Practice Expertise
- Litigation and disputes
- Disputes
- Data protection
- Commercial
Areas of Practice
- Commercial
- Data protection
- Disputes
- Litigation and disputes
- Dispute resolution and litigation
- Privacy and Data View More
WSG Practice Industries
WSG Leadership
- Automotive Group - Member
Profile
Jon is the head of Shoosmiths’ mobility sector, overseeing the firm’s growth across automotive, rail, logistics and the future of transport.
He also leads the firm's commercial litigation practice advising on complex, high value commercial disputes and is recommended in the 2023 Legal 500 Guide and Chambers and Partners 2023.
His practice has a particular emphasis in:
- IT and outsourcing disputes;
- contract and supply chain litigation; and
- corporate and shareholder disputes.
Jon has a particularly strong reputation in the automotive and technology sectors and works with a number of leading automotive manufacturers and global IT companies including Volkswagen Group, Mercedes Benz and Honda. Jon is also a member of the Society for Computers and Law.
Recent work includes:
- acting for a global automotive manufacturer in a £35 million breach of contract claim in the High Court;
- pursuing claims for a US technology company in respect of a multi-million pound dispute arising from a global IT outsourcing agreement;
- advising a leading FTSE 100 company in respect of a £40 million supply chain dispute involving a leading retail chain;
- defending a leading IT company from claims exceeding £20milllion arising from an complex software development project;
- defending one of the world's leading automotive brands from a $19 million multi-jurisdictional contractual claim; and
- acting in the matter of HHH v GGG in defending a £40 million claim arising from the payment of bribes to a foreign public official, which are the subject of a parallel criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.
Jon is regularly asked to contribute to leading publications and is the author of the Lexis Nexis chapter on “Termination of Distribution Agreements” and co-author of the first edition of the Artificial Intelligence Country Comparative Guide for Legal 500.
Testimonials
“Jon Smart’s team deals with disputes for household names and the team is well placed to manage the typical range of commercial disputes and issues that arise for large corporations in a holistic manner” - Legal 500
“Jonathan Smart is a very hands-on partner. He can parachute into cases at short notice and lead counsel as necessary in the absence of his associates.” - Legal 500
Education
LLB (Hons), First - University of Surrey
LPC, Distinction - College of Law, Guildford
Areas of Practice
- Commercial
- Data protection
- Disputes
- Litigation and disputes
- Dispute resolution and litigation
- Privacy and Data
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