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Samuel Jones
Work Department
Crime, health and safety; environment; sports law; inquests.
Position
Sam is a specialist advocate who prosecutes and defends a wide variety of the most serious of criminal cases, including murder, serious violence, rape and sexual offences, drugs and fraud.
He was initially recognised in Chambers UK as a ‘Rising Star’ at the bar and has ranked as a ‘Leading Junior’ on the Western Circuit year on year since then. He has a proven track record of success in serious cases and has consistently been described in Chambers UK and Legal 500 as ‘impressive’ and ‘unflappable’, ‘a superb first class-advocate’ and as ‘talented beyond his call’.
Sam is also a specialist regulatory lawyer and is an established member of the list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law; as a Level A member of that list he undertakes both prosecution and defence work in this field at all levels of seriousness.
He is also a recognised sports law lawyer, with particular skills and experience in appearing before sports tribunals and conducting other advisory work in the sports of rugby, football, athletics and horse racing.
Career
Called 2008, Gray’s Inn.
Consistently ranked in Chambers UK as one of the ‘leading juniors’ on the Western Circuit in Crime, Sam both prosecutes and defends in a wide variety of the most serious of criminal cases.
As a grade 4 prosecutor on the Crown Prosecution Service Prosecution Panel, Sam prosecutes cases of all types and categories; he has recently been led as junior counsel in a number of high-profile prosecutions and prosecutes cases across the full spectrum of seriousness in his own right.
Sam is also a member of the Crown Prosecution Service Rape and Child Sexual Abuse List of approved prosecutors and routinely prosecutes cases of this sort.
He is also regularly instructed to defend in cases involving offences of all kinds and at all levels of seriousness including murder and serious violence, rape and sexual offences, drugs supply, arson and fraud.
Sam also conducts Courts Martial work and has a proven track record of success when defending in such cases.
Sam has established a loyal client base and is highly rated for his ability to absorb information and identify the key issues in any case, no matter its size or complexity.
Sam is regularly instructed directly by the police as independent counsel to conduct sift and search reviews of seized material for the purposes of identifying legally privileged material.
Sam has a strong background in rugby-related matters, a sport about which he is particularly passionate. Having worked on cases relating to both the WRU and RFU, Sam has also developed a deserved reputation in the conduct of disciplinary hearings for clubs and players at, Domestic, European and International levels. His dedicated and approachable manner, together with his strong team ethic, make him popular with both professional and amateur sportsmen and women.
Sam was instructed by the British Horseracing Authority to be part of a Review Team (led by Christopher Quinlan Q.C.) to review the structure composition and operation of its Disciplinary Panel, Appeal Board and Licensing Committees.
He has also conducted work for and in the context of other sports governing bodies, including the Football Association, the Welsh Football Association, the International Paralympic Committee and others.
Sam is able to accept instructions directly from sports professionals, players, clubs and other sporting bodies.
He is currently involved in a number of ongoing sports-related instructions.
Memberships
- Amicus – Lawyer’s for Justice on Death Row
- Criminal Bar Association
- Health & Safety Lawyers Association
- Western Circuit
APPOINTMENTS
- Appointed Grade 4 Prosecutor on Crown Prosecution Service Prosecution Panel
- Appointed member of the Rape and Child Sexual Abuse List of approved prosecutors
- Appointed “A” list prosecutor on Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law List
- Direct Access qualified
Education
- BVC, BPP Law School, London
- LLB, University of Wales, Cardiff
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Sport
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Samuel Jones – Guildhall Chambers ‘Samuel is a persuasive advocate who combines his passion for sport with his experience to the advantage of his clients. He is a leading sports junior in England and Wales.’
With ‘an unrivalled spread of sports work‘ Guildhall Chambers is a leading set both on the Western Circuit and nationally. Christopher Quinlan KC chaired the FA disciplinary tribunal after Cristiano Ronaldo knocked a mobile phone from the hands of a teenage spectator, as well as continuing to oversee the British Gymnastics independent complaints process, concerning allegations by a number of gymnasts of mistreatment, sexual abuse, physical abuse, bullying, harassment, and discrimination. Richard Smith KC and Samuel Jones are both notable for their rugby work, Jones having represented a number of Bath Rugby and Bristol Bears players.
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Samuel Jones – Guildhall Chambers ‘Sam is an experienced regulatory practitioner, perhaps unrivalled as a junior on the Western Circuit. He is extremely good with commercial clients and has the trust of the judiciary. He is also a very persuasive jury advocate.’
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Sam Jones – Guildhall Chambers ‘Sam has a natural charisma which transmits itself to his style of advocacy. He has built up a practice which for his level of call is second to none.’