Julian Jones
YEAR OF CALL 1999
PRACTISING DOOR TENANT
‘Julian is fastidious.’ Chambers UK Bar 2025
'A diligent junior with an authoritative court presence.' The Legal 500 2025
Julian is a specialist in serious and complex crime. He is instructed for the prosecution and defence in approximately equal proportions. He appears as leading junior counsel, sole counsel, and is led by King’s Counsel.
Julian has experience of very substantial width and depth in trial advocacy, appellate advocacy, the giving of advice and case management. He brings very thorough preparation and a firm grip on case management to every case he undertakes.
Julian is fully committed to giving every case the best he possibly can and those who instruct him know their case is in trusted hands. In the current resource stripped climate he will ‘go the extra mile’ and do whatever he personally can for Prosecution Lawyers, Paralegal Officers and Defence Solicitors so as to make a case ready for hearing.
He takes great pride in client care, whether it be working with senior prosecution lawyers and police officers on prosecution strategy, or fulfilling the pastoral side of the job with a vulnerable defence client.
Julian is firmly committed to a mixed practice of both defending and prosecuting and believes experience on each side has helped him on the other.
His experience includes cases involving abuse of process, judicial review, confiscation, PII, notification hearings, RIPA/IPA, witness anonymity, third party disclosure, police texts, fitness to plead.
He has a particular interest and expertise in disclosure and has lectured to leading Yorkshire and London solicitors and to senior Metropolitan Police Service detectives on this topic.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Homicide
- Gang-related Crime
- Organised Crime
- Fraud and Money Laundering
- Serious Sexual Offences
- Private Prosecutions
Full details of Julian Jones’ practice are available here.
MEMBERSHIPS
Criminal Bar Association
North Eastern Circuit
South Eastern Circuit
CPS Advocate Panel Member, Level 4
(North Eastern, London and South Eastern Circuits)
CPS Advocate Serious Crime Group Panel Member, Level 4
CPS Advocate Specialist Fraud Group Panel Member, Level 4
CPS Rape and Child Sexual Abuse Specialist Panel Member
Serious Fraud Office List A (2017 - 2020; renewed 2020 - 2024)
Pupil Supervisor
PRIZES / AWARDS
Gray’s Inn - The Edmund - Davies Award
Metropolitan Police Commendation
(for outstanding contribution to judging mock trial programme)
“Julian Jones is thorough, clever and strategic in court and a powerful advocate.” Chambers UK Bar 2024
‘Julian Jones prosecutes and defends complex criminal cases involving fraud, sexual assault and homicide. He possesses particular expertise in disclosure.’
‘He is an excellent barrister who is extremely well read.’
‘Julian has an excellent manner in court.’
‘Julian works incredibly hard.’
‘He is a persuasive advocate.’
Chambers UK Bar 2023
‘Julian has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and an unrivalled commitment to preparation - a barrister anyone would want in their corner.’
The Legal 500 2023
‘Hard-working, dogged and conscientious’
The Legal 500 2021
