Jonathan Jones

From my work at the heart of government, I have deep experience of all aspects of public and constitutional law, the workings of government and Parliament, and the development and implementation of policy, including: judicial review, public inquiries, primary and secondary legislation, EU and international law.

I am based in Linklaters’ London Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice, where my work includes judicial review and public law generally, advice on legal, policy and constitutional developments, the workings of government and parliament, and public & parliamentary inquiries.

Previous experience includes:

Legal Adviser to HM Treasury, Department for Education and Home Office; Director General of the Attorney General’s Office.

Appointed honorary Queen’s Counsel (QC) in 2019

Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 2020, for public service

Master of the Bench, Middle Temple

Honorary Professor, Durham Law School

Senior Fellow, Institute for Government

He has given many lectures and presentations on public, constitutional and statutory law to (among others) the Administrative Law Bar Association, Durham and Cambridge Universities, the Institute for Government, the Society of Legal Scholars and the Statute Law Society

He is frequently interviewed by, or writes for, the media on current legal and policy issues, including BBC television and radio, Sky news, Times Radio, the Times newspaper, Guardian, Independent, Prospect Magazine, New Statesman and others

He has blogged on legal and constitutional issues for the Institute for Government: Jonathan Jones QC | The Institute for Government

He recently contributed this article for the New Statesman on proposed reforms to the Human Rights Act 1998

BA (Law), University of Durham.

Called to the Bar by the Middle Temple. Elected a Master of the Bench.

Appointed Queen’s Counsel Honoris Causa.