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McCue Jury & Partners

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McCue Jury & Partners has a well established reputation for its commitment to human rights, victim-led group actions and public interest litigation, and in recent highlights has provided human rights advice to the Ukrainian government since it was illegally invaded in February 2023. Jason McCue and Matthew Jury jointly head the practice; the former regularly represents heads of state, governments, NGOs and international organisations on an array of human rights issues, while the latter brings an abundance of experience acting for victims of terrorism in civil prosecutions both in the UK and the US to the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Potential clients would highly rate the approachability combined with professionalism of the McCue Jury & Partners team.’

  • ‘Matthew Jury is committed to seeing justice brought about and works tirelessly with clients to ensure this outcome.’

  • 'This is a niche boutique firm with a solicitor absolutely committed to his clients. Matthew Jury has fantastic client care and they feel really supported by him. He very often acts for those who do not otherwise have the opportunity to bring claims and crowd funds for the costs so that they can achieve justice. You would never feel let down by Matthew - he is second to none.'

  • 'McCue Jury & Partners had an outstanding approach to my case, setting themselves apart from other law firms. Their depth of knowledge in the specific area of law for my case was extensive, and that expertise inspired much-needed confidence during a challenging time. Each partner and associate I interacted with was not just technically proficient, but also accessible, prompt, and reliable in their communication.'

  • 'One of the most impressive aspects of working with McCue Jury & Partners is the level of care and personal attention each team member brings to the table. Their lawyers are not just professionals delivering legal services; they are partners who take a deep, personal interest in your case and your wellbeing.'

  • 'Strong commitment to clients, unique in the market for this type of work.'

Key clients

  • Ali Hamza
  • Victims of Russian invasion of Ukraine v. Wagner Group & Prigozhin
  • Eliot Higgins of Bellingcat
  • UCSLP
  • British Army Veterans at inquest in Northern Ireland
  • Dirk Campbell
  • Hyde Park Justice Campaign
  • Ian Baum
  • Innocent Victims of Terror
  • John Murray
  • Rohingya victims of Genocide
  • Sarah Jane Young
  • Syrian victims of Al-Nusra Front
  • Ukrainian Government
  • Victims of Libya Sponsored IRA Terrorism
  • Whistleblower Aid

Work highlights

  • Representing victims and survivors of the Rohingya genocide by Myanmar’s military junta in a civil action against Meta who, it is alleged, recklessly and/or negligently enabled their suffering by allowing material inciting violence against the Rohingya to proliferate on its platform.
  • Representing victims of IRA attacks from 1972 to 1996 in a civil action against Gerry Adams, the alleged IRA leader and former President of Sinn Fein.
  • Representing Ukrainian refugees who fled to the UK in a civil action against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group, and the Wagner Group itself.

