Jonathan Hough KC

Ranked in 5 Practice Areas

Star Individuals

Inquests & Public Inquiries

London (Bar)

7 Years Ranked

Band 1

Consumer Finance

All Circuits

2 Years Ranked

Band 2

Insurance

London (Bar)

12 Years Ranked

Band 2

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

8 Years Ranked

Band 3

Administrative & Public Law

London (Bar)

8 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Jonathan Hough KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Jonathan has a leading commercial and public law practice, with particular experience in insurance, professional liability, financial services / consumer finance and administrative law (including inquiries). Insurance work includes major coverage disputes and litigation / arbitration between insurers, brokers and coverholders. His professional liability practice includes lawyers, financial professionals, insurance brokers and valuers. His public law practice covers central and local government, financial regulation, utilities regulation and professional discipline. Recent inquiry work includes IICSA, Horizon IT and the RHI Inquiry, and inquest work includes acting as lead counsel to the inquests into the terrorist attacks at Westminster Bridge, London Bridge, Fishmonger’s Hall and Streatham Hill, as well as the Hillsborough inquests. Recent reported cases include Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright; Mulsanne Insurance v Marshmallow Financial Services; Chief Constable for West Yorkshire v Dyer; R (Maughan) v Oxfordshire Coroner; Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners; Euro Pools v RSA; PM Law v Motorplus; Accident Exchange v McLean; Weir Services v AXA.

Career

Called to the Bar 1997. Took silk 2014.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR; BILA; LCIA; PNBA; LCLCBA; ALBA.

Publications

Editor of Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability (7th to 9th editions) and Jervis on Coroners (14th and 15th editions).

Personal

Educated at Bradford Grammar School and Oxford University (First in Classics). Queen Mother scholar, Middle Temple. Graded Outstanding on Bar course.

Chambers Review

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UK-Bar

Inquests & Public Inquiries - London (Bar)

Star Individuals

Individual Editorial

Jonathan Hough KC of 4 New Square Chambers is widely commended for his phenomenally deep knowledge of coronial law. He offers expert advice to coroners on all aspects of inquests and is regularly called upon to handle the most high-profile cases. He is also a strong choice to defend coronial decisions in judicial review.

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Consumer Finance - All Circuits

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jonathan Hough KC is an excellent silk well known for his work on consumer finance law. He regularly advises on financial mis-selling, unfair relationship matters, consumer credit agreements and credit schemes.

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Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jonathan Hough KC has appeared in a number of substantial professional negligence cases, including those which have contributed to the clarification of the law. He acts for and against an impressive range of professionals, including lawyers, surveyors and financial advisers.

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Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jonathan Hough KC takes on the full spectrum of coverage disputes, handling both litigation and arbitration cases, and is regularly instructed in disputes between insurers and reinsurers. He has experience in a broad range of matters including professional indemnity, product liability and financial risk.

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Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Jonathan Hough KC is a go-to silk for representing coroners in judicial reviews. He is renowned for his knowledge of public law and human rights issues that overlap with coronial law.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Jonathan has incredible advocacy.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is calm, proficient and supremely intelligent. You want him on your team.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is wonderfully talented. He is very good on his feet and he can analyse an enormous amount of material.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

His technical knowledge of inquest law is second to none.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan's written work is very clear, pragmatic and accurate. When considering his cases, he always balances the risks well.

Consumer Finance respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is an exceptional advocate and a shrewd strategist.

Consumer Finance respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan has the ability to distil complex legal issues in a way clients can understand. His advocacy is very good; he's persuasive.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is very user-friendly and a powerhouse in the professional negligence coverage arena.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is organised and sharp. He can turn his hand to anything, meaning you get a brilliant work product.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

The amount of work that Jonathan gets through is incredible. Both his written work and his commerciality are excellent.

Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is extremely user-friendly and bright, with a broad practice.

Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is a very carefully reasoned and diligent barrister who is well liked by his clients.

Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

He is very clear, precise and very measured. His written work is very strong and he is very detailed.

Administrative & Public Law respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is incredibly responsive, very quick on email and really thoughtful.

Administrative & Public Law respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan has brilliant client care skills. He is especially strong in financial services within the public law space and inquiries with coroners.

Administrative & Public Law respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan has incredible advocacy.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is calm, proficient and supremely intelligent. You want him on your team.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is wonderfully talented. He is very good on his feet and he can analyse an enormous amount of material.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

His technical knowledge of inquest law is second to none.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan's written work is very clear, pragmatic and accurate. When considering his cases, he always balances the risks well.

Consumer Finance respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is an exceptional advocate and a shrewd strategist.

Consumer Finance respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan has the ability to distil complex legal issues in a way clients can understand. His advocacy is very good; he's persuasive.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is very user-friendly and a powerhouse in the professional negligence coverage arena.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is organised and sharp. He can turn his hand to anything, meaning you get a brilliant work product.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

The amount of work that Jonathan gets through is incredible. Both his written work and his commerciality are excellent.

Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is extremely user-friendly and bright, with a broad practice.

Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is a very carefully reasoned and diligent barrister who is well liked by his clients.

Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

He is very clear, precise and very measured. His written work is very strong and he is very detailed.

Administrative & Public Law respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan is incredibly responsive, very quick on email and really thoughtful.

Administrative & Public Law respondent
UK-Bar

Jonathan has brilliant client care skills. He is especially strong in financial services within the public law space and inquiries with coroners.

Administrative & Public Law respondent
UK-Bar

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Inquests & Public Inquiries - London (Bar)

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Insurance - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

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