JONATHAN GRACE

Call 1989     Middle Temple

Clinical Negligence

Personal injuries

Professional negligence

BA (Oxon)

jonathangrace@deanscourt.co.uk

‘Impressive advocate’
– Chambers UK, 2007
‘Always prepared to the nth degree’
– Chambers UK, 2008
‘Does well because he prepares well’
– Legal 500, 2008
‘Top quality client care and wonderfully perceptive advice.’
– Chambers UK, 2009
'is commended for his immaculate preparation.'
- Legal 500, 2009 & 2010
 "ability to instil confidence in clients."
- Chambers UK, 2011
' Friendly and approachable,' he is known for his 'balanced views and advice.'
Chambers UK, 2012

Legal 500

Individual

Education

St Edward’s College, Liverpool
Oriel College, Oxford (BA English)

Areas of Practice

General common law, including
Personal injuries
Employers’ liability
Health and safety
Insurance contract law
Professional negligence
Road traffic

Professional Associations

Personal Injuries Bar Association
Manchester and District Medico-Legal Society

Profile

Jonathan specialises in personal injury and related fields of work.  He is experienced in the full range of such work, including County Court and High Court trials, appeals (including Court of Appeal) and a variety of interlocutory hearings. He acts on behalf of both Claimants and Defendants in broadly equal proportions. Over the last 5 years, he has dealt with a number of instructions (both Claimant and Defendant) involving: 

 He has experience both of mediation and (commonly) Joint Settlement Meetings, in high value / catastrophic injury claims. He is routinely instructed to prepare paperwork (Schedules of Damage / Counter-Schedules / Agenda and Questions for experts etc.) in a range of injury cases of greatly varying severity and complexity. In addition, he often deals with fatal accident claims and with issues (including preliminary trials) related to ‘capacity’.

Jonathan is currently Head of the Personal Injury Group at Deans Court Chambers