As well as regularly acting in personal injury cases, Jack receives instructions in clinical negligence matters as well as in varied High Court chancery work. Jack has an especially keen interest in contentious probate matters and welcomes instructions in this area.
Jack’s Chancery practice involves a particular interest in contentious probate, including validity claims, rectification claims and applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
In addition, Jack has been instructed in inquest work as well as matters involving the police.
Before joining Chambers, Jack read German at St Hilda’s College, Oxford before returning to Nottingham to complete his GDL and BPTC. Whilst at law school Jack won Nottinghamshire Law Society’s President’s Cup, the Taylor Prize for Best Overall Performance on the BPTC and the Richard Bagley Pro Bono Prize.
Jack previously worked as a Paralegal at Nottingham Law School’s teaching law firm, NLS Legal, where he built a strong employment practice including both Claimant and Respondent work. Jack appeared in the Employment Tribunal on varied cases, from Unfair Dismissal to TUPE disputes and claims involving multiple forms of alleged discrimination, and boasts a 100% success rate on the Tribunal hearings he conducted. Jack also successfully appeared in the firm’s first Judicial Mediation.
For his Pro Bono practice, Jack was named ‘Volunteer of the Year: Rising Star’ in the East Midlands Charity Awards 2020.
One of Jack’s more niche areas of interest is in ecclesiastical law, particularly in clergy discipline and the faculty jurisdiction. Jack is on the Dean of Arches’ list of advocates offering their services in ecclesiastical cases, and has previously delivered training in ecclesiastical procedure. Jack has previously been instructed to advise in work involving questions of canon law, and Jack looks forward to exploring this interest further alongside a dynamic and varied practice at Ropewalk.
Outside Chambers, Jack enjoys walks in the countryside, going to the theatre and travelling, having spent a year living and working in Germany.
