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Joss Knight
Work Department
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Commercial, Construction & Engineering, Court of Protection, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts
Career
Call : 2014
Joss has a varied commercial and chancery practice spanning commercial/contractual disputes, real estate litigation, and wills & trusts matters.
Recent cases where he has appeared as sole counsel include:
- A multi-track trial concerning a claim for a resulting and/or constructive trust over a £1m property.
- A reported High Court decision concerning the ability of company directors to obtain a limitation direction and the scope for awarding a non-party costs order.
- Three-day trial in the Birmingham Technology and Construction Court.
Joss has particular experience of partnership disputes, cases which include a Court of Protection element, and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. He frequently appears in fast-track and multi-track matters in the County Court, the High Court and the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).
Memberships
- Chancery Bar Association
Education
- BA Hons, Philosophy and Theology, Jesus College, University of Oxford.
- Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
- Lord Haldane Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
- Hardwicke Entrance Award, Lincoln’s Inn
- Sankey Scholarship, Jesus College, University of Oxford.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Joss Knight – St John’s Chambers ‘Joss provides a clear strategy for each case. He is confident and a highly effective communicator.’
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Court of Protection and community care
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Joss Knight – St John’s Chambers ‘Joss is very pragmatic in his approach and upfront about all risks.’
St John’s Chambers is ‘an excellent set at all levels’ and handles a lot of advisory and litigation work, including medical treatment and deprivation of liberty. Alex Troup KC has extensive experience of representing clients with limited capacity and is praised for being ‘highly skilled and effective’. Oliver Wooding stands out for his expertise in handling health and welfare issues and contentious property and financial affairs. ‘Strategic negotiator’ Joss Knight is another key name of note.
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Joss Knight – St John’s Chambers ‘Joss is skilled, clear-headed, and technically strong. His advice is always well-structured and thorough.’
St John’s Chambers specialises in advising on professional negligence claims brought against a wide range of individuals, including architects, builders, solicitors, surveyors, auditors and accountants. John Dickinson has extensive expertise in handling claims emerging from commercial practices. James Pearce-Smith continues to act for both claimants and defendants in professional negligence matters, with a particular focus on lender-side claims. Joss Knight is instructed on behalf of insurers, claimants and defendants in disputes, mainly against solicitors, architects, and construction professionals.