Jason is a litigator whose attention to detail, strong legal, commercial and strategic advice as well as extensive trial and appellate advocacy experience have won him many followers in several fields of practice over the years.
Jason undertakes a wide range of civil common law and commercial work including contractual, insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence and property damage disputes. He is often involved in cases which draw on his expertise in different fields. He also advises and acts on urgent interim applications for injunctions and applications relating areas within conflicts of law (e.g. jurisdiction and choice of law) and has experience of litigation in the ECJ). He also has extensive past personal injury experience.
Jason’s work is typically in what are now the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales (in particular the Commercial Court, the London and other regional Circuit Commercial Courts as well as the TCC and the Business List (ChD)) as well as in the Court of Appeal.
He also appears in arbitrations and has acted under ICC and LCIA rules as well as in ad-hoc arbitrations. From time to time he has been appointed to act as an arbitrator in commercial disputes.
Jason has participated regularly in Chambers’ lectures to solicitors and insurers on matters arising out of his fields of practice.
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Qualifications
School: Old Swinford Hospital, Stourbridge
University:
Trinity College, Cambridge MA (1st Class)
- Natural Sciences (Pts IA & IB) Law (Parts IB and II)
- Senior Scholar
- Lizette Bentwich Prize
- Norton Rose Conflicts of Law Prize
University of Virginia – LLM
Inn: Gray’s – Arden Scholarship
Memberships
PNBA, Combar, LCLCBA, TECBAR
Recommendations
“Jason gives clear advice and sees through the detail.”
Chambers & Partners, 2024
“Jason is excellent. He gives clear advice from the outset and does not waiver. At trial, he is at his most polite when being utterly damning of the opposition’s case, it is a delight to watch.”
Legal 500, 2024
“Jason combines a strong intellect with an affable personality, which makes him a pleasure to work with. His willingness to listen to, and entertain, alternative points of view is also a strength.”
Legal 500, 2023
“Jason is an excellent advocate. I want him involved on any claim I deal with as early as possible. He knows where it is going and how best to get there.”
Chambers & Partners, 2023
“He’s very affable, very approachable, easy to work with and clearly very sharp.”
Chambers & Partners, 2022
“Jason is excellent at planning for trial from the outset. His early advice is invaluable for ensuring that key issues are identified and pursued.”
Legal 500, 2022
“He goes over and above. His advice is technically very sound, very clear, and he is very good with clients.”
Chambers & Partners, 2022
“He is exceptionally bright and sees the big picture when advising.”
Legal 500, 2021
“He is an excellent trial barrister. Jason saw the long view early on and was able to ensure that the key issues were aired early in the dispute.”
Chambers & Partners, 2021
“He is phenomenally bright and sees the big picture. Where some might simply deal with what is in front of them, he ensures that all angles are covered before recommending a particular way forward.”; “He is a very thorough, competent and effective practitioner in the field. Very pleasant to deal with.”
Chambers & Partners, 2020
“He is rigorous in his attention to detail and has very good judgement.” “He is a very intelligent barrister, a powerful and subtle analytical thinker and a joy to work with.”
Chambers & Partners, 2019
“An excellent advocate and his drafting skills are magnificent.”
Legal 500, 2019
