Jonathan Jonas

Jonathan is a Partner in the Family Law department.

Chambers UK 2027 ranks Jonathan in Band 3 for Family/Children Law: Public Law Matters.

Jonathan qualified as a Family solicitor in 2007 and holds the Law Society accreditation as a Children Panel member as a children’s representative. Jonathan is a solicitor advocate giving him additional cognizance into how the Courts and child protection professionals respond to applications concerning children.

He has extensive expertise in complex public law children matters involving complex medical evidence, criminality, mental health concerns, sexual/ physical abuse and multi jurisdictional aspects. He is regularly instructed by parents, guardians as well as children directly.

He has a wealth of experience in resolving child arrangements acting for parents, 16.4 guardians or other family members. His cases include the relocation of children, substance misuse, emotional and physical abuse, international proceedings involving children, alienation, and wardship.

He speaks conversational Spanish.

Recent Reported Cases

Acting for mother in private law proceedings

FTF v MWM (Rev1) [2023] EWFC 191 (03 November 2023)

Lasting over 4 years. Issues involved domestic abuse, conduct, s91(14) barring orders and costs.

Acting for father in case proceedings

London Borough of Ealing v Mother & Ors [2023] EWFC 201 (15 November 2023)

At the outset of the final hearing the father supported by the LA sought the making of a child arrangements order in favour of the father on the basis that the child would be placed into a boarding school environment living with the father either in the UK and in a non Hague Convention Country.  The child had a strong opposition to moving into a boarded environment and the guardian considered the child’s welfare required appropriate allowance for his clear views given his age and level of understanding and the father and LA acceded to this position though the course of the hearing It was agreed contact would be generous and liberal when compared to many cases in which a care order is made.

Acting for child in DOLS

London Borough of Lambeth v AB & Ors [2024] EWHC 571 (Fam) (31 January 2024)

Jonathan represented a child TC directly in an application for a Deprivation of Liberty order (DOLS) in relation to his client. He successfully argued that the restrictions on TC should not continue and LB Lambeth were named and criticised for their failings in their application of an earlier DOLS order