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Oliver Jones
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Position
Oliver Jones practises in all areas of chambers’ work, with a particular emphasis on commercial litigation and arbitration, administrative law and public international law. Oliver appears regularly in the High Court and county courts around the country. Recent cases include: SerVaas Incorporated v Rafidain Bank & Republic of Iraq & ors [2010] EWHC 3287 (Ch); [2010] All ER (D) 201 (with Mark Howard QC) – acting on behalf of the Republic of Iraq to resist an attempt to enforce a French judgment against Iraqi assets in London; Luton Borough Council & ors v Secretary of State for Education [2011] EWHC 217 (Admin) (with Jemima Stratford QC) – successfully quashing the decision of the Secretary of State to cancel the Building Schools for the Future programme in relation to schools in Waltham Forest; Templeton Insurance Ltd v Motorcare Warranties Ltd & ors [2010] EWHC 3113 (Comm) (with Peter Irvin) – commercial court trial involving issues of insurance fraud; acting for a significant telecommunications company to resist an injunction under s44 of the Arbitration Act 1996 to prevent a major transaction (with Mark Howard QC).
Career
Qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, 2007; solicitor with Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney, 2007. Called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn), 2009. Visiting fellow of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (with a focus on public and private international law); formerly a visiting lecturer (contract law) on the GDL Programme at BPP Law School, London. Publications of note: Oliver R Jones and Chido Dunn, ‘Legal Documents Relating to Land Reform in Zimbabwe’ (2010) 49 ‘International Legal Materials’ 1380; contributor to ‘Contract Law: Cases and Materials’ (BPP Law School, 2010); Oliver R Jones and Chido Dunn, ‘Consent, Forced Renegotiation and Expropriation in International Law’ (2010) 26(3) Arbitration International 391; Oliver R Jones, ‘State Responsibility for the Actions of Private Military Firms’ (2009) 24 ‘Connecticut Journal of International Law’ 239. Visiting fellow, British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
Member
COMBAR, Bar Pro Bono Unit, Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG).
Education
Bar Vocational Course, City Law School, 2008-2009 (1st in year, Outstanding); University of Oxford (University College) (2008 Bachelor of Civil Law (distinction)); University of Sydney (2006 Bachelor of Laws first in year, first class; 2004 Bachelor of Arts first class).
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; Commercial; Public international law
