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Seán Jones KC
Position
Sean specialises in high-value employment and sports litigation. He is a trusted adviser for both claimants and respondents. His employment law expertise covers both public and private sectors and ranges from whistle-blowing and discrimination through to pensions. Recent private sector clients have included: Amazon, ICAP, Indesit, Legal and General, Lloyds Bank, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Nissan, RAC, Sainsburys, Tesco and Rolls Royce. He has advised and represented trade unions, local authorities, police authorities and health trusts. Recent sports law clients inclde Aston Villa, Everton and Newcastle United.
Career
Called 1991; Inner Temple; general editor of ‘Tolley’s Employment Handbook’.
Memberships
Employment Law Bar Association; Employment Lawyers Association; Discrimination Law Association.
Education
Colchester Royal GS; Worcester College, Oxford (1989 BA; 1990 BCL).
Leisure
A tragic obsession with Chelsea FC, technical and legal interest in IT.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Sean Jones KC – 11KBW
‘Sean is like Zeus: when you go to war, you want him on your side.’
11KBW is ‘a first tier employment set, with a broad selection of top class barristers‘. Among the senior end of chambers, the ‘excellent‘ Sean Jones KC garners praise as ‘one of the great employment barristers‘; Daniel Stilitz KC is ‘a good strategic and tactical lawyer‘; and Jane McCafferty KC is ‘a phenomenal strategist‘. Turning to the juniors, Amy Rogers KC has an excellent reputation for handling restrictive covenant disputes and team-poaching claims, and the ‘robust‘ Sophie Belgrove is sought after for her expertise in advising on high-profile whistleblowing cases and discrimination claims. Andrew Edge is a key name for unfair dismissal cases and breach of contract issues. Clive Sheldon KC, as was, was appointed a High Court Judge in February 2024.
London Bar > Sport
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Sean Jones KC – 11KBW ‘A star in sports employment work – brilliant with clients – clients keep asking for him to be instructed – really understands the sector.’