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Mark Jones
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Mark Jones is a barrister with a broad commercial practice, encompassing general commercial work, fraud, banking, insurance, shipping, commodities and trade.
He acts in cases before the English Courts and in arbitration, and has wide-raging experience of international arbitrations conducted under various institutional rules both in London and abroad.
He is particularly well known for his expertise in matters of shipping, commodities and international trade. His trade practice covers both the sale and carriage of goods, and the related financial and insurance transactions. His shipping expertise extends to all corners of the shipping and offshore industries, from charterparties to salvage, from cargo claims to collisions, from ship finance to performance guarantees, and from marine insurance to general average. He has a particular specialism in shipbuilding disputes and cases about the sale of second-hand tonnage.
He also acts in significant commercial arbitrations covering a diverse range of subject matter, from the construction of hospitals in the UAE, through the sale of rare vintage motor cars, to the operation of railway infrastructure, and has extensive experience of the remedies available under the Arbitration Act 1996.
In addition, he provides expert evidence on English maritime and commercial law for use in foreign proceedings and arbitrations. Before moving to the Bar, Mark trained as a litigation solicitor at Ince & Co focusing on shipping and insurance matters.
Mark sits as a Recorder (a deputy Circuit Judge) in the County Court (civil) and in the Crown Court (crime), and accepts appointments as arbitrator.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2000, Lincoln’s Inn (Kennedy Scholar); Recorder (Civil); Recorder (Crime); formerly Solicitor (Ince & Co)
Memberships
COMBAR; LCLCBA; LSLC; BMLA; ABG; LMAA; CIArb
Education
Winchester College (Scholar); St Edmund Hall, Oxford University (BA Hons – Jurisprudence)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Mark Jones –The 36 Group ‘Mark quickly unpacks the most complex issues in way that makes it straightforward for lay clients to understand the core issues that make up the dispute.’
Hailed as ‘an excellent shipping set with real depth‘, The 36 Group is noted for its strengths across shipping, where the set’s capabilities extend to issues arising out of contracts, transactions, as well as collisions and salvage. Elizabeth Blackburn KC continues to have a vibrant practice, with cases including the infamous Ever Given. A collision in the Singapore Strait was at the centre of The Wilforce, which saw involvement from Vasanti Selvaratnam KC and constituted the first time that liability for a collision in a precautionary area was considered. Mark Jones features in the Polar, a long-running case arising out of the hijacking of a vessel by Somali pirates that has been granted permission to appeal by the Supreme Court in 2022. Turning to more junior names, Emile Yusupoff and Andrew Ng are being led by leading silks or acting as sole counsel in shipping arbitration and litigation.
London Bar > Commodities
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Mark Jones –The 36 Group ‘A go-to person for talking a matter through and his ability to work out what needs to be done, and his drafting, are second-to-none.’