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Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC
Position
Barrister specialising in administrative and public law; human rights and mediation. Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.
Career
Qualified 1965; Middle Temple; QC 1993 (Hon); director, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law 2010 onwards.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Public international law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC –Blackstone Chambers ‘Sir Jeffrey is the elder statesman of PIL. His judgement is impeccable, he has fantastic charm, his name on a pleading adds incalculable weight and gravitas.’
Blackstone Chambers ‘has an extraordinary depth of experience and talent, from its silks to its juniors to its clerks.’ Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC and Timothy Otty KC lead chambers’ international law group which comprises ‘high calibre advocates’ who regularly appear before the ICJ, international arbitration tribunals and before domestic courts in cases involving issues of public international law with particular experience in international boundary disputes, state and diplomatic immunity intersecting with international protection of human rights. Paul Luckhurst also acted for the Government in Western Sahara Campaign v Secretary of State for International Trade to defend the lawfulness of the UK’s international trade agreement with Morocco, which was opposed by the claimants, a campaign group campaigning for independence for the territory, which is fully claimed and partially occupied by Morocco. Jason Pobjoy maintains a busy practice advising the Foreign Office on state and diplomatic immunity, foreign act of state, and potential seizure of foreign assets.
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC –Blackstone Chambers ‘Jeffrey’s strength lies in the fact that he is the highest authority on matters of constitutional law particularly in relation to the constitutions of the British Overseas Territories. His advocacy is top quality.’