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Jonathan is a leading commercial litigator, experienced in representing clients in significant, multi-party cases before the English courts and major arbitral institutions.

Jonathan takes an active, hands-on role in his cases. Described as “a brilliant mind”, with “strong strategic oversight”, and “very determined to fight [his] clients’ corner”, his focus is on identifying – and winning – the key issues that will advance his client’s case as efficiently as possible.  

Jonathan has acted in a wide range of international and domestic commercial disputes. He has particular experience of domestic and international civil fraud claims, including complex, multi-party proceedings, and is familiar with helping clients to navigate the challenges such cases can present. Jonathan also has extensive experience of litigation arising in the context of shareholder and joint venture disputes, corporate restructurings and other insolvency proceedings, insurance and reinsurance disputes, and banking and financial services litigation. He is recognised by Legal 500 as a ‘Next Generation partner’ in both Civil Fraud and Banking Litigation, and described by clients as “super bright”, “a really safe pair of hands” and a “go-to name” for civil fraud claims.

Background

Jonathan read Philosophy and Law at the University of Sydney and then served as Researcher to the Judge in charge of the Commercial List in the Supreme Court of New South Wales (then the Hon. Justice Patricia Bergin). Following his time at the Court, he joined Allens in Sydney and qualified into the Commercial Litigation department, taking a leave of absence to read for the Bachelor of Civil Law at Oxford University. Jonathan then spent a number of years at a Magic Circle firm before joining Enyo Law in October 2020.

Representative cases:

• Acting for a high net worth individual in his defence of High Court proceedings alleging participation in an unlawful means conspiracy and breach of undertakings given to the Competition Commission and asserting losses in excess of c.£120 million, and connected proceedings disputing the exercise of an option agreement
• Acting for a number of banks in a high-value, multi-party dispute in the Commercial Court arising out of the Mozambican “hidden debts” scandal: Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International and Others, being jointly case managed with other proceedings [2024] EWHC 1957 (Comm)
• Acting for a number of banks in a high-value, multi-party dispute in the Commercial Court arising out of the Mozambican “hidden debts” scandal: Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International and Others, being jointly case managed with other proceedings [2024] EWHC 1957 (Comm)
• Acting for the Joint Receivers of Pyne Holdings Limited (in receivership) seeking an urgent proprietary freezing injunction over c.£20 million of assets in the United Kingdom in support of proceedings in New Zealand: Jackson and Burrett (as Joint Receivers of Pyne Holdings Limited (in receivership) v Chase Nominees Limited
• Acting for a Kurdish oil refining company in English proceedings seeking a freezing injunction, tracing and civil recovery of assets following the commission of commercial fraud in connection with a proposed USD100 million financing facility (2010-2012): KAR Oil Refining Limited v Frion Limited [2011] EWHC 1813 (Ch)

• Acting for a significant retail energy provider in a post-acquisition contractual dispute concerning rectification of an agreement, valued at in excess of £200 million
• Acting for an aerospace and defence manufacturer in proceedings alleging breaches of warranty, following its acquisition of a precision manufacturing business

• Advising a major US defence materiel supplier in connection with a supply chain dispute in the High Court of England and Wales and connected proceedings before the District Court of Florida
• Advising a founder of a marketing tech business in connection with a shareholder dispute
• Acting for a significant retail energy provider in a dispute with a broker concerning the broker’s entitlement to commission
• Acting for a significant retail energy provider in a dispute with a broker concerning the broker’s entitlement to commission
• Acting for a major infrastructure investment company in a confidential ICC arbitration, seated in London, concerning a joint venture dispute involving claims of in excess of USD2 billion
• Acting for an advisory firm in relation to a fee dispute arising from a merger transaction
• Advising the founder of a cybersecurity start-up on their unfair prejudice claim, and the successful settlement of that claim
• Acting for a major international investment company in connection with high-value investment in the debt financing of a major real estate project in Spain (2016-2018): Edgeworth Capital (Luxembourg) Sarl v Aabar Investments PJS [2018] EWHC 1627 (Comm)
• Acting for a major international investment company in connection with high-value investment in the debt financing of a major real estate project in Spain (2016-2018): Edgeworth Capital (Luxembourg) Sarl v Aabar Investments PJS [2018] EWHC 1627 (Comm)
• Advising Perella Weinberg Partners in relation to disputes arising from the restructuring of Codere SA by way of scheme of arrangement in England (2016): Perella Weinberg Partners (UK) LLP v Codere SA [2016] EWHC 1182 (Comm); and Codere SA v Perella Weinberg Partners (UK) LLP (Ordinary Proceeding 1536/2015 in the Commercial Courts of Madrid; 18 April 2016)
• Advising Perella Weinberg Partners in relation to disputes arising from the restructuring of Codere SA by way of scheme of arrangement in England (2016): Perella Weinberg Partners (UK) LLP v Codere SA [2016] EWHC 1182 (Comm); and Codere SA v Perella Weinberg Partners (UK) LLP (Ordinary Proceeding 1536/2015 in the Commercial Courts of Madrid; 18 April 2016)

• Acting for a major European fund platform services provider in a confidential arbitration concerning the early termination of a commercial relationship, valued at in excess of EUR100 million
• Advising a commodity trading firm in connection with a potential dispute concerning settlement of non-deliverable FX transactions under an ISDA Master Agreement
• Advising Rothschild in its successful defence of claims brought under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (2018): Carney v N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd [2018] EWHC 958 (Comm)

• Advising a Swiss buyer in connection with potential claims under a Buyer Warranty & Indemnity policy in respect of an acquisition of a Spanish construction materials business
• Advising a New Zealand-based mutual liability insurer in connection with reinsurance coverage issues, arising out of mass claims against local government authorities for liabilities associated with construction defects
• Advising Absa Manx Insurance Company Limited in connection with a dispute over coverage under reinsurance contracts in respect of professional indemnity in South Africa (see Axis Corporate Capital UK II Limited v Absa Group Limited and Others [2021] EWHC 861 (Comm) and [2022] EWHC 1870 (Comm))

• Advising Thames Water Utilities Holding Limited, alongside Linklaters LLP, in connection with certain aspects of Thames Water’s first restructuring plan at first instance ([2025] EWHC 338 (Ch) (Leech J)) and before the Court of Appeal (Kington S.à.R.L. v Thames Water Utilities Holdings Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 475)
• Acting for the Administrators in their urgent application for judicial review of a decision not to allocate take-off and landing slots at various airports in the UK (2017): R (on the application of Monarch Airlines Ltd (in administration)) v Airport Coordination Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1892
• Acting for joint petitioners in “wholly exceptional” personal bankruptcy proceedings (2016-2019): Maud v Aabar Block Sarl [2016] Bus LR 1243 and Aabar Block Sarl v Maud [2019] Ch 15

• Acting pro bono for intervenors in relation to the use of medical expert evidence in asylum cases involving claims of torture (2017-2019): KV (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] UKSC 10;  on appeal from KV (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 119
• Advising Volvo/Renault Trucks in the co-ordination of its Europe-wide defence of claims arising from the European Commission’s decision relating to the trucks industry, including its defence of collective and numerous individual proceedings in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (2019-2020)