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Jonathan Gale appears regularly in the High Court and County Court on a range of commercial and property-related matters. In addition to his practice as a barrister, he is a qualified mediator.
Jonathan regularly advises on property, including disputes regarding rights of way, trusts of land and service charge provisions in commercial leases,. He has appeared before the First Tier Tribunal of the Property Chamber, and acted in trials involving allegations of Proprietary Estoppel and adverse possession.
He advises and is able to put forward a robust case in negotiation and mediation to achieve very good results.
In 2011, he was awarded Oxford University’s prestigious Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, and can advise on all aspects of intellectual property. He has particular expertise in matters to do with online infringement, and advises as to IP in computer software. In 2013 he addressed the Patents County Court (now the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court) on the test for the admission of survey evidence in trade mark cases, as had been recently formulated by the Court of Appeal. More recently he has been involved in more trade mark and passing off cases before IPEC.
Jonathan acts for finance companies, in interlocutory hearings as well as at trial, and has appeared and advised on a wide range of contract disputes, including consumer credit cases and cases on guarantees.
He appeared in the Court of Appeal in Whaleys (Bradford) Ltd v Bennett Cubitt [2017] EWCA Civ 2143 [2017] 6 Costs L.R. 1241, where he successfully appealed on the subject of indemnity costs.
Jonathan has often appeared in the companies court in Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and London, and acts in corporate and personal insolvency cases including experience of setting aside statutory demands.
He is appreciated by solicitors for his thoroughness and approachability, as well as his intellect. He puts lay clients at ease in conference and in court, whilst always judging the best way to put their case.
Career
Called 2009, Gray’s Inn.
Education
Oxford University – Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice (2010-2011)
Gray’s Inn – Called to the Bar (2009)
BPP London – Bar Vocational Course Very Competent (2007-2009)
BPP London – Graduate Diploma In Law Commendation (Part Time) (2005-2007)
Cambridge University (Churchill College) – BA (Hons) 2(i) / MA Cantab (1996 / 1999)
Phoenix Dispute Solutions – Mediation training – 2021
CIArb Mediation training 2022
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Justin Luckman is excellent and is always happy to help.'
- 'The clerks are first rate, quick to respond and very organised.'
- 'Ross Hands and Tom Kelly are great clerks. They are approachable and responsive.'
- 'Ross Hands is probably the best clerk they have, but the juniors Tom Kelly and Jake Smithers always seem to be happy to help.'
- 'St Philips has always been the top set in the Midlands (perhaps even outside London) for real estate disputes.'
- 'St Philips is a good set for property work with a number of able barristers.'
- 'St Philips provides an excellent service all round. They will go the extra mile to help and will accommodate even the most urgent instructions. Their fees are very reasonable for the high-calibre counsel they are able to offer. They also put on regular webinars and seminars as well as an annual property conference.'
- 'It is a very forward-thinking and driven set that provides a wide range of levels of seniority, good training events in respect of the updates to the law and the availability of counsel is generally really good.'