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About
Provided by Jonathan Glasson KC
Practice Areas
Jonathan’s practice includes human rights, public law, national security, immigration, and inquests and inquiries He acts for a wide range of clients including individuals, global companies and the government.
He has acted in a large number of national security cases for many years. He is regularly instructed as Counsel to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal including recent high profile challenges by Liberty and Privacy International as well as by journalists in Northern Ireland. Recent public law cases for the government include the challenge to the decision to deprive Shamima Begum of her UK citizenship and the challenge to the export of arms to Saudi Arabia for use in the Yemen conflict. He acted in Strasbourg proceedings for Khodorkovsky, the former CEO of Yukos, against Russia, and has been instructed in a significant number of cases from Russia and the former CIS. He regularly advises on immigration both for high net worth individuals and for the government.
He is instructed by core participants in the Covid-19 and previously acted in the Grenfell Tower Azelle Rodney, Duggan, In Amenas and Bloody Sunday inquires. He advises the Attorney General on applications to reopen inquests, and notably advised on reopening the inquests of those who died in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster and the death of Dr David Kelly.
Career
Appointed 2021 to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge in the King’s Bench Division and the Administrative Court. Deputy Chair of the Inns’ Conduct Committee. Former Solicitor (Honours)
Call 1996; Silk 2013
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Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jonathan Glasson KC has broad-ranging expertise in immigration law. He has a wealth of experience in matters including extradition, asylum and social security matters. He acts as a special advocate before the SIAC and the parole board.
Jonathan Glasson KC has a strong human rights practice, generally acting for data-controlling companies or public bodies such as the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. His key focus is on the use of data by state agents in relation to intelligence, policing and immigration.
Jonathan Glasson KC is instructed in high-profile public inquiries and inquests. He is a trusted choice for government bodies and has acted as counsel to the coroner. His recent instructions include acting for a government department in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jonathan is an extremely helpful advocate and gives prompt and thorough advice."
"Jonathan is practical and helpful. The tribunal trust him enormously, rightly so. He is a really good advocate, who cuts through things."
"Jonathan masters the detail and conveys confidence to clients through his reassuring approach. He is a real strategic thinker who is able to cut through the detail to provide crystal-clear advice."
"He is a concise and effective advocate."
"Jonathan is an extremely helpful advocate and gives prompt and thorough advice."
"Jonathan is practical and helpful. The tribunal trust him enormously, rightly so. He is a really good advocate, who cuts through things."
"Jonathan masters the detail and conveys confidence to clients through his reassuring approach. He is a real strategic thinker who is able to cut through the detail to provide crystal-clear advice."
"He is a concise and effective advocate."
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