Practice Profile

Gregory's practice covers all aspects of administrative law including judicial review and statutory challenges, town planning, compulsory purchase, environmental law, EU law and public procurement, education, local government, administrative law. Regularly appearing in both public inquiries and the higher courts, Gregory acts on behalf of developers, local planning authorities and third parties.

Gregory is recommended as a leading silk in five separate categories in the Legal 500 (2011/12): planning, environmental, education, European Union & Competition law and administrative & public law  

Short listed as environmental and planning junior barrister of the year (Chambers & Partners 2010) Gregory is rated as a leading planning silk in the RTPI's Annual Survey of Planning Practitioners: "Jones is regarded as very client-focused and quick on his feet".

Prior to taking silk earlier this year,  Gregory was rated as a leading junior in planning, local government, environmental and education law in Chambers & Partners Directory, describing him as "particularly impressive in court" clearly demonstrating "a shining ability" and "an Environmental Impact Assessment star". He was rated as a top junior by The Lawyer survey of the Administrative Law Bar which noted that he is "instructed in heavy weight planning and environmental judicial reviews." Chambers and Partners 2011 regarded him as "one of the best juniors to be found at both the Planning and Environment Bars".

Qualifications and Appointments

• Dates of Call:
  1991 Lincoln's Inn
  1997 King's Inns, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  2008 Inn of Court, Northern Ireland
• 2011 Queen's Counsel
• New College, Oxford. MA (Oxon.), University College, London, LLM (EC law) (Lond.)
• Fellow of the Institute of European Law, King's College (appointed 2008)
• Deputy Chancellor of the Dioceses of Truro (appointed 2008), Exeter (appointed 2008) and Ely (appointed 2010)
• Bar Council (2007 - onwards)
• Administrative Court User's Group (2009 onwards)

Experience

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• Town and Country Planning and Major Infrastructure
• Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
• Parliamentary and Transport and Works Act
• Environmental
• Administrative and Local Government Law
• Education
• European Union and Public Procurement Law
• Ecclesiastical

Personal

• Treasurer of the Oxford Union (HT 1989).
• President of the Oxford University Law Society (TT 1988).
• New College Rugby 1st XV (1986-88).
• British Debating Team Tour of the USA (English Speaking Union debating scholar) (21 universities across 19 states) (1989).
• Stagiaire European Commission (General Secretariat dealing with delegation of powers and written legal procedure) (1990).
• European Commission Young Professionals Study Tour of USA (1990).
• Jean-Pierre Warner Scholar to the European Court of Justice (Cabinet of Advocate General Jacobs) (1995).
• Senior Lecturer in EC Law at South Bank University (1993-1997).
• Naui Advanced Scuba Diver.

To see "The things I know" Interview in Planning Magazine with Gregory click on

http://www.planningresource.co.uk/news/981394/Things-I-Know-Gregory-Jones-Barrister-Francis-Taylor-Building/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH