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Jonathan Gaydon

Year of Call: 2013
Email Address: [email protected]
CJSM: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 7583 8055

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Clerks Details

  • Clerk Name: Edward Holdstock
  • Clerk Telephone: 01962 868884
  • Clerk Email: [email protected]
  • Clerk Name: Jordon Gallifant
  • Clerk Telephone: 020 7583 8055
  • Clerk Email: [email protected]

Personal Injury

Jonathan has a busy personal injury practice. Jonathan acts for both claimants and defendants across a broad spectrum of work. Jonathan is experienced in cases involving serious injury and complex issues of liability, causation and quantum.

Jonathan offers specialist advocacy in claims involving:

  • Employers’ liability
  • Public liability
  • RTAs
  • Credit Hire
  • Product Liability

Jonathan has considerable expertise in cases involving allegations of fraud and fundamental dishonesty. Jonathan regularly advises and appears on behalf of defendant insurance companies.

Jonathan is frequently instructed in litigation involving credit hire. Jonathan appeared for the defendant in Wiltshire v Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company of Europe [2025] EWCC 13. The claimant had claimed for losses in excess of £50,000. At trial, the judge awarded less than £1,200.

In addition to Court advocacy, Jonathan is happy to provide written advice concerning strategy, issues of liability, causation, quantum or procedure, to assist in conference and to draft pleadings.

Previous instructions include:

  • Drafting pleadings and providing advice in a complex injury claim involving a pilon fracture, calcaneal fracture and acute compartment syndrome following an accident at work.
  • Advising, drafting pleadings and attending at Court for the claimant in a claim involving open tibia, fibula fractures and significant scarring to a young girl after she was hit by a motor vehicle as a pedestrian.
  • Drafting pleadings and advising in a claim for injuries including a thoracic spine fracture and right calcaneal fracture with disruption of the right subtalar joint arising from an accident at work.
  • Appearing for the defendant at a trial in which the claimant’s claim was dismissed with a finding of fundamental dishonesty pursuant to Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. The claimant was found to have dishonesty exaggerated the nature and extent of his injuries.
  • Advising in a claim involving a serious left humerus fracture sustained in an accident at work resulting in permanent restriction of shoulder movement, ongoing symptoms and future expenses.
  • Kenyan Emergency Group Litigation (KEGL): From 2015 to 2018, Jonathan acted as JJ for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the successful defence of the largest group action ever brought against the UK Government (Kimathi and others v Foreign and Commonwealth Office). Jonathan’s work with the team included drafting pleadings, assisting in the High Court during trial and conducting research.
  • Articles

    • 3PB's Personal Injury team provides legal update on Disclosure, Fraud, Fundamental Dishonesty and Contempt Proceedings

      18th Oct 2017

      3PB's Personal Injury team provides legal update on Disclosure, Fraud, Fundamental Dishonesty and Contempt Proceedings

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    • Brighthouse Ltd v Tazegul [2016] QBD (Spencer J) 12/07/2016

      2nd Sep 2016

      Following new evidence which amounted to a prima facie case of perjury and fraud concerning the independence of a witness, Spencer J ordered that a county court judgment be referred back to the trial judge to determine whether judgment should be set aside. Jonathan Gaydon reviews Brighthouse Ltd v Tazegul [2016]

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