Christopher acts for businesses and individuals in claims concerning all aspects of professional negligence related to his areas of expertise. He has a particular interest in bringing and defending claims against solicitors (litigation, conveyancing, wills and tax planning), accountants and surveyors.
Recent examples of Christopher’s work include:
- Defending a firm of solicitors for alleged negligence in connection with the purchase of a listed building.
- Defending a firm of solicitors in connection with matters arising out of their drafting of a lifetime settlement, and brining proceedings to rectify the same.
- Defending a firm of solicitors in connection with their drafting of a will.
- Suing a firm of accountants and a firm of solicitors for tax advice given in connection with the sale of a business.
- Suing a solicitors practice for preparing a will where the testator lacked testamentary capacity and had been diagnosed with dementia.
- Suing a solicitors practice for drafting a defective will.
- Suing a surveyor for a defective building survey.
- Suing a surveyor for failing to identify the presence of Japanese Knotweed during a building survey.
- Advising on a claim against a barrister in connection with pleadings drafted in a multimillion pound construction dispute.
Christopher is a qualified mediator, and accepts instructions to mediate professional negligence claims.
Professional memberships:
- Chancery Bar Association
- The Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP)
- Association of Contentious Trust And Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
- Agricultural Law Association
- Property Bar Association
Qualifications & awards:
- University of Bristol, LLB (Hons)
- University of the West of England, Bar Vocational Course
- Beddingfield Scholar at Gray’s Inn
Christopher Jones is regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and holds a current practising certificate. If you are not satisfied with the service provided, please read here.
