Jonathan Cook

Practice Areas

Employment and Discrimination: Jonathan acts for Claimants and Respondents across a broad spectrum of employment disputes. He has experience of a range of sectors, including: financial services, the health service, policing, insurance and the gig economy. Highlights include acting unled against a KC for a Respondent GP practice in a complex disability discrimination claim and acting for the Respondents in two ongoing group worker status claims (led by Jason Galbraith-Marten KC). Recent appellate cases include: Riley v Direct Line Insurance Group PLC [2023] EAT 118, Vashishtha v NHS England and ors [2023] EAT 44, and De Lacey v Wechseln Ltd [2021] IRLR 547, EAT.

Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence: Jonathan is frequently instructed to act for Claimants in multi-track cases. He was instructed as junior Counsel for firefighters injured in the Grenfell fire disaster. Recent cases include acting as junior Counsel in a Fatal Accident Act claim brought by the dependants of a police officer killed on active service and securing a favourable settlement in a case where infertility resulted from negligently performed gynaecological surgery.

Career

Called in 2017. Educated at Jesus College, Cambridge: BA in History (First Class), MPhil in Historical Studies (Distinction), PhD in Politics and International Studies.

Before coming to the Bar Jonathan had previous careers in academia and as an international middle distance runner.

Professional Memberships

ELA, ILS, PIBA.

Publications

Lewis and Buchan: Clinical Negligence - A Practical Guide (contributor).

Personal

Jonathan referees professional rugby union for the RFU in the Gallagher Premiership, RFU Championship and Premiership Women's Rugby.