Jon is managing partner of Bindmans and also heads our Medical Negligence and Personal Injury team.
Having specialised in medical negligence and personal injury law since 1994, Jon is experienced in advising on complex, high-value claims, particularly involving clients who have sustained brain damage, amputations and spinal injuries, whether caused by an accident or a mistake during medical treatment.
Jon has a keen interest in trying to improve the lives of those who suffer from a disability. After leaving university, he worked for several years as a carer in homes for children and adults suffering from a variety of learning disabilities. His interest in this field has continued in his clinical negligence and personal injury work, where his practice focuses on clients who have suffered serious head and brain injuries.
Jon has also handled professional negligence claims against solicitors and counsel in a range of fields, including personal injury.
Experience
Jon regularly acts for adults and children who have suffered catastrophic life-changing injuries. Since December 2021, Jon has settled claims worth an aggregate total of over £30 million (on a capitalised basis). Recent cases include high-value settlements for a child with cerebral palsy, two lower limb amputees, and two adults who received seven-figure settlements arising out of an occupiers liability claim and a clinical negligence claim respectively
Jon’s cases include:
- Securing a settlement of over £20 million for a child who sustained catastrophic life-changing injuries following a delayed caesarean section at birth
- A multimillion pound settlement for a man who sustained a traumatic brain injury following a fall at public premises
- A multimillion pound settlement for a man who sustained a serious brain injury due to failings in his clinical care
- A seven-figure settlement for a man who suffered double below-the-knee amputations as a consequence of failings in his medical care
- A substantial settlement for a senior citizen who suffered a through the knee amputation following a road traffic accident. The settlement reflected a successful trial of a state of the art prosthetic
- A settlement with a capitalised value of over £4.4 million for a boy who sustained brain damage following a failure to monitor his temperature after he underwent a cardiac catheterisation procedure
- £5.5 million for a boy who sustained brain damage at birth due to obstetric negligence
- £2.55 million in a clinical negligence case for a child who sustained cerebral palsy at birth
- £1.25 million (2.08 million on full liability basis) for a man who sustained a head injury after a road traffic accident
- £1.1 million in a professional negligence claim against solicitors and counsel for procedural errors in their handling of a personal injury claim
- £715,000 for a man who sustained a head injury following an accident at work
- £850,000 of a child who suffers from an Erb’s palsy injury and other neurological injuries following an episode of shoulder dystocia
- £500,000 for a child who was injured after he cycled into the path of a bus
- £232,500 for the family of a doctor who died two years after suffering a stroke following negligent treatment of his heart condition
- £100,000 in a professional negligence claim against a firm of solicitors for failing to make appropriate enquiries of a planning authority
Recent directory and client quotes
Chambers and Partners UK 2025
- Jon is ranked Band 2 in Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant.
Legal 500 UK 2025
- Jon is listed as a “Leading Partner” in Personal Injury: Claimant & recommended in the editorial commentary for Clinical Negligence: Claimant.
- “Jon Crocker is a first rate solicitor: he adopts a quiet, effective methodical approach to preparing his cases. The client’s goals are always at the centre of his approach. He has a skilled grasp of the key expert issues that arise in these difficult cases.”
- “I am proud to testify that Jon Crooker who heads the department is superb. He is a very efficient lawyer.”
Chambers and Partners UK 2024
- Jon was ranked Band 3 in Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant.
- “A very considered and impressive practitioner. He’s got very good judgement on cases.”
- “Jon Crocker is a caring and efficient lawyer.”
- “Jon is a highly experienced and wise solicitor who can be fully trusted with complex and high-value cases.”
Legal 500 2024
- Jon was recognised as a “Leading Individual” in Personal Injury (Claimant).
- Jon is also commended by clients for his one of a kind Clinical Negligence (Claimant) practice.
- “It has been a particular pleasure to work with Jon Crocker. In addition to being an extremely experienced lawyer, he has an extensive knowledge of neurological problems and how they affect patients.”
- “Jon Crocker and his team have always explained clearly any course of action or proposal they have wanted me to agree to, and have always promptly responded to any request or question I have had.”
- “Jon Crocker is very responsive, responsible and experienced. A safe pair of hands.”
Publications and press releases
Professional memberships
- AvMA’s Clinical Negligence Panel since 2001
- Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel (1998 to 2014)
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (since 1995)
- Appointed to Headway list of panel solicitors in 2007
- Professional Negligence Lawyers’ Association
Education and career
- Jon graduated from the University of Manchester in 1985 with a BA (Hons) in Politics and Modern History
- He qualified as a solicitor in 1992, and joined Bindmans in 1999. He was appointed partner in 2003, subsequently becoming managing partner
