Doughty Street Chambers

Doughty Street Chambers

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Joshua  Jackson

Joshua Jackson

Career

Josh has a cross-cutting practice in human rights, public and administrative law, public international law, and civil litigation. At the root of each of Josh’s practice areas is his expertise in international and domestic human rights law.

Josh is instructed in judicial reviews in a wide range of fields. He has experience in cases regarding climate change and the environment, equality and discrimination, homelessness, social welfare, social housing, community care, immigration detention, modern slavery, energy price regulation, and business and human rights. Josh has acted as sole counsel in multiple successful cases before the Administrative Court.

Josh has acted in significant cases before international courts, and his domestic practice often involves complex issues of public international law. In addition to his expertise in international human rights law, Josh has experience in issues of State immunity, Statehood and self-determination, international humanitarian law, international environmental law, State Responsibility, and international criminal law.

In his civil litigation practice, Josh has been instructed in cases involving public nuisance, negligence, harassment and economic torts. Josh is typically instructed in contexts of business and human rights, modern slavery, and environmental destruction. He has experience in private international law and transnational tort litigation.

Memberships

Member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission panel counsel

Action4Justice, Executive Committee Member

Administrative Law Bar Association, Member

Bar Human Rights Committee, Member

ETO Consortium, Steering Committee Member

Free Representation Unit, Member

Global Legal Action Network, Member

Young Legal Aid Lawyers, Member

Education

Sir Henry Barber Law Scholarship – University of Birmingham, 2017 Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours - University of Birmingham, 2017 Masters in Public International Law (Cum Laude) - University of Amsterdam, 2018 Valedictorian Speech – University of Amsterdam, 2018 BPTC Scholarship – City Law School, 2019 Queen's Scholar – Middle Temple, 2019 Bar Practice Training Course (Outstanding), City Law School, University of London, 2020

Mentions

London Bar

Administrative law and human rights

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Joshua Jackson – Doughty Street Chambers ‘A fiercely intelligent, prodigious talent who is unquestionably destined for greatness.’