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Jonathan Seitler KC KC
Position
Jonathan currently stands top of the pile in terms of KCs for heavy and important property litigation and property related professional negligence work.
Jonathan Seitler KC recently won the Legal 500 Award for Real Estate, Environment and Planning Silk of the Year to add to the Chambers & Partners Real Estate Silk of the Year Award which he won on three separate occasions, in 2007, 2010 and 2015. In 2019 Jonathan was ranked as the top silk for Real Estate Litigation in Who’s Who Legal.
Jonathan has accomplished these plaudits with a simple approach: his enormous success and enduring popularity has been achieved by immensely hard work, deep attention to detail, speed and decisiveness.
Career
Called 1985; Lincoln’s Inn; co-author ‘Property Finance Negligence: Claims Against Solicitors and Valuers’ (FT Law & Tax 1996); lectures for PLA, PLNA and privately in-house; co-author ‘Commercial Property Disputes’; ‘Leases: Covenants and Consents’ (2009); qualified mediator.
Memberships
Property Bar Association; Professional Neligence Bar Association; Standing Conference of Mediators.
Education
Pembroke College, Oxford; City University.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Jonathan Seitler KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Jonathan is a powerhouse in the solicitor’s professional negligence world. He’s extremely client friendly and a great team player when defending complex and high value claims against solicitors.’
Wilberforce Chambers undertake a variety of professional indemnity cases, including claims against barristers, solicitors, accountants, surveyors, and insurance brokers. Paul Newman KC is involved with the case of Royal College of Midwives v Walkers Solicitors, a claim arising out of a breach of duty against the solicitors of the trustees of a pension scheme. Edward Sawyer is representing a firm of solicitors in Re Wandel, a multi-party claim arising out of the administration of a pension scheme. In the case of Skykomish v Gerald Eve, Jonathan Seitler KC is instructed on behalf of Skykomish Ltd in a multi-million claim alleging the negligent valuation of student accommodation.
London Bar > Property litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Jonathan Seitler KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Jonathan is incredibly bright, astute, pragmatic and prudent.’
Wilberforce Chambers‘ team continues to act on a broad range of property disputes, with mortgage litigation, commercial and residential landlord and tenant issues and development disputes being prominent in the group’s recent workload. Joanne Wicks KC and Daniel Petrides are acting in R (Annington Property Ltd & ors) v The Secretary of State for Defence, which is due to be heard by the Court of Appeal, concerning whether the MoD can reacquire a significant portfolio of properties via enfranchisement law. Jonathan Seitler KC and Alice Hawker appeared in Jalla v Shell, a Supreme Court case clarifying what constitutes a continuing nuisance following a major oil spill off the coast of Nigeria that damaged the appellant’s land. Jonathan Davey KC is highly regarded for his expertise in advising on property disputes involving tax issues. In July 2023 Mark Wonnacott KC retired from practice.