Practice Summary
Jon was called to the Bar in 2006, and took up tenancy at Landmark after successfully completing pupillage in Chambers. He specialises in property and planning law.
Property
He is regularly instructed to appear in the County Courts, from possession proceedings involving a major property on Piccadilly Circus to recent trials on the construction of a licence agreement and the construction of a letting agency contract. He also has experience of applications in the High Court, including successfully obtaining freezing injunctions and other interim relief.
He is instructed to advise on the full range of property related matters, including commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, lease renewals, dilapidations, easements, restrictive covenants, land registration, land contracts, leasehold enfranchisement, possession actions, nuisance, and boundary disputes.
Jon has substantial experience of appearing before the Adjudicator to HM Land Registry, including a five-day trial in which he succeeded in resisting an application to remove his client from the proprietorship register of land, despite it having been determined that such registration had constituted a mistake.
Planning and Environmental
Jon has wide experience of planning and environmental work. He regularly appears at planning inquiries, both for developers and for local authorities. He has experience of a broad range of inquiries, from enforcement inquiries to substantial 'recovered' appeals.
Recent examples include acting for Tewkesbury Borough Council in a two-week long inquiry regarding an application of national importance for a gas pressure reduction installation made by National Grid (represented by David Holgate QC).
He has been instructed in a number of judicial reviews and statutory appeals to the High Court. A recent example is the case of R(Bibb) v Bristol City Council in which he successfully obtained permission for the judicial review of the grant of planning permission relating to the Tesco store in Bristol that has been at the centre of riots and protests in recent months.
He regularly advises on all aspects of planning law and procedure including Environmental Impact Assessment, compulsory purchase, use classes, enforcement action and listed buildings. Additionally he has significant experience of defending planning related prosecutions in the criminal courts.
Jon is a contributor to the recent 2nd Edition of the Oxford University Press text Environmental Law, and has advised on a potential challenge to major development within an SSSI.
Prior to commencing practice, he enjoyed success in the field of mooting, including winning the Lincolns Inn Inter BVC Provider Mooting Competition in 2006, the final of which was judged by Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, and reaching the final of the Inter-Inn Mooting Competition in 2006.
Academic:
Jon graduated with a BA (Hons) in Social and Political Sciences from St John’s College, Cambridge in 2001, and was awarded his MA (Cantab) in 2004. In 2005 he achieved a Distinction in the Graduate Diploma in Law at BPP Law School .
Professional:
Bar Vocational Course: Very Competent BPP Professional Education Law School (2006)
Scholarships:
McMahon Law Scholarship
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