London Bar
Fraud: civil
Leading junior4Oliver Jones –Serle Court 'He has an incredible intellect, but is able to apply it in a very practical way. Not afraid to make tough calls.'
Serle Court
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Oliver Jones
Serle Court, London
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Position
Ollie practises across Chambers' core areas of commercial chancery work, with a particular emphasis on civil fraud and trust and probate disputes. He is recognised as a leading junior in these areas by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.
In addition to acting as sole counsel, Ollie has substantial experience of working as part of a team on large-scale commercial litigation (e.g. as part of a team of six members of Serle Court, led by Liz Jones KC, in the long-running 'Spartan' fraud litigation; and as part of a team of five barristers, led by Philip Marshall KC, in one of the largest disputes before the BVI Commercial Court, Renova Industries Ltd & ors v Emmerson International Corporation & ors).
In 2019, Ollie was admitted to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands.
Before coming to the Bar, Ollie spent four years working as a management consultant in the financial services, energy, and public sectors.
Career
Year of Call: 2014
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association.
Education
International History and Politics, BA (Hons) (First Class; ranked first in the year), University of Leeds, 2008.
Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction; ranked third in the year), Kaplan Law School, 2013.
Bar Professional Training Course (Outstanding; ranked first in the year), Kaplan Law School, 2014.
Mentions
London Bar
Private wealth and probate
Leading junior4Oliver Jones –Serle Court ‘Ollie is an excellent barrister. He is incredibly bright, on top of the detail and with outstanding interpersonal skills. He has an impeccable command of the law and is consistently persuasive on his feet.’
The English Bar Offshore
Trusts and private wealth
Leading junior4Oliver Jones – Serle Court ‘Oliver is a go-to junior in contentious trusts work. He gets to the nub of issues very quickly and provides measured but astute advice, while exercising judgement beyond his call.’