Philip Jones KC
Call: 1985 Silk: 2006
“He is a superstar.”
Chambers & Partners
Call: 1985 Silk: 2006
“He is a superstar.”
Chambers & Partners
Philip Jones KC has now retired from advocacy. He continues to provide advice in his specialist areas, and acts as a mediator and arbitrator.
Philip has not made any submissions to the directories since 2023, but getting out of the directories has proved far more difficult than expected!
In Chambers & Partners 2023, the last year he made submissions, he was named as one of its 21 Stars at the Bar. He was frequently named by Chambers & Partners as one of the Stars at the Bar during the prior 18 years.
In 2023 he was ranked in 9 different practice areas (there are 5 tier levels in each area): Chancery Commercial (Tier 1), Company (Tier 1), Partnership (Tier 1), Offshore (Tier 1), Commercial Dispute Resolution (Tier 2), Civil Fraud (Tier 2), Restructuring and Insolvency (Tier 2), Tax (Tier 2), Professional Negligence (Tier 3).
In Legal 500 2023 Philip was ranked in 8 different practice areas: Company (Tier 1), Partnership (Tier 1), Offshore (Tier 1), Private Client: trusts and probate (Tier 1), Insolvency (Tier 2), Civil Fraud (Tier 2), Professional Negligence (Tier 3), Commercial Litigation (Tier 3).
“An amazing breadth of knowledge.”
Chambers & Partners
“Wonderful; he's a team player and a great advocate.”
Chambers & Partners
“He is fantastic.”
Chambers & Partners 2026
“He is among the absolute legends of the Commercial Bar. ”
Chambers & Partners
“Philip has supreme intellect. He is very understated but brilliant.”
Chambers & Partners
“Philip has a very gentle, avuncular style but is a really piercing, forensic advocate when he needs to be.”
Chambers & Partners
“He is a very elegant advocate.”
Chambers & Partners
“Highly experienced, responsive and able to deliver exceptional advice. He demonstrates a clear grasp of the legal issues and is also accessible to the client.”
Chambers & Partners
“Philip Jones is exceptional. He is a highly intelligent man who strives relentlessly to get the right solution, and is unafraid to give unpalatable advice.”
Chambers & Partners
“Philip Jones is very charming.”
Chambers & Partners
“Charming, sensible, very knowledgeable and a man who makes the right points.”
Chambers & Partners
“Philip is user-friendly, responsive and effective.”
Chambers & Partners
“Philip Jones is excellent.”
Chambers & Partners
“A vastly experienced and extremely pleasant performer, who is really smart.”
Chambers & Partners
“Philip is fantastic. He is very smooth and he inspires confidence in the team.”
Chambers& Partners
“Hugely sensible, highly commercial and on top of the issues.”
Chambers& Partners
“Philip has huge gravitas, is extremely experienced and gives clear advice without sitting on the fence.”
Chambers& Partners
“He is a very calm advocate who is extremely pleasant to appear against.”
Chambers& Partners
“Philip Jones is a great advocate. He is both gentle and a good technical lawyer.”
Chambers & Partners
“A barrister with finely tuned commercial instincts.”
Chambers & Partners
“Hugely insightful, very helpful and responsive, and excellent in conference with clients. He is exactly what you want from an experienced chancery silk: he gives a lot of direction and is also very down to earth and easy to work with.”
Chambers & Partners
“Philip has huge gravitas, and is tremendous to work with as he makes his views clear and doesn't sit on the fence.”
Chambers & Partners
We are delighted to announce another year of outstanding rankings and testimonials in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026.
Serle Court is delighted to have once again achieved top-band recognition in the Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2025.
Serle Court has once again been recognised in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2025, achieving top-tier set rankings and 35 individual recommendations across key offshore practice areas.
Serle Court has achieved another outstanding set of results in the Chambers UK Bar 2025 guide, with rankings in 25 practice areas and 164 individual recommendations.
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Philip John Jones KC
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LEADING SET:
UK Bar 2026
WINNER:
MENA Awards 2026 - English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Set of the Year
WINNER:
Best Chambers for Work / Life Balance 2026
SHORTLISTED:
UK Bar Awards 2025 - Chancery Set of the Year
SHORTLISTED:
Bar Awards 2025 - Chancery Set of the Year
SHORTLISTED:
Chambers of the Year Award 2025
WINNER:
Bar Awards 2024 - Chancery Set of the Year
WINNER:
Middle East Awards 2024 - Middle East-Wide Dispute Resolution: Leading UK Barristers' Set
SHORTLISTED:
Bar Awards 2024 - Intellectual Property Set of the Year
SHORTLISTED:
Bar Awards 2024 - Commercial Litigation Set of the Year
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