Jonathan Upton

Practice Areas

Jonathan’s cases invariably involve land and property but span commercial, company, fraud, trust and insolvency law disputes and related professional negligence. Jonathan is recognised as a leading senior junior having been providing advice and advocacy on these issues for almost twenty years. He has appeared in courts and tribunals at all levels, including the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He is equally happy acting in large, complex litigation as part of a team as he is representing an individual landowner, developer or leaseholder. Jonathan is frequently against silks as sole counsel. He also acts in mediations and arbitrations.

Jonathan is acknowledged as a leading practitioner in the fields of restrictive covenants, rights to light and other easements, leasehold enfranchisement, tenants’ rights of first refusal, right to manage and service charges. Jonathan is particularly experienced on matters relating to mixed-use developments. He is frequently instructed in relation to joint ventures, overage, contracts for sale, options, injunctions, specific performance and orders for sale.

Jonathan has been ranked in the directories for many years where he has been described as “A silk in waiting. He has an unwavering ability to get to the commercial crux of a matter extremely quickly” and “the perfect package for complex and hard-fought property litigation. Jonathan is both technically brilliant and a creative advocate.” He “combines a sharp mind, deep knowledge, experience and seasoned advocacy with consummate client-handling skills”; he is “very cerebral, persuasive towards judges, prompt and easy to deal with".