Jonathan Caplan KC

Practice Areas

Criminal work specialising in fraud, cross jurisdictional matters, corporate liability, health and safety and regulatory prosecutions.

Media Law (contempt, privacy, defamation official secrecy, content)

Public Inquiries and Tribunals

Arbitration (commercial and sport)

Civil fraud

Administrative law and extradition

His clients include companies around the world, high profile individuals, television companies, newspapers, and government agencies.

He regularly appears in the courts of Hong Kong and has represented and advised clients in many other jurisdictions including Singapore and the Gulf. He is regularly listed in the top tier of Queen's Counsel in the Legal 500 and in Chambers and Partners UK Guide to the Bar in the areas of criminal fraud, public inquiries and administrative law, Health and Safety and corporate liability.

Career

Queen's Counsel 1991 (King's Counsel):

Recorder of the Crown Court: Adjudicator of the Broadcasting and Publishing Standards Tribunal in Dubai Media Free Zone

Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: Bencher of Gray's Inn.

Has been instructed extensively overseas in Hong Kong, Singapore, Brunei, Dubai, Isle of Man for private individuals, listed companies and government agencies.

Personal

Former Chairman of BAFTA Management Limited

Chairman of BAFTA Advisory Board Hong Kong

Production Benefactor of the Royal Ballet

Patron of the Wiener Holocaust Library

Former member of the Development Board of the Royal Court Theatre

Co Sponsor of the Children's Film Awards (Tony Blair Foundation).