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Anthony Jones
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Anthony Jones has a broad practice in commercial law, international arbitration, insurance, professional liability, public international law, and human rights.
Anthony has extensive experience before domestic and international tribunals, with current and recent instructions before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, the European Court of Human Rights, the EU Courts, and ICSID arbitral tribunals, as well as in a range of offshore jurisdictions (Antigua, Barbados, the Isle of Man, and St Vincent and the Grenadines).
Anthony has recently acted in a number of important cases, led and unled, including the FCA litigation regarding business interruption insurance reponses to the Covid-19 pandemic, Re Edwardian Group Ltd [2018] EWHC 1715 (Ch) (a successful £140 million unfair prejudice petition), Khanty-Mansiysk Recoveries Ltd v Forsters LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 89 and [2016] EWHC 522 (Comm) (successful defence to a £75 million claim arising out of investments in Russia), R (Campaign Against Arms Trade) v Secretary of State for International Trade [2019] EWCA Civ 1020 and [2017] EWHC 1754 (Admin) (challenge to UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia), Wikimedia v Turkey (European Convention challenge to Turkey’s ban on Wikipedia), Hanan v Germany (case on extraterritorial application of the European Convention to drone strikes in Afghanistan), and C-458/19 P ClientEarth v European Commission (challenge to compliance of EU chemicals regulation regime with public international law).
Career
Called 2011; Middle Temple. Cabinet Office, Sydney 2005-06; speech-writer to the Australian Foreign Minister 2008-09; policy advisor to the New South Wales Attorney-General 2010; barrister since 2011.
Memberships
Combar; LCLCBA; PNBA; Bar European Group; UK State Aid Law Association.
Education
University of Sydney (2004 BA First Class (Hons) Chinese; 2005 MA (Distinction) Classical Chinese); Yuyuan Wenhua Daxue (University of Languages and Cultures), Beijing (2005 Diploma in Chinese); University College, Oxford (2008 BA First Class (Hons) Law; Alan Urbach Prize for Jurisprudence; Peter Rowley Prize for Land Law).
Leisure
Books, films, coffee.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Anthony Jones –4 New Square ‘Anthony is supremely bright. He is accessible and combines a colossal brain with an easy manner and charm. He inspires trust and can be relied upon to deliver.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Anthony Jones – 4 New Square ‘Anthony provides clear and well-reasoned advice and is a pleasure to work with.’
One of the ‘leading sets in the fields of insurance coverage,’ 4 New Square Chambers continue to receive instructions across many classes of insurance and reinsurance, including employers’ liability, public liability and business interruption. Members of the chambers, such as David Turner KC, Clare Dixon KC, Shail Patel KC and Anthony Jones have been involved in numerous cases including those involving business interruption test cases, alongside cases of contingency over-redemption policies. One such example is Opia Limited v CFC Underwriting Limited & Others, in which Turner KC acted for the insured in related to circumstances in which insurers might be liable for late payment of indemnity under s.13 of the Insurance Act 2015. Jonathan Hough KC has been involved in major litigation and arbitration over insurance coverage issues and in commercial disputes between insurers, while Justin Fenwick KC has a strong cross-border practice in this space including the Caribbean and the Far East.
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Anthony Jones –4 New Square ‘Anthony’s oral and written advocacy skills are first-class. He is a creative thinker who thinks of the most fantastic arguments, always with an eye on how best to win the case.’