Jonathan is a well-known family law specialist who represents a wide range of clients including oligarchs, entrepreneurs, City professionals and celebrities.
He also organises monthly divorce well-being walks for individuals going through a divorce or separation. The Essex-based walks are endorsed by local GPs and the mental health charity Mind. In addition to well-being walks, Jonathan manages support groups and encourages individuals going through a divorce to have the ‘right team’ around them.
Expertise
- Family law
- Divorce
- Civil partnerships
- Matrimonial finance
- Children
Experience
General
- Represented the wife of a Russian oligarch within high-profile proceedings at the Royal Courts of Justice and Court of Appeal. The litigation involved assets based in France, Germany, Italy and the UK; and the Courts were asked to identify the true beneficial owner of each asset.
- Obtained a worldwide freezing injunction, preventing a husband from ‘secretly’ disposing of assets during a divorce.
- Recovered in excess of 80% of my client’s legal fees from her husband upon the conclusion of a divorce, due to his poor behaviour during the litigation.
- Represented the owner of 127 buy-to-let properties in Central London on his divorce and through working with a team of accountants were able to structure and divide the portfolio in the most tax-efficient way.
Reported Cases
- Ravendark Holdings Limited v Rotenberg & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1661
- Grandison v Joseph [2019] EWHC 977 (Fam)
- FF v KF [2017] 1093
- B v B [2017] EWHC 1029 (Fam)
- DB v PB [2016] EWHC 3431 (Fam)
- Nightingale v Nightingale [2014] EWHC 77 (Fam)
- Sekhri v Ray [2014] EWCA Civ 119
- Sekhri v Ray [2013] EWHC 2290 (Fam)
- Young v Young [2013] EWHC 3637
Recognition
Recognised by The Legal 500 for Family law 2024
“Jonathan Day is excellent. He has a wonderfully calm manner with clients. He also has a comprehensive legal knowledge and good judgment.” The Legal 500 2024
“personable, intelligent and hardworking” The Legal 500 2023
“responsible for the heavy lifting” The Legal 500 2022
Career
Jonathan qualified as a solicitor in 2015. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2024, he worked at the following firms:
- JMW solicitors
- Stowe Law
- Sears Tooth