a partner on a heavily-contested dissolution of a long running and relatively informal partnership between family members.
  • Advising an alleged agent accused of making secret commission over a substantial number of years.
  • Matchmove v Dowding [2017] 1 WLR 749: led by Jonathan Seitler KC, acting on an appeal relating to constructive trusts.

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  • Quote symbolJonathan is excellent - he has good attention to detail and is a pleasure to work with.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolHe's really personable and has a very effective courtroom manner that judges warm to quickly.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolJonathan sets himself apart with his team player approach.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolHis advocacy is in a league of its own, being able to deal with difficult legal problems with seeming ease.

    The Legal 500 2023

Civil fraud and asset recovery

Jonathan’s commercial chancery practice involves a large element of asset recovery and civil fraud claims. He is ranked in Commercial Chancery in Chambers & Partners, described as “Able, practical, clever and resourceful, he’s good with clients, hard working, and accessible” and “He’s really personable and has a very effective courtroom manner that judges warm to quickly.

Jonathan has experience both of substantial fraud trials and the various interim applications necessary to preserve the position in fraud claims and exert pressure, including but not limited to freezing injunctions, Norwich Pharmacal orders, pre-action disclosure, and security for costs applications. He combines this practical courtroom experience with technical legal expertise not only in relation to deceit claims, but also the economic torts (e.g. conspiracy, procuring breach of contract) or proprietary and equitable claims for breach of fiduciary duty, constructive trusts, and liability for knowing receipt or dishonest assistance.

Examples of his fraud and asset recovery work include:

  • Acting as a defendant in ongoing High Court proceedings for the recipient of assets alleged to be transferred subject to constructive trust and related knowing receipt and dishonest assistance claims.
  • Acting for the Defendant in a Bahamas claim for misuse of confidential information and deceit in respect of a proposed multimillion-pound development.
  • Acting for the victim of a hack into a bank account on claims at common law and under the Payment Services Regulation.
  • Advising an alleged agent accused of making secret commission over a substantial number of years.
  • Claims for misuse of confidential information and circumventing a proposed transaction partner.
  • Acting for the victims of a major property investment fraud relating to development land in central London, including a successful finding of fraud on a summary judgment basis: Aurora Developments v Delta Holdings [2018] EWHC 1047 (Ch).
  •  MASNOL v Cripps Harries Hall [2016] EWHC 2483 (Ch): led by Jonathan Seitler KC, successfully defending two solicitors accused of fraud. After a hard-fought multi-week trial, the individuals involved were wholly exonerated and indemnity costs obtained.

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  • Quote symbolJonathan is simply top-drawer. He is determined to solve even the most knotty of problems and clients value his robust but rounded commercial advice.

    The Legal 500 2024

  • Quote symbolJonathan is excellent - he has good attention to detail and is a pleasure to work with.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolHe's really personable and has a very effective courtroom manner that judges warm to quickly.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolJonathan sets himself apart with his team player approach.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolHis advocacy is in a league of its own, being able to deal with difficult legal problems with seeming ease.

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Professional liability

Jonathan’s professional negligence practice is ancillary to his core area. He has particular experience with solicitors’ negligence claims (both transactional and litigation), as well as acting on claims involving surveyors, accountants, trustees and trust/scheme administrators.

Examples of Jonathan’s recent professional liability work include:

  • Acting for a developer client in a claim against solicitors in respect of advice given in respect of a complex land-structuring and development transaction, and associated litigation.
  • Acting for a claimant in a claim against solicitors arising out of negligent work in relation to pension scheme deed preparation.
  • Acting for defendant solicitors in an alleged claim arising out of alleged defective execution of deeds
  • Acting for a claimant in a potential claim against a rights to light surveyor
  • Defending property transactional solicitors accused of negligence by the counterparty to the transaction.

Historic work has included:

  • Quidnet Capital Partners v Colsilverbird & ors (2019-2020): Jonathan acts for property owners in a multimillion-pound dispute with its former asset managers, where substantial allegations of negligence are made against the asset managers.
  • Acting on expert determination for a property owner in respect of allegations made against an asset manager.
  • MASNOL v Cripps Harries Hall [2016] EWHC 2483 (Ch): led by Jonathan Seitler KC, Jonathan successfully defended two lawyers accused of an £11 million conveyancing fraud arising out of buy-to-let lending in 2007. The individuals involved were fully exonerated of the dishonesty accusations against them.
  • Caliendo v Mishcon de Reya [2016] EWHC 150 (Ch): One of the Lawyer’s “Top 20 Cases of 2015.” Jonathan, led by Ian Croxford KC and Clare Stanley KC, successfully acted for the defendant firm in defeating a professional negligence claim brought arising out of the sale of QPR football club to Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone in 2007.
  • Advising on potential claims against scheme administrators for failed equalisation.
  • Acting with Joanna Smith QC on a FRC investigation into a major audit firm and certain employees of an AIM-listed company arising out of the business’ collapse and restructuring.
  • Twintec v Volkerfitzpatrick [2014] BLR 150: A construction professional negligence claim which was one of The Lawyer’s “Top 20 Cases of 2014” where a tenant was claiming over £100m against its landlord, with contribution claims against contractors and subcontractors.

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  • Quote symbolJonathan is simply top-drawer. He is determined to solve even the most knotty of problems and clients value his robust but rounded commercial advice.

    The Legal 500 2024

  • Quote symbolJonathan is excellent - he has good attention to detail and is a pleasure to work with.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolHe's really personable and has a very effective courtroom manner that judges warm to quickly.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolJonathan sets himself apart with his team player approach.

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • Quote symbolHis advocacy is in a league of its own, being able to deal with difficult legal problems with seeming ease.

    The Legal 500 2023

Jonathan's Details

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Qualifications and Appointments

  • BCL, Brasenose College, Oxford (Distinction) (2008-9)
  • MA (Law), Emmanuel College, Cambridge (2004-8) (University prizes awarded for top mark in year in Land Law and Public International Law (both 2006))
  • Maitrise en Droit, mention assez bien, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas (2006-8)(French equivalent of a Master’s degree in law)
  • Queen Mother Scholarship (Middle Temple) and Outstanding BVC

Memberships

  • Chancery Bar Association
  • COMBAR
  • Property Bar Association

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