JUNIOR PROFILE

Jonathan Fowles

UK Bar 2026

Serle Court

Ranked in 1 practice area

Charities

London (Bar)

9 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Jonathan is a genuine specialist in the law of charities, in which he undertakes both contentious and non-contentious work.

His recent cases include Governors of the Free School of John Lyon v Attorney General (High Court) on the cy-près jurisdiction and the nature of charitable statutory and charter corporations, and Mohammed v Daji (Court of Appeal) on the establishment and interpretation of charitable trusts by fundraising appeal. He is Junior Counsel to the Treasury in Charity Matters, advising the Attorney General in their constitutional function as defender of charity and the charitable interest and representing them in litigation where necessary.

He is also co-editor of the leading textbook, Tudor on Charities, 11th ed. (Thomson Reuters) and is widely published in charity law.

Chambers Review

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Charities - London (Bar)

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Individual Editorial

Jonathan Fowles is an impressive barrister across all aspects of charity law who regularly advises charities on constitutional matters and counsels trustees as to their duties and capacities. Much of his work is highly sensitive, and his instructions include a number of significant contentious cases in the sector. He has experience with statutory inquiries and is an expert in cases with reputational damage angles. He co-edits 'Tudor on Charities' along with William Henderson.

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Strengths

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His knowledge was second to none and he became part of the team immediately. We could not have done the case without him.
CharitiesUK Bar
Jonathan is a fantastic barrister, hugely expert in and dedicated to the charity sector. We hugely value his advice, approach and the fact he is immensely pleasant to deal with as an individual.
CharitiesUK Bar
Jonathan is absolutely superb, really clear, accessible and always generous with his time. He is so incredibly knowledgeable.
CharitiesUK Bar
Jonathan is an excellent technical lawyer.
CharitiesUK Bar
He is really great on complex trust advice.
CharitiesUK Bar