Jonathan Fowles


Year of Call: 2004

"Jonathan Fowles is absolutely brilliant. His technical knowledge of charity law is unsurpassed."

 

Chambers & Partners
Portrait of Jonathan Fowles

Practice Overview

Jonathan is a specialist in charity law, but also has supporting expertise in related areas of law, particularly trusts and probate, real property, and company law so far as it relates to charities. His practice encompasses both contentious and non-contentious work in the law of charities. 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 edn. (Sweet & Maxwell).

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    Serle Court Achieves Outstanding Results in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026

    We are delighted to announce another year of outstanding rankings and testimonials in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026. Serle Court has... Read More

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    Serle Court Wins Chancery Set of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2025

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    Serle Court Client Party 2025

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    Events

    Charity Law Association 31st Annual Conference 2025

    Location: British Medical Association
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  • "Jonathan is user-friendly and conscious of clients' needs."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025
  • "Jonathan has both impressive technical expertise and sector awareness."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025
  • “Jonathan has an encyclopaedic knowledge of anything and everything related to charities and the law. He is incredibly user-friendly, he delivers advice in a clear, concise and focused way, and he is also a superb strategist.”

    The Legal 500, 2025
  • ‘One of the very best charity juniors at the Bar. He has an incredible depth of charity law knowledge and produces clear, authoritative advice in a style that clients are able to easily digest.’ 

    The Legal 500, 2024

Education & Qualifications

New College, Oxford: - MA, Literae Humaniores

City University, London - Postgraduate Diploma in Law

Karmel and Bedingfield Scholar (Gray’s Inn)

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association

Charity Law Association

BSB Registration

Jonathan Fowles appears on the Bar Standards Board Register as Jonathan James Fowles

VAT Number

863546990

Public Access

Jonathan accepts public access instructions in the field of charity law. 

In the Press

'Harrow' Case Featured in The Times "Harrow loses fight to write 500-year-old charter in plain English" 13 November 2024.

News & Events

  • News

    Serle Court Achieves Outstanding Results in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026

    We are delighted to announce another year of outstanding rankings and testimonials in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026. Serle Court has... Read More

    News

    Serle Court Wins Chancery Set of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2025

    We are delighted to share that Serle Court has been named Chancery Set of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar... Read More

  • Events Hub

    Serle Court Client Party 2025

    Location: Read More

    Events

    Charity Law Association 30th Annual Conference 2024

    Location: BMA House, Tavistock House Read More