Lawyers

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Jason McCue
Hall of fameMcCue Jury & Partners
Jason McCue has had a career in international affairs (including conflict resolution, humanitarian, justice, development and state building matters), private diplomacy, and as an international lawyer (U.K. Law Society’s lawyer of the year 2010 for his work on human rights in Africa and UK)) focused on human rights, counter-terrorism/rogue regimes, victim global class action litigation, asset recovery, conflict resolution, and transitional justice. Jason’s specialisation – in practice and academically - is lawfare (the use of law to gain strategic advantages). He has acted/advised on lawfare matters for numerous heads of state, governments, opposition groups, international bodies (UN and AU), NGOs, civil society (campaigns), and victims’ groups. He is responsible for orchestrating and managing some of the largest (class action) and prominent ‘victim’ led justice and human rights actions around the world (including cases against IRA, RIRA, Aqsa Martyrs, Hamas, IS, Ghaddafi, Iran, Lukashenko, and recently representing the victims of Rohingya genocide against Facebook). He is a founding partner of Ebro Global (www.ebroglobal.com – a not for profit organisation providing consultancy to governments and INGOs) and Rigel (www.rigelcorporation.com – providing litigation support, intelligence, and consultancy) and is Senior Partner of McCue Jury & Partners LLP (www.mccue-law.com – an internationally renowned law firm). Jason is a founding partner of Greenlit SA (www.greenlit.global – a funding platform for global ESG related litigation). Among other roles, he has acted as Presidential Envoy for Somaliland; as facilitator to the joint UN/AU Darfur Peace Process; as adviser on transitional justice to the Transitional Government of Libya; and as head of the Libya-UK Victims Reconciliation Group (supported by the U.K.’s FCDO). He was the architect of and is head of Ukraine’s Civil Society Lawfare Programme (backed and supported by the Government of Ukraine) and its campaign www.payback4ukraine.org. He has been a board member/advisor to many charities/NGOs including Oxfam, the Great Initiative, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Crisis Action, and Global Justice.
Matthew Jury
Hall of fameMcCue Jury & Partners
Matthew Jury is the Managing Partner of McCue Jury & Partners and is licensed to practice as both a solicitor of England and Wales and attorney-at-law (New York).   An expert in public international law, domestic and international human rights law, litigation (counterterrorism and multi-jurisdictional), and campaign management, Matthew has a wide-ranging academic background in international humanitarian law and its frameworks, constitutional law and practice, and criminal justice.  He has extensive experience in the management and gathering of complex evidence as well as practical hands-on knowledge of innocence and mitigation investigation.  He is also a Ministry of Defence panel solicitor and a former Foreign and Commonwealth Office Consultant.   Matthew was shortlisted for The Law Society of England and Wales' 'Solicitor of the Year' as well as 'Human Rights Solicitor of the Year' in 2021. This sits alongside his previous Law Society nominations: 'Solicitor of the Year' (2014) and ' Junior Solicitor of the Year' (2014). He has received consistent praise from The Legal 500, including for his 'amazing international knowledge' as well as 'energy and attention to detail'.   Matthew’ clients have included: victims of terrorism, representing them in a number of ground-breaking civil prosecutions in both the UK and US against the perpetrators, supporters and financiers of global terrorism, including ISIS, the IRA, HAMAS and Muammar Gaddafi; families of British soldiers killed in the Second Iraq War (Matthew litigated on their behalf against the Iraq Inquiry to secure a timely publication of the Chilcot Report); British Army veterans (in inquests and other matters); state governments (advising on counter-terrorism and human rights issues); and victims of international abuse of the INTERPOL Red Notice system (Matthew has represented a number of clients in quashing international warrants circulated to target political opponents and for improper purposes).   Matthew formerly worked representing death row inmates in Virginia and South Carolina, US, and has advised and represented several political prisoners and UK citizens detained overseas in circumstances absent of due process and/or in breach of international standards of detention and human rights in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.   His legal highlights include:   Clark v. Adams (2022 – ongoing) — civil proceedings brought on behalf of victims of IRA terrorism against the alleged former head of the IRA, Gerry Adams. Prigozhin v. Higgins (2021-2022) — successfully defended a SLAPP action brought by Yevgeny Prigozhin, alleged head of Russian President Putin’s private army, Wagner Group, against the founder of Bellingcat, the ‘People’s Intelligence Agency’. Murray v. Mabrouk (2018–2021) — successful civil proceedings brought against Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk, one of the chief suspects in the shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher from the Libyan Embassy in 1984. Hamza v. Haftar (2020 – ongoing) – civil proceedings against head of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, for alleged war crimes commited during the Second Libyan Civil War. BB & Ors v. Moutaz Al-Khayyat& Ors (2020–ongoing) — civil proceedings brought on behalf of Syrian victims of Al-Nusra Front against this terrorist organisation’s funders. R (Hutchings) v. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2020–ongoing) — Judicial Review of discriminatory treatment of British Army veterans by the Northern Ireland criminal justice system. Young v. Downey (2017–2019) — successful civil proceedings brought against the chief suspect in the 1982 Provisional IRA bombing of Hyde Park that resulted in the murder of four British soldiers. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Report on HMG failure to support UK victims of Libyan IRA terrorism (2015–2017)—requested, successfully secured, and submitted evidence to a parliamentary inquiry which led to publication of a report recommending HMG enter direct government-to-government negotiations with Libya. Bacon v. The Iraq Inquiry (2015–2016) — bereaved families of British soldiers killed in Iraq raised a successful legal challenge against the Iraq Inquiry for interminable delays in publishing report, which led to the Inquiry expediting its work to ensure publication in 2016. Justice for the Juba Four (2014) — a civil society campaign that secured freedom for four political prisoners in South Sudan. Phone Hacking Victims v. News Group Newspapers (2013–2014) — achieved significant settlements for victims of phone hacking by News International. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v. Kevin Maxwell (2013) — represented former Counter-Terrorism officer Kevin Maxwell in his successful claim for damages arising from harassment and discrimination by the Metropolitan Police. Breslin & Ors v. Murphy & Daly —successful civil retrial of two members of the Real IRA for the 1998 bombing of Omagh (2013). Sannikov v. Lukashenko (2012) — prepared the prosecution of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko which assisted in the release of political prisoners. McDonald v. The Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahirya (2006–2008) — represented hundreds of victims of IRA terrorism sponsored by Muammar al-Gaddafi through which US victims received compensation under the US-Libya Claims Settlement Agreement.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jason McCue, Matthew Jury

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