Jonathan focuses on matrimonial finance work with a particular emphasis on financial provision on divorce and trusts of land.
He has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in private practice. He is a highly skilled cross-examiner and a succinct and impactful advocate.
He is known for his sympathetic and efficient conference manner and effective negotiation technique.
Recent examples of Jonathan's financial remedies work includes:
P and P - Disputed valuations of niche multimillion pound business which settled after he drafted written questions of expert.
B and B - Represented the respondent in a complicated trusts of land dispute involving s37 reviewable dispositions by the applicant to eight interveners.
R and R-T and R - Acted for the intervener in s37 disposition case.
M and M - Acted for the co-owner where the issue was the determination of a proper basis for valuation of a unique business with no relevant comparators.
F and F - Represented W in a judgment summons and application for committal to prison of her contemnor spouse. Also involved compulsion of key disclosure.
D and D - Pre- and post-matrimonial acquisition arguments including determination of the fair basis for distribution of pension substantially accrued before the marriage and property inherited post-separation in a long marriage case.
G and G - Distribution of pre-matrimonial assets including a property portfolio, inherited property and large police pension partially accrued before the marriage.
H and H - Conduct case concerning a high value fraud conviction in which the other party was not the direct victim of the conduct.
V and K - ToLATA case involving pre- and post- separation acquisitions and conflicting settlement agreements. Also drafting of defence and counterclaim.
N and N - Distribution of foreign property and business interests where the extent and ownership of the property was disputed and fair valuation of overseas salary incorporating a hypo tax element.
Clerks:
Michael Harding
E: michael.harding@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 311 0302
Julie Hathway
E: julie.hathway@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 311 0305
Marcus Harding
E: marcus.harding@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 311 0314