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Duncan Jones
Position
Duncan Jones specialises in criminal and white-collar defence advice, advocacy and investigations. He has particular expertise in fraud and financial crime, business crime and regulatory enforcement.
Duncan advises individual and business clients facing investigation and prosecution by a range of agencies, including the Serious Fraud Office, the US Department of Justice, HM Revenue & Customs, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Duncan has worked on numerous sensitive and high-profile matters and is frequently instructed to represent professionals, high profile, and high net-worth individuals in relation to confidential matters.
Duncan’s court practice encompasses proceedings at all levels of the English criminal courts. He acts as junior alone or as led-junior defending in complex trials. His recent cases include boiler-room frauds, international VAT and excise diversion fraud, international bribery and corruption, and ‘rogue trader’ fraud worth many millions of pounds.
In general crime, Duncan has successfully defended those facing allegations of organised crime including a national conspiracy to supply drugs, conspiracy to handle stolen goods, conspiracy to import tobacco, and conspiracy to rob. He has acted for defendants facing allegations of serious violence, weapons offences and sexual offences.
Duncan has substantial experience of a range of motoring law matters including drink and drug driving, dangerous driving, careless driving, vehicle and licencing offences. He has dealt with road traffic prosecutions involving fatal accidents.
Career
Called 2012.
Memberships
- Criminal Bar Association
- Young Fraud Lawyers Association
Education
- University of Essex (LLB, joint hons, Law and Human Rights, 2008)
- Inner Temple exhibitioner (2010)
- City Law School (BPTC, outstanding, 2011
- Winner of the national BPTC criminal trial competition, 2011
- Inner Temple prize for outstanding performance in BPTC examinations, 2011)
- Michael Jaffa Prize, 2013
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Duncan Jones –25 Bedford Row ‘Incredibly sought after junior. Instructed in sone of the most complex business crime cases. Intelligent and tactically astute.’
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Duncan Jones – 25 Bedford Row ‘Duncan has a truly exceptional intellect which he combines with tactical pragmatism. His written work is impeccable and he is very calm and measured as an advocate. He is a silk in the making.’