As a former Commercial Litigation Solicitor & ex-FCA In-House Counsel, Jas has 20 years’ experience of advising and acting for UK/international corporates, individuals or public bodies on matters of English law and complex High Court litigation with an international element.
He is ranked as one of London’s Leading Junior Barristers in the Legal 500 in the fields of ‘Financial Services Regulation’ and ‘Business & Regulatory Crime/Global Investigations’ (2023/24 editions). Jas has been praised by his regulatory clients for “having sound judgement with a practical approach” and for “focussing on the things that matter.”
Recent instructions have included advising FCA-Authorised firms and the Payment Systems Regulator on complex investigations including its £1.82m fine of Natwest Group Banks. Jas also advises clients on cutting-edge law and regulation concerning Cryptoassets and Cryptocurrency.
Jas is qualified to accept suitable instructions from clients under the Direct Public Access Scheme, meaning that individuals and firms who require specialist advice can enquire directly with Jas as to whether he is able to act for them without involving Solicitors.
Jas was appointed as a Recorder on the South Eastern Circuit in 2020. He is also a member of the SFO’s Counsel Panels.
Before being called to the Bar in 2014, Jas was a Solicitor Advocate with over 10 years’ litigation experience. He was senior litigation lawyer and in-house counsel at the FCA where he developed specialist, advanced expertise in Financial Services Enforcement.
Whilst at the FCA, Jas worked on various Regulatory cases, Civil litigation and Criminal investigations. He advised across the FCA’s remit from authorisations to retail / wholesale financial matters, including presenting cases to the FCA Regulatory Decisions Committee.
Jas previously worked at several top-flight law firms acting on £multi-million Commercial Litigation cases across a range of sectors including International Media Events and Public-Private Sector Disputes. He trained at Allen & Overy with secondments at Liberty (Human Rights Law) and the High Court.
Jas mentors aspiring law students through the Social Mobility Foundation. He was educated at the University of Nottingham and his personal interests include Music & Art.
