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Jason Pobjoy is a highly sought-after junior barrister acclaimed for his work for claimants in a plethora of civil liberties and human rights matters. He is highly regarded as an expert on the interplay between public international law and human rights, an area in which he has extensive academic experience. He also has significant practical experience of acting in high-profile cases concerning refugees, British military action abroad and sanctions.
Jason Pobjoy predominantly represents private individuals in challenges to sanctions and asset freezing, and also assists state-owned companies with appeals against sanctions listings and relistings. He is noted for his skill in tackling the interpretation of sanctions and handling circumvention claims.
Jason Pobjoy is frequently involved in complex judicial reviews before the Supreme Court. He has a strong emphasis on cases involving a crossover with regulatory and EU law, including human rights challenges. He acts for a broad range of clients, including the government, NGOs and individuals.
Jason Pobjoy has a broad competition law practice and is praised for his expert handling of private cartel damages claims, frequently advising the defendants. He also assists clients with CMA investigations. Pobjoy has played a key role in the defence of cartel damages claims on behalf of truck manufacturers and financial services sector companies.
Jason Pobjoy is building an impressive data protection practice that sees him acting for a wide range of clients including individuals, government departments and public entities. He has experience acting at various levels of court, including the First-tier and Upper Tribunals and also before the ICO in matters related to freedom of information requests and issues under the Data Protection Act 2018.
Jason Pobjoy advises private individuals and corporate clients in EU sanctions cases, including human rights-based appeals against their imposition. His broader European law practice includes involvement in major competition litigation.
Jason Pobjoy is a very well-regarded practitioner in the media space who is regularly sought out by leading media companies. He is extremely experienced in acting on matters relating to freedom of expression, privacy and impartiality obligations.
Jason Pobjoy's highly regarded group litigation practice encompasses a wide range of areas including commercial law, data protection and equality. Pobjoy has noted experience in some of the most high-profile recent group actions in the UK.
Jason Pobjoy has a noteworthy practice representing NGOs in their interventions in immigration and asylum cases of broad application. He has strong experience of cases involving child asylum seekers or human trafficking. He has also represented the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights.
Jason Pobjoy has a strong and wide-ranging PIL practice, and regularly advises state departments and NGOs on matters relating to diplomatic immunity, sanctions and treaty interpretation.
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"Jason is the leading junior at the Bar on both sanctions and matters of wider public law. He is at the top of his game."
"Jason is first class for sanctions matters. He has a capacity for work unlike any other, as well as charm, accuracy and skill."
"Jason Pobjoy is exceptionally bright in sanctions, yet practical too. He's the go-to junior at the Bar for this work."
"Jason is a marvel to watch in court. Whenever there is a case of national interest, he's in there somewhere."
"Jason is simply excellent and my main port of call for sanctions questions. He is very responsive and provides clear, concise and client-friendly advice."
"Jason Pobjoy shows great strategic and lateral thinking. He has excellent client-handling skills."
"Jason is an absolute star performer in the context of competition litigation."
"Jason Pobjoy delivers clear and practical advice and can juggle complex issues while also being really down to earth."
"He is very responsive, hard-working, shows great strategic and lateral thinking, and has excellent client-handling skills."
"Jason Pobjoy provides outstanding client service with sound judgement and an excellent grasp of the law."
"Jason perfectly combines pragmatism and legal analysis to give decisive input on the direction of litigation."
"Jason considers matters carefully and produces a coherent and sensible view."
"Jason is an absolute class act. He is that combination of being very authoritative, all over his subject matter and the court respects him."
"Jason is just an absolutely excellent expert in he field. His advice is really clear."
"His written advocacy is engaging, forensic and precise."
"Really lovely, very thorough, very articulate and personable."
"He is fantastic. He has got incredible strategic insight and judgement, and that comes from being involved in so many ground-breaking cases for claimants and government bodies."
"Whenever I've got a new challenging case, he is who I want on it."
