Jessica Jones > Matrix Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Lauded as a ‘go-to set in international human rights law’ Matrix Chambers is equipped to handle high-profile criminal cases concerning bribery and corruption and the most complex human rights cases on torture and genocide. Michelle Butler is currently acting for the Israeli Hostage and Missing Persons Families Forum and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre in the ICC investigation into the perpetration of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Hamas in Israel on the 7th of October 2023; Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC is representing the claimant in the South Africa v Israel ICJ case, in which the South African government alleges that Israel’s military response in Gaza to said attacks amount to genocide. Jessica Jones appears in both Saifullah v Secretary of State for Defence and Noorzai v Secretary of State for Defence on behalf of the claimants who allege the Secretary of State for Defence did not properly investigate allegations of unlawful killing of Afghan civilians by UK Special Forces, while Edward Craven KC acts in the independent inquiry relating to the incident. Lord Hermer KC is now the Attorney-General for England and Wales.

Matrix Chambers is notable for its work in state versus state disputes before the ICJ, maritime and boundary disputes, investment arbitration and state immunity cases, while also covering public international law issues in a domestic setting. Edward Craven KC continues to act for Guyana in Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v Venezuela), regarding Venezuela’s claim that the land boundary between the two states as decided in 1899 is void, granting it two thirds of Guyana’s territory including valuable oilfields. Toby Fisher and Jessica Jones act on behalf of the Pew Charitable Trust in relation to the legality of the arising environmental impacts of undersea mining of rare earth metals.