Gillian Jones KC

Ranked in 5 Practice Areas

Band 1

Financial Crime

London (Bar)

11 Years Ranked

Band 1

Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions

London (Bar)

6 Years Ranked

Band 1

Crime

London (Bar)

19 Years Ranked

Band 2

Financial Crime: Corporates

London (Bar)

3 Years Ranked

Band 2

POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture

All Circuits

3 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

High Net Worth 2025

About

Provided by Gillian Jones KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Winner of Financial Crime Silk of the year, Legal 500’s UK Awards 2024. Ranked in Chambers UK High Net Worth Guide 2024. Named in Top 10 list of influential Crime Lawyers by Business Today in 2023, the Hot 100 list 2021 by The Lawyer Magazine. Winner of Crime Silk of the year, Legal 500’s UK Awards 2020. Cited as a Leading Silk across financial crime, business, and regulatory crime (including global investigations), as well as General Crime by Chambers UK, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal.

Gillian is described as a ‘brilliant’ practitioner who “is fabulous and absolutely faultless... solicitors appreciate her quality of advocacy before juries and her adaptability. She is an extremely bright and extremely hard-working …assiduous, quick-thinking, formidable silk who is able to navigate the most complex cases and get to the heart of the matter almost instantly… a go-to person for those seeking pragmatic, sensible and reliable advice.”

With a high-profile practice specialising in financial crime, acting on behalf of individuals, corporates, and the prosecution, many of Gillian’s cases are well known with a global reach. She advises companies on compliance issues, internal investigations, and strategically following investigations by the SFO, FCA and regulatory bodies. Gillian is noted for her significant expertise in Private Prosecutions. Gillian is highly experienced in defending in murder/manslaughter, and misconduct in public office cases.

Appointed joint Head of Chambers in 2018.

Career

Call 1996; Silk 2017.

Professional Memberships

Criminal Bar Association (Secretary 2012 -2013, Treasurer 2017-2018); Fraud Lawyers Association; South Eastern Circuit.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Financial Crime - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Gillian Jones KC is an assiduous, quick-thinking and formidable silk whose cases involve allegations of insider dealing, rate rigging and investment fraud. She is experienced in significant bribery and corruption cases, representing individuals and corporates, and is also noted for her significant expertise in private prosecutions.

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Crime - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Gillian Jones KC routinely acts in murder and sexual assault cases, often dealing with vulnerable defendants and witnesses. She has expertise in cybercrime cases and is skilled in the handling of complex computer evidence. Jones has extensive experience appearing before the Court of Appeal.

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Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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Financial Crime: Corporates - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

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POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture - All Circuits

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Gillian Jones KC acts for individuals and government departments on POCA-related matters. She is well regarded for her ability to advise on confiscation and enforcement proceedings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Gillian Jones KC is an excellent advocate.

Financial Crime respondent
UK-Bar

She is a perfect all-round barrister, a clever and very effective advocate with fantastic work rate. A master of complex cases, she has an extraordinary ability to keep spinning plates in the air.

Financial Crime respondent
UK-Bar

Gillian is super. She is a very perceptive and clever barrister who is able to see the other side and approach it with objectivity.

Financial Crime respondent
UK-Bar

Gillian is brilliant in every area and at the top of her game.

Crime respondent
UK-Bar

Gillian is out of this world good. A real team player and a great leader, she is just brilliant.

POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture respondent
UK-Bar

Gillian Jones KC brings great energy to the case and knows the POCA regime inside out.

POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture respondent
UK-Bar

Gillian Jones KC is an excellent advocate.

Financial Crime respondent
UK-Bar

She is a perfect all-round barrister, a clever and very effective advocate with fantastic work rate. A master of complex cases, she has an extraordinary ability to keep spinning plates in the air.

Financial Crime respondent
UK-Bar

Gillian is super. She is a very perceptive and clever barrister who is able to see the other side and approach it with objectivity.

Financial Crime respondent
UK-Bar

Gillian is brilliant in every area and at the top of her game.

Crime respondent
UK-Bar

Gillian is out of this world good. A real team player and a great leader, she is just brilliant.

POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture respondent
UK-Bar

Gillian Jones KC brings great energy to the case and knows the POCA regime inside out.

POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture respondent
UK-Bar

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Gillian Jones KC

UK Bar Guide 2025

Financial Crime + 4 more rankings

About

Practice Areas

Career

Professional Memberships

Chambers Review

UK-Bar

Financial Crime - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Crime - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Financial Crime: Corporates - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture - All Circuits

Individual Editorial

Strengths

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Financial Crime

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