Jonathan Isted is a London-based partner in our dispute resolution practice and head of the firm’s European environment, planning and regulatory (EPR) group. He specialises in environmental, health and safety and product liability regulation and litigation, as well as general commercial cases.

He has extensive experience in the defence of environmental, ‘toxic tort’ litigation, including the defence of the Sellafield childhood leukaemia claims for BNFL and claims brought against the UK electricity supply and mobile phone industries regarding alleged health effects of electromagnetic fields.

He has been involved in a number of regulatory issues and challenges relating to the EU Emissions Trading regime in a range of industry sectors, including the energy and aviation sectors.

He has acted in a wide range of cases in which regulatory and planning permits and decisions have been challenged by way of judicial review.

Jonathan is a member of the firm’s cross-practice climate change group.

He is advising on the Buncefield oil depot explosions and a number of other health and safety related investigations. He also works in the healthcare and biotechnology sectors.

Born in 1964, Jonathan was educated at Newport Grammar School and Durham University. He has an LLM in Advanced Litigation from Nottingham Trent University and is a CEDR Accredited mediator. He became a partner in 1998.

Contact details

jonathan.isted
@freshfields.com

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