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Jonathan Lewis

Position

Jonathan has a diverse practice with particular focus upon public procurement, public and administrative law, consumer law and commercial law. He has appeared in a variety of courts and tribunals, including the Court of Appeal. He is equally comfortable as sole counsel or working in a team.

Jonathan has a busy procurement practice, representing both claimants and contracting authorities in substantial procurement challenges in a wide variety of sectors. He has substantial experience across a broad spectrum of public law work. He is on the Attorney General’s “A” Panel of counsel. He is instructed in a number of judicial review claims, many of which have an underlying regulatory thread. He has advised various government departments on a variety of issues in respect of number of administrative schemes and legislative proposals. He acts in a variety of statutory appeals and deals with claims under the Human Rights Act 1998.

Jonathan has substantial consumer law experience, having acted for the Competition and Markets Authority in a number of enforcement actions as well has having advised consumers on a variety of issues. Jonathan’s commercial practice primarily covers contractual disputes in a variety of different industry sectors.

Career

Jonathan qualified in 2005 as a solicitor at Slaughter and May before working at the Court of Appeal for two years, where, as a lawyer, he had oversight of most public law appeals. He was called to the Bar in 2007 (Middle Temple).

He has published widely in leading academic and practitioner journals, particularly in the area of public law, public procurement and human rights.

Memberships

Procurement Lawyers Association; ALBA; Justice; COMBAR

Education

BA (Philosophy & History), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa (1997-2000)