Practice Profile

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

Gregory is consistently rated in the top 5 leading juniors in the RTPI's Annual Survey of Planning Practitioners (top 4 in 2010): "Jones is regarded as very client-focused and quick on his feet". He is rated as leading junior in planning, local government, environmental and education law in Chambers & Partners Directory, describing him as "particularly impressive in court" and clearly demonstrating "a shining ability" and "an Environmental Impact Assessment star". He is rated as a leading junior for planning, education, administrative and environmental law by Legal 500 and Legal Experts, and as a top junior by The Lawyer survey of the Administrative Law Bar which notes that he is "instructed in heavy weight planning and environmental judicial reviews."

Qualifications and Appointments

• Dates of Call:
  1991 Lincoln's Inn
  1997 King's Inns, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  2008 Inns of Court, Northern Ireland
• 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)

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
• 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/careers/features/981394/Things-I-Know-Gregory-Jones-Barrister-Francis-Taylor-Building/