Ian H. Jones, MA (Oxon.), Barrister

Direct legal advice for your appeal

Ian is self-employed and works from his office at Holbrook Chambers, Leicester. He was previously head of a local authority legal department, and his current self-employed practice reflects this local government experience.

Unlike most other barristers, Ian now carries out much of his work directly for clients rather than going through a solicitor (this is called “direct access”).

One of Ian’s main areas of direct access work is education, especially school appeals (admissions, exclusions and SEN appeals).  Ian has attended hundreds of appeal hearings on behalf of parents, schools or as legal advisor to the panel, and has provided training on the admission appeals system.

Ian regularly appears on BBC TV & radio and in the national press to comment about school appeals and the admissions system.

Ian also undertakes a wide range of other direct access work (usually for a fixed fee), as well as accepting instructions from solicitors.  This includes providing advice, drafting documents and attending hearings at all levels of courts, tribunals and appeal panels.  

Ian’s practice areas include:

Education (incl. admission appeals & exclusion appeals, pupil discipline, governors, staff employment, school finance & property, SEN  & disability, awards & grants, Ombudsman complaints)

Employment (esp. school & church employment & discipline)

Housing (esp. anti-social behaviour & nuisance, homelessness)

Licensing & registration (incl. alcohol, entertainment, premises & personal licences, taxi & private hire, appeals, reviews)

Planning, land and boundary disputes & rights of way

Local government law (incl. elections, constitution, standards, human rights, health & safety, public health, appeals & committees, procurement & TUPE, data protection & freedom of information, rights of way, environment, highways & sewers, community care, complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman)

Benefits and social security

Charities & trusts (incl. wills, probate & administration)

Contracts

Negligence & personal injury

Burial & cemetery law & ecclesiastical law (esp. care of churchyards, memorial safety, rights of burial, health & safety in cemeteries)

To obtain a quotation for work in any of these areas, please contact Ian Jones directly

ADVICE - HEARINGS - URGENT WORK - DRAFTING

Ian Jones is a barrister with over 15 years’ experience in working with appeal panels.  His areas of expertise include education, licensing and housing law, planning and land disputes, church law and matters relating to local government.

For advice or representation at your hearing

Contact Ian Jones (email preferred):

legal@direct-barrister.com

Tel:  07771 961 962    Fax:  0116 312 0180

Holbrook Chambers, PO Box 9327, Leicester LE21 3EL

Advice can be provided urgently if required, but please note that Ian Jones does not provide a free legal advice service and will require a signed contract before undertaking any work.

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Main local appeal venues:

Ian Jones attends appeal hearings across England & Wales, including:

Within the London area, venues include:

Harrow, Uxbridge, Hounslow, Staines, Slough, Windsor, Wembley, Ealing, Richmond, Kingston upon Thames, Hammersmith, Barnet, Hatfield, Finchley, Muswell Hill, Islington, Westminster, Sutton, Croydon, Bromley, Camden, Hackney, Greenwich, Lewisham, Woolwich, Dartford, Barking, Romford, Hertford, Harlow, Luton, Stevenage