"He is not only brilliant in terms of strategising but also managing junior teams as a whole."
"Jason Pobjoy is a really superb tactician and an incredibly successful immigration barrister."
"Jason Pobjoy is a supreme barrister. His enormous legal brain and his written work blows you away and he's so client-friendly. Nothing is too much trouble."
"Jason Pobjoy is a force of nature. He has a deep understanding of the broader public international law landscape, incredible intellect and a phenomenal work ethic."
"Jason is a really superb tactician. He has a very good sense of court awareness and overview."
"Jason is great. He has huge capacity for work and is highly able and enthusiastic."
"Jason is a force of nature. He has a deep understanding of broader public international law, an incredible intellect and an incredible work ethic."
"He is really bright and capable."
"I love working with Jason. He is talented, delivers clear and practical advice and can juggle complex issues while being really down to earth."
"Jason is very meticulous and lovely to deal with."
"He is able to assimilate the information so rapidly and give you a five-point plan on strategy. He is like having an AI in your pocket."
"Jason is very bright and very knowledgeable, but not in a nerdy way."
"Jason a fantastic barrister. He is our go-to barrister. I couldn't rate him highly enough."
"Jason is the leading junior at the Bar on both sanctions and matters of wider public law. He is at the top of his game."
"Jason is first class for sanctions matters. He has a capacity for work unlike any other, as well as charm, accuracy and skill."
"Jason Pobjoy is exceptionally bright in sanctions, yet practical too. He's the go-to junior at the Bar for this work."
"Jason is a marvel to watch in court. Whenever there is a case of national interest, he's in there somewhere."
"Jason is simply excellent and my main port of call for sanctions questions. He is very responsive and provides clear, concise and client-friendly advice."
"Jason Pobjoy shows great strategic and lateral thinking. He has excellent client-handling skills."
"Jason is an absolute star performer in the context of competition litigation."
"Jason Pobjoy delivers clear and practical advice and can juggle complex issues while also being really down to earth."
"He is very responsive, hard-working, shows great strategic and lateral thinking, and has excellent client-handling skills."
"Jason Pobjoy provides outstanding client service with sound judgement and an excellent grasp of the law."
"Jason perfectly combines pragmatism and legal analysis to give decisive input on the direction of litigation."
"Jason considers matters carefully and produces a coherent and sensible view."
"Jason is an absolute class act. He is that combination of being very authoritative, all over his subject matter and the court respects him."
"Jason is just an absolutely excellent expert in he field. His advice is really clear."
"His written advocacy is engaging, forensic and precise."
"Really lovely, very thorough, very articulate and personable."
"He is fantastic. He has got incredible strategic insight and judgement, and that comes from being involved in so many ground-breaking cases for claimants and government bodies."
"Whenever I've got a new challenging case, he is who I want on it."
"He is not only brilliant in terms of strategising but also managing junior teams as a whole."
"Jason Pobjoy is a really superb tactician and an incredibly successful immigration barrister."
"Jason Pobjoy is a supreme barrister. His enormous legal brain and his written work blows you away and he's so client-friendly. Nothing is too much trouble."
"Jason Pobjoy is a force of nature. He has a deep understanding of the broader public international law landscape, incredible intellect and a phenomenal work ethic."
"Jason is a really superb tactician. He has a very good sense of court awareness and overview."
"Jason is great. He has huge capacity for work and is highly able and enthusiastic."
"Jason is a force of nature. He has a deep understanding of broader public international law, an incredible intellect and an incredible work ethic."
"He is really bright and capable."
"I love working with Jason. He is talented, delivers clear and practical advice and can juggle complex issues while being really down to earth."
"Jason is very meticulous and lovely to deal with."
"He is able to assimilate the information so rapidly and give you a five-point plan on strategy. He is like having an AI in your pocket."
"Jason is very bright and very knowledgeable, but not in a nerdy way."
"Jason a fantastic barrister. He is our go-to barrister. I couldn't rate him highly enough."
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