Alun Jones - Year of call: 2003

Alun enjoys a mixed Civil and Regulatory practice andl retains an element of Criminal law to his practice. He is an experienced trial advocate. Alun has been regularly listed in the Legal 500.

Legal 500 2011: "Extremely thorough, decisive and methodical"

Legal 500 2010: "..absorbs large volumes of difficult material very quickly"

Legal 500 2009: "..is an effective commercial junior who is always meticulous, and works to incredibly tight time frames".

PERSONAL INJURY & CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE

Regularly advising and representing both Claimants and Defendants in Fast-Track and Multi-track matters, including Appeals.

Regularly instructed in Personal Injury claims. He has undertaken a wide variety of PI work including:

• Employers’ Liability claims;
• Public Liability; 
• Road Traffic Claims; 
• Travel Claims; 
• Industrial Disease cases. 

I will accept appropriate instructions on a Conditional Fee basis.

Further detailed information is available at:

http://www.stpaulschambers.com/alun-jones-personal-injury-clinical-negligence

GENERAL CIVIL LAW 

Regularly advising and representing both Claimants and Defendants in Fast-Track and Multi-track matters across a broad range of areas of civil litigation. I have experience of appearing before the Mercantile & TCC Lists as well as before Specialist Tribunals.　

Principal areas of practice include:

• Contract & Commercial disputes; 
• Professional Negligence. 

My civil practice has also previously encompassed: PPI Claims; Consumer protection cases; Consumer Credit Act matters; Real property (including covenants, easements, rights of way, boundary disputes); HM Land Registry Adjudications; and Building and Construction disputes. 

Further detailed information is available at:

http://www.stpaulschambers.com/alun-jones-civil-law　

REGULATORY LAW 

Regularly advising and representing clients in both criminal and civil regulatory work 

Principal Areas of Practice include:

• Disciplinary Hearings
  – Regularly represents Doctors facing hearings before the General Medical Council. Experience of advising Nurses and other Healthcare professionals; 
• Inquests
  -Regularly represent Doctors at Inquests. Experience of acting for families of the deceased as well as insurance companies. Experience of Article 2 Inquests including deaths in custody.

  Other Areas of Practice:

• Licensing
   – Instructed to represent both Local Authorities and Licensees in First Instance Committee Hearings and Licensing Appeals. . 
• Planning Law
  – Able to advise and represent clients at first instance hearings and have experience of appearing before Planning Inquiries convened by the Secretary of State. Experience of advising in Planning Judicial Review.
• Environmental Law
  –Represented companies and individuals alleged to have committed Waste Management Offences. 
• Counterfeit Goods/Trading Standards
  --Represented a number of companies, individuals and Local Authorities prosecuted the largest seizure of counterfeit goods ever seized by West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service.　

Further detailed information including significant cases can be found at

http://www.stpaulschambers.com/alun-jones-regulatory

CRIME 

Acts for both the prosecution and the defence. 

Has a particular interest in regulatory, fraud and white collar crime, and motoring law. Alun is a CPS panel advocate and has prosecuted for the DTI, SOCA, FACT, (formerly) HM Customs & Excise and the Royal Mail. 

His broad practice gives him an advantage when there is a cross-over with the civil law such as cases where findings in the criminal courts may have an impact on pending professional disciplinary hearings, civil claims, inquests or confiscation matters. Cross examination of experts is a particular strength.

Further detailed information including significant criminal cases can be found at

http://www.stpaulschambers.com/alun-jones-crime