Barristers

Jonathan Fowles

Jonathan Fowles

Serle Court, London

Position

Jonathan is a specialist in charity law, but also has supporting expertise in related areas of law, particularly trusts and probate, real property, and company law so far as it relates to charities. His practice encompasses both contentious and non-contentious work in the law of charities. He is Junior Counsel to the Treasury in Charity Matters, advising the Attorney General in their constitutional function as defender of charity and the charitable interest and representing them in litigation where necessary. He is also co-editor of the leading textbook, Tudor on Charities, 11th edn. (Sweet & Maxwell).

Career

Qualified 2004, Gray’s Inn.

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association; Charity Law Association.

Education

Dulwich College; New College, Oxford (2002 MA Hons First Class Literae Humaniores); City University, London (2003 PgDL Commendation).

Mentions

London Bar

Charities

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Jonathan Fowles –Serle Court 'Jonathan has an encyclopaedic knowledge of anything and everything related to charities and the law. He is incredibly user-friendly, he delivers advice in a clear, concise and focused way, and he is also a superb strategist.'