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About
Provided by Jonathan Auburn KC
Practice Areas
Judicial review specialising in challenges to public sector decisions, local government (governance, powers and duties, inter-agency disputes, inquiries), community care (assessment and provision challenges, direct payments, age dispute trials, mental health aftercare, safeguarding), education (including academies, higher education, independent schools), care home fee setting challenges, mental capacity and DOLS (including inherent jurisdiction and community DOLS cases), mental health, healthcare (particularly disputes between CCGs and local authorities, and responsible commissioner disputes) and inquests.
Career
University of Western Australia (LLB, First), Magdalen College Oxford (BCL, D.Phil), Attorney-General’s A Panel of Treasury Counsel.
Professional Memberships
ALBA, Education Law Association, Justice.
Publications
Judicial Review Principles and Procedure (2013, OUP), White Book (ongoing), Legal Professional Privilege (Hart), Phipson on Evidence (ongoing), Education and the Courts (contributor).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jonathan Auburn KC is a top-quality barrister whose expertise in mental capacity and mental health underpins his work across the full range of community care matters. He remains a go-to judicial review lawyer for both local authorities and claimants, and regularly handles matters related to local authority funding.
Jonathan Auburn KC advises an array of prominent education clients, including several local authorities and the Secretary of State for Education. He has particular expertise in SEN funding challenges and school closures, and has acted in a number of notable judicial reviews.
Jonathan Auburn KC is a noted practitioner who excels at handling community care and public law matters arising in the Court of Protection. He is regularly called on to act for local authorities. His areas of strength include mental capacity and human rights claims.
Jonathan Auburn KC handles judicial reviews on behalf of claimants as well as respondents. His broad practice includes claims involving human rights, community care, education and local government duties. He is well versed in safeguarding matters relating to children in care.
Jonathan Auburn KC is a highly praised silk with extensive knowledge of local government matters, particularly those relating to the provision of health services. He offers expert representation and guidance to both local authorities and claimants and demonstrates notable insight into cases concerning complex issues of mental health and capacity. He is also regularly involved in education matters. He has acted in numerous high-profile cases including significant judicial review challenges and Human Rights Act claims. He currently sits on the A Panel of Treasury Counsel.
Jonathan Auburn KC of 11KBW has a well-established investigations practice in which he is instructed by public bodies, particularly borough councils, to investigate allegations of misconduct made against councillors and officers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jonathan is a technical lawyer."
"Jonathan is a go-to counsel on some of our more complex JR matters, particularly those involving complex legal principle. He provides excellent and clear advice."
"Jonathan is extremely supportive, responsive and works incredibly hard. His knowledge of all things healthcare is impressive."
"Jonathan is very competent, thorough and a dynamic thinker."
"Jonathan Auburn is a dynamic thinker who is thorough and always happy to assist at any point in the litigation."
"Jonathan is highly skilled and well respected."
"Jonathan is extremely responsive and provides a top-rate service. His knowledge of all things healthcare is impressive."
"Jonathan is a very able advocate and a fair-minded opponent."
"Jonathan is a technical lawyer."
"Jonathan is a go-to counsel on some of our more complex JR matters, particularly those involving complex legal principle. He provides excellent and clear advice."
"Jonathan is extremely supportive, responsive and works incredibly hard. His knowledge of all things healthcare is impressive."
"Jonathan is very competent, thorough and a dynamic thinker."
"Jonathan Auburn is a dynamic thinker who is thorough and always happy to assist at any point in the litigation."
"Jonathan is highly skilled and well respected."
"Jonathan is extremely responsive and provides a top-rate service. His knowledge of all things healthcare is impressive."
"Jonathan is a very able advocate and a fair-minded opponent."