Rhys Jones

Acted as junior counsel for the successful licensee company at both first instance an on appeal in relation to claims arising in contractual construction and restraint of trade, and acting as sole counsel at interlocutory stage (with Michael Bloch KC).

Acting (unled) for the concert promoter in contemplated proceedings concerning a breach of contract arising out of a concert promotion agreement.

For the claimant in an application for a worldwide freezing order (assisting Harry Adamson).

Instructed by the Defendant in relation to an allegation of non-performance for the supply of photographs under a contract.

For the defendant news group, MGN, in the ongoing phone hacking litigation (assisting Harry Adamson).

For the defendant in a claim arising from the Ingenious Litigation, a group action relating to a claim in fraud brought by a large number of investors in a film finance scheme (assisting Harry Adamson).

For the Premier League in a confidential arbitration relating to alleged breaches by a football club of the league's profitability and sustainability rules (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

For the defendant water company in relation to an ongoing multi-million pound High Court claim in restitution by personal search companies alleging breach of the Environmental Information Regulations (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

For the FCA in a reference brought before the Upper Tribunal in relation to the FCA's findings of a lack of integrity against three employees of a private investment bank (assisting Celia Rooney).

For the claimant in relation to a final charging order over a property for sums due and owing under two orders and a default costs certificate (assisting Harry Adamson).

For the claimant in relation to a dispute over payment of royalties under a licence agreement between the claimant and defendant pertaining to the sampling by Kanye West of a recording by the group King Crimson (assisting Celia Rooney).

For Mr Jon Moss in his dispute against his former band, Culture Club (assisting Celia Rooney).

For the defendant company in an expedited High Court employee competition claim involving allegations relating to a team move of 38 employees across different jurisdictions in the insurance broking industry, including an alleged unlawful means conspiracy and quia timet and springboard injunctive relief (assisting Craig Rajgopaul).

For the talent management agency in relation to proposed proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of a music management contract by the artist (assisting Celia Rooney).

For the artists in proposed proceedings arising from an alleged failure on the part of the recording company to comply with its royalty accounting obligations in relation to streaming services (assisting Celia Rooney).

Acted as junior counsel for the Eighth Defendant in an expedited employee competition trial, successfully resisting the claimant reinsurance firm’s allegations of wide-ranging wrongdoing and unlawful means conspiracies as well as claims for injunctive relief on a springboard and quia timet basis (with Craig Rajgopaul KC and Emmeline Plews).

For the employer in successfully obtaining a strike out of an Employment Tribunal whistleblowing claim (assisting Craig Rajgopaul).

Acting as junior counsel in relation to a claim arising from pregnancy/maternity discrimination, direct sex discrimination and whistleblowing (led by Jane Mulcahy KC and Kerenza Davis)

For the defendant employer in a claim brought by a male employee regarding allegations of sex discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 arising during the course of internal disciplinary proceedings (assisting Craig Rajgopaul).

For the employer in an Employment Tribunal disability discrimination claim (assisting Craig Rajgopaul).

For the employer in an Employment Tribunal disability discrimination claim, which involved complex territorial jurisdictional matters (assisting Craig Rajgopaul).

For the Energy Company in a proposed employee competition claim involving allegations of misuse of confidential information and unlawful means conspiracy (assisting Celia Rooney).

For the employer in an Employment Tribunal discrimination claim involving allegations of disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation under the Equality Act 2010 (assisting Celia Rooney).

Acting for the Premier League in disciplinary proceedings brought against Everton Football Club under its Profit and Sustainability Rules (with Adam Lewis KC and Jason Pobjoy).

For the Premier League in a confidential arbitration relating to alleged breaches by a football club of the league's profitability and sustainability rules (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised the Premier League on various proposed rule changes, including in respect of its compliance with certain statutory obligations (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

For an athletics coach in relation to a disciplinary matter brought by the regulatory body (assisting Celia Rooney).

Advised the Football Association on a regulatory matter arising in the context of a confidential arbitration (assisting Celia Rooney).

For Visa in relation to the Visa interchange litigation, including the umbrella interchange proceedings, relating to claims that Multilateral Interchange Fees set by the Mastercard and Visa schemes are anti-competitive and unlawful (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

For Volkswagen AG in group litigation proceedings, which raise a number of EU and competition law issues, including in respect of the Commission’s decision regarding emission levels (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

For the defendant news group, MGN, in the ongoing phone hacking litigation (assisting Harry Adamson).

Acted as junior counsel for the successful licensee company at both first instance an on appeal in relation to claims arising in contractual construction and restraint of trade, and acting as sole counsel at interlocutory stage (with Michael Bloch KC).

Instructed by the Defendant in relation to an allegation of non-performance for the supply of photographs under a contract.

For the BBC in resisting an appeal against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal to refuse the appellant’s multi-part request for information regarding audience research undertaken by the BBC (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

For Mr Jon Moss in his dispute against his former band, Culture Club (assisting Celia Rooney).

For the claimant in relation to a dispute over payment of royalties under a licence agreement between the claimant and defendant pertaining to the sampling by Kanye West of a recording by the group King Crimson (assisting Celia Rooney).

For the United Kingdom in a challenge brought in the European Court of Human Rights by the editors of a Polish-language monthly magazine, which concerned the compatibility of the UK litigation costs regime with the right to freedom of expression under Article 10 ECHR (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

For the United Kingdom in a challenge brought in the European Court of Human Rights by ANL, publisher of the Daily Mail and other titles, alleging a violation of Article 10 in respect of costs orders requiring the publisher to pay success fees to successful claimants (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

For the talent management agency in relation to proposed proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of a music management contract by the artist (assisting Celia Rooney).

For the artists in proposed proceedings arising from an alleged failure on the part of the recording company to comply with its royalty accounting obligations in relation to streaming services (assisting Celia Rooney).

Acted as junior counsel for the claimants in a judicial review of HMRC's refusal to apply extra-statutory concessions involving misunderstanding or misdirection in respect of assessments to amusement machine licence duty (with Kieron Beal KC).

For the former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, in proceedings before the Privileges Committee relating to the investigation into whether the former Prime Minister misled Parliament over ‘partygate’ allegations (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Assisted Sarah Wilkinson in conducting an independent review for the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, reviewing the creation, work and termination of the Church’s Independent Safeguarding Board.

https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/isb-review-report-30-november-2023.pdf

For the legal charity ClientEarth in a judicial review of the Financial Conduct Authority's decision to approve the prospectus of an oil and gas company as a precondition to its admission to the official list and the offer of its securities to the public (assisting Harry Adamson).

For the Secretary of State for Justice on a judicial review of the prison categorisation and security conditions of a prisoner convicted of terrorism offences (assisted Harry Adamson).

Advised the Premier League on various proposed rule changes, including in respect of its compliance with certain statutory obligations (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised the Football Association on a regulatory matter arising in the context of a confidential arbitration (assisting Celia Rooney).

Advising several companies and individuals in relation to compliance with the EU and UK sanctions regimes, particularly regarding Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, including advice on the impact of sanctions on commercial transactions, ownership and control, and the implications of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and the Regulations made pursuant to that primary legislation (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised a natural resources company in relation to the UK and EU sanctions regimes (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised a pharmaceutical company on the impact upon its business of the Russia (Sanctions) Regulations 2019 (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised a medical services company in relation to the UK and EU sanctions regimes (assisting Jason Pobjoy).