JUNIOR PROFILE
Jonathan Bennett

Jonathan Bennett

UK Bar 2026

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Practice Areas

Jonathan practises in mainly public law care proceedings, but also other family and local authority proceedings involving children.

Selected Cases:

• East Sussex CC v SV, TV and AG [2017] EWHC 536 (Fam);

• Re W (A Child) [2017] EWHC 829 (Fam);

• Re H (A Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 1284 (Court of Appeal);

• Re M-F (Children) [2014] EWCA Civ 991 (15 July 2014);

• Re R (A Child), Re Court of Appeal (Civil Division), 12 June 2013 [2013] EWCA Civ 899

• A Local Authority v K Family Division, 11 October 2011 [2011] EWHC 2581 (Fam);

• [2012] 1 F.L.R. 765;

• [2012] Fam. Law 124 C (A Child) Court of Appeal: [2012] EWCA Civ 535;

• A Local Authority v K And Others [2011] EWHC 2581 (Fam) [2012] 1 FLR 765;

• Re A (A Child) Court of Appeal Neutral Citation Number: [2007] EWCA Civ 1058 [2008] 1 FLR 1423;

• Norfolk CC v Webster [2006] EWHC 2898 (Fam);

• Re R (A Child) [2005] EWCA Civ 1128

Career

Acts on behalf of all in care proceedings and specialises in non-accidental injury cases with complex forensic evidence.

Professional Memberships

FLBA

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Family: Children - London (Bar)

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Individual Editorial

Jonathan Bennett acts on behalf of all parties in care proceedings and specialises in non-accidental injury cases with complex forensic evidence. He is also proficient in private and public law cases involving matters of serious abuse and neglect. He often appears before the Court of Appeal and is noted for the strength of his advocacy.

Strengths

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  • Jonathan always produces particularly good written work including superior skeleton arguments.

    Family: ChildrenUK Bar
  • A strong and robust advocate.

    Family: ChildrenUK Bar

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