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About
Provided by Anthony Jones
Practice Areas
Anthony has a broad practice in commercial litigation, international arbitration, professional liability claims, civil fraud, public international law, and human rights. Anthony has extensive experience before domestic and international tribunals, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, the European Court of Human Rights, the EU Courts, and ICSID arbitral tribunals, as well as in a range of offshore jurisdictions (the DIFC, Antigua, Barbados, the Isle of Man, and St Vincent and the Grenadines).
Anthony has recently acted in a number of important cases, led and unled, including the litigation regarding insurance responses to the Covid-19 pandemic [2021] AC 649 (UKSC) & [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm), Re Edwardian Group Ltd [2018] EWHC 1715 (Ch) (a successful £140 million unfair prejudice petition), Khanty-Mansiysk Recoveries Ltd v Forsters [2018] EWCA Civ 89 & [2016] EWHC 522 (Comm) (successful defence to a £75 million Russian investment claim), R (Campaign Against Arms Trade) v Secretary of State [2019] EWCA Civ 1020 & [2017] EWHC 1754 (Admin) (challenge to arms exports to Saudi Arabia), Wikimedia v Turkey (challenge to Turkey’s ban on Wikipedia), Hanan v Germany (extraterritorial application of European Convention to drone strikes in Afghanistan), and C/458-19 P ClientEarth v European Commission (challenge to compliance of EU chemicals regulation regime with public international law).
Career
Education: BA (Law) (First Class Hons), Oxford; MA (Classical Chinese) (Distinction), Sydney; BA (Classical Chinese) (First Class Hons and University Medal), Sydney; Diploma in Chinese, Beijing Yuyan Daxue.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Anthony Jones enjoys a widespread reputation as a knowledgeable and creative barrister with a broad international human rights practice. His caseload features headline-grabbing cases in various international fora, concerning armed conflict, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of expression.
Anthony Jones is a barrister with a growing reputation for his skilful representation of solicitors and other professionals, typically in negligence actions relating to the conduct of litigation or advice on investments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Anthony is a first-rate human rights lawyer. He works hard and thinks deeply."
"I rate Anthony highly. He is a solid drafter and exercises good judgement."
"He has a more understated manner, but his written and oral advocacy is absolutely first class, some of the best I have seen. He finds a solution, even for the most difficult issues."
"A delight to work with, he is very unflappable and full of common sense."
"Anthony is very user-friendly and knowledgeable in the area of professional liability."
"Anthony is a first-rate human rights lawyer. He works hard and thinks deeply."
"I rate Anthony highly. He is a solid drafter and exercises good judgement."
"He has a more understated manner, but his written and oral advocacy is absolutely first class, some of the best I have seen. He finds a solution, even for the most difficult issues."
"A delight to work with, he is very unflappable and full of common sense."
"Anthony is very user-friendly and knowledgeable in the area of professional liability."
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