Jonathan Underhill
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Health & Safety
Band 1
About
Provided by Jonathan Underhill
Practice Areas
https://www.3pb.co.uk/barristers/jonathan-underhill/
Jonathan is a specialist criminal barrister. His practice is focused almost exclusively on defence work, representing individuals and companies across a range of complex criminal matters, spanning general crime, fraud, regulatory crime, proceeds of crime, computer misuse/cybercrime. He provides first class representation and client care combined with thorough preparation.
Jonathan's regulatory crime expertise covers health and safety, trade marks, trading standards, food and hygiene, environmental, housing and planning as well as animal welfare. In his crime practice, Jonathan has defended the full spectrum of criminal offences from sexual offences through to drugs, violence and neglect as well as general dishonesty and theft.
He has built his experience in fraud, business and financial crime over years of acting for the Specialist Fraud Division of the Crown Prosecution Service, and HMRC, as well as undertaking disclosure and review work for both the Serious Fraud Office and National Crime Agency.
Jonathan's proceeds of crime practice sees him assist in some of the most complex proceeding pertaining to the confiscation of assets, cash forfeiture and seizure, asset recovery, third party confiscation, restraint orders and freezing orders, account freezing and forfeiture orders as well as unexplained wealth orders.
Jonathan can accept instructions directly from members of the public and professional clients under the Direct Access (or Public Access) scheme.
Career
Called 2008
Professional Memberships
Level 4 – CPS Panel Advocate
Level 4 – RASSO Panel Advocate
Level 3 – Specialist Panel Advocate – Fraud
Level 2 – CPS Specialist Panel Advocate – Proceeds of Crime Panel
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jonathan Underhill of 3PB Barristers regularly defends individuals and corporations in complex health and safety matters. He has particular expertise in handling cases regarding fatalities and serious injuries arising from regulatory breaches of duty.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is lovely, and very pleasant to work with. He takes good points in cases."
"He is lovely, and very pleasant to work with. He takes good points in cases."