Thompson v CIHSA 2017 (1) CILR 441
Decision as to whether the immunity clause was incompatible with the Plaintiff’s human rights.
Jonathan Jones KC is Joint Head of Chambers.
Jonathan acts for both Claimants and Defendants in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Professional Negligence matters. Throughout his career, Jonathan has appeared in numerous clinical negligence trials and before the Court of Appeal.
He has an international practice and has appeared in the courts of the Cayman Islands, both in the Grand Court and the Court of Appeal.
Jonathan’s caseload consists of complex cases or cases of very high value. Most of his cases involve consideration of periodical payments, provisional damages, statutory funding and capacity. He has extensive experience of all matters relating to quantum.
“A real specialist with a keen eye for detail” Jonathan is regularly rated by the legal publications since he took silk in 2013 and as a junior. He is praised for his ability to grasp the detail of any case quickly and advise decisively.
Jonathan encourages a team approach to any case and has been described as “the most approachable QC in the country” (Chambers and Partners 2018/2019).
Jonathan acts for both Claimants and Defendants in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Professional Negligence matters. Throughout his career, Jonathan has appeared in numerous clinical negligence trials and before the Court of Appeal.
He has an international practice and has appeared in the courts of the Cayman Islands, both in the Grand Court and the Court of Appeal. Jonathan’s caseload consists of complex cases or cases of very high value. Most of his cases involve consideration of periodical payments, provisional damages, statutory funding and capacity. He has extensive experience of all matters relating to quantum.
“A real specialist with a keen eye for detail” Jonathan is regularly rated by the legal publications since he took silk in 2013 and as a junior. He is praised for his ability to grasp the detail of any case quickly and advise decisively.
Jonathan encourages a team approach to any case and has been described as “the most approachable QC in the country” (Chambers and Partners 2018/2019).
Jonathan has extensive experience of cases in the following areas:
Further details of Jonathan’s experience are set out in his specialist profiles.
Jonathan regularly lectures on recent legal topics. His recent lectures have been on negotiation skills, cerebral palsy cases and diabetes.
Decision as to whether the immunity clause was incompatible with the Plaintiff’s human rights.
Interpretation of an immunity clause preventing a child with severe CP from claiming damages against the state hospital.
Severe brain injury trial, where quantum contested.
Court of Appeal in the Cayman Islands – determined whether the Ogden discount for mortality other than death should be titrated to the circumstances of the case.
Trial concerning paediatric heart surgery. Appeal followed.
July 25 2000
This set the interest rate to be applied on general damages.
Described as a “very impressive silk” Jonathan Jones specialises in personal injury and clinical negligence. Jonathan’s caseload consists of complex cases or cases of very high value. Most of his cases involve consideration of periodical payments, provisional damages, statutory funding and capacity.
“A real specialist with a keen eye for detail” Jonathan is regularly rated by the legal publications since he took silk in 2013 and as a junior. He is praised for his ability to grasp the detail of any case quickly and advise decisively.
Jonathan encourages a team approach to any case and has been described as “the most approachable QC in the country” (Chambers and Partners 2018/2019).
Jonathan has extensive experience of cases in the following areas:
Jonathan regularly appears in the Grand Court and the Court of Appeal in the Cayman Islands. He recently acted for the Plaintiff in the case of AX v ABC 2016 (2) CILR 150 resulting in the largest award of damages for personal injury in the Cayman Islands.
Jonathan regularly delivers lectures on current legal topics.
Severe brain injury trial, where quantum contested.
Court of Appeal in the Cayman Islands – determined whether the Ogden discount for mortality other than death should be titrated to the circumstances of the case.
This set the interest rate to be applied on general damages.
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"The ‘incredibly clever and insightful‘ Jonathan Jones KC is an ‘excellent advocate’ who primarily handles high-value brain damage cases as well as cases involving birth trauma and serious spinal injuries."
"Jonathan is a leading silk in the personal injury sphere. His advocacy is especially impressive. He is always a safe pair of hands on a case. He is tenacious in securing the best possible evidence."
"Jonathan is thorough and forensic. He is great on his feet and possesses first-class technical skills. He is also very personable."
"Jonathan has excellent knowledge and legal acumen. His commitment to his clients is very impressive." "Jonathan is an excellent barrister and has great depth of knowledge." "He is a very experienced KC."
"Jonathan is an astute barrister. He has a real eye for detail but never loses sight of the bigger picture. He is excellent." "His technical ability and knowledge is second to none. He is very reassuring to have on complex cases."
"Jonathan has an incredible eye for detail, and no stone is left unturned in a case. He is brilliant on his feet and will systematically and methodically obliterate a counterargument. He is fantastic with clients and genuinely values and takes on board the views of his instructing solicitor."
"Jonathan is a silk at the top of his game; an excellent communicator with clients and judiciary alike, and a very strong advocate. He is very experienced and methodical, so is totally dependable when it comes to details in large-value claims, and as a consequence his advice is always logical, sensible and understandable."
"Jonathan is an exceptional personal injury silk. He has standout capabilities and qualities, that put him up with the top silks practicing in this field of law. He is a fantastic tactician in catastrophic loss claims and an expert at marshalling and organising expert liability and quantum evidence."
"He is very approachable, down to earth, hard-working, diligent and personable." "He is an excellent barrister and is very strong on procedural matters." "Extremely thorough and meticulous in his drafting."
"He’s very calm and methodical, and his attention to detail is fantastic."
"Very forensic, great on his feet, and his technical skills are very good." "He is very personable and has excellent strategy in JSMs."
"Jonathan is an original thinker, but is also practical. He has outstanding attention to detail, builds a good rapport with clients and achieves excellent results."
"Thorough, calm and authoritative but maintaining good relations with opponents that assists resolving disputes. Approachable and a first-rate mind."
"Meticulous attention to detail, personable and extremely knowledgeable."
"Brilliant on his feet and always very well prepared. He is incredibly hard-working and totally reliable." "The most user-friendly silk I have come across." "Very attentive, brilliant with clients and very astute."
"He has an amazing eye for detail and is very thorough and forward thinking." "Provides clear, unambiguous advice in a timely fashion. He is a pleasure to work with."
"He has an incredibly good manner with clients and is very clever."
"Calm under pressure, meticulous in his drafting and advocacy, and sympathetic yet realistic with lay clients."
"Thorough, forensic, and great on his feet with first class technical skills."
"He combines excellent attention to detail, preparation and knowledge, with an approachable manner."
"He’s extremely thorough, highly knowledgeable and can pick up complex principles of the law very quickly." "He’s brilliant with clients and he’s very good at number crunching."
“He’s very much a details man, who will leave no stone unturned during the investigation.” “He’s just the best silk to work with in this market: he is responsive and he really does look after his instructing solicitors exceptionally well.” “He’s approachable and I like the fact that he works with you as a team and is happy to talk things through.”
"Excellent in his written and oral advocacy."
“He has an extremely good eye for detail and is excellent on his feet.”
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