Jonathan Gilbert > Flint Bishop > Derby, England > Lawyer Profile

Flint Bishop
Pinnacle Building
2 Prospect Place, Pride Park
Derby
DE24 8HG
England

Work Department

Defendant Personal Injury

Position

Jonathan Gilbert is a Partner in Flint Bishop’s Large Loss team, specialising in defending complex and high-value pre-litigation and litigated insurance claims. He focuses on catastrophic personal injury matters, including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopaedic injuries, and somatoform disorder claims.

Jonathan provides strategic advice to insurer clients on claims management, risk mitigation, and product development, including drafting technical aspects of policy wordings. He also manages and mentors three specialist large loss lawyers, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality, commercially-focused legal services.

Career

Jonathan qualified via the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, combining degree-level legal studies with extensive practical experience in litigation. He gained specialist training under a nationally recognised catastrophic loss specialist and is one of the few lawyers to have defended a case in the Supreme Court.

His career includes advising insurer clients on:

  • High-value, catastrophic personal injury claims, including diffuse axonal injury and complex orthopaedic cases.

  • Large loss litigation strategy, claims assessment, and risk management.

  • Product development and technical drafting for insurance policies.

Jonathan’s combination of technical expertise, operational efficiency, and mentoring ensures clients receive strategic, outcome-focused advice in complex litigation matters.

Memberships

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

Lawyer Rankings

East Midlands > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant

(Leading partners)

Jonathan Gilbert Flint Bishop

Based in Derby, Flint Bishop specialises in personal injury litigation, with its areas of focus including motor insurance and complex injury claims. Practice head Anthony Carrington leads the insurance litigation team, with recent work spanning road traffic accidents and dispute resolution. Lauded by clients for his ‘outstanding’ work, Nigel Partridge heads up the large loss team, with areas of focus in motor insurance claims and catastrophic and complex injuries. Jonathan Gilbert handles severe brain and spinal injury cases, while Daniel Askew specialises in costs litigation. Philip Thompson‘s broad capabilities span issues arising from road accidents, liabilities and acting before the High Court.