Henderson Chambers

Jack has experience ranging across commercial, financial services, competition/subsidy control, employment and public law. He acts in individual and group claims.

He is frequently instructed to deal with human rights issues arising in his core practice areas, whether in judicial reviews, statutory appeals or civil litigation. Recent instructions concern: social security, taxation, pensions, free movement, freedom of expression, privacy, trade union rights, fair trial issues and commercial human rights cases under Article 1 of the First Protocol.

He has appeared as sole or leading counsel in the Court of Appeal, High Court, Upper Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal, conducted oral advocacy (led) in the Supreme Court, and acts in the European Court of Human Rights. Many of his cases involve issues of retained EU/assimilated law and the impact of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement. He is a member of the Attorney General’s C Panel and Public International Law C Panel.

Full details of Jack’s practice and recent cases can be found at: https://www.hendersonchambers.co.uk/barristers/jack-castle/

Legal Reference Panel, Centre for Women’s Justice Pro Bono member, Environmental Law FoundationPanel Member, AdvocateALBA, COMBAR, FSLA.

Bar Professional Training Course, City Law School, University of London Graduate Diploma in Law, City Law School, University of London, Distinction MSt. English Literature (Post-1900), University of Oxford, Distinction BA English Literature, University of Bristol, First Class Hons.