Michael Jones KC practised from chambers in South Wales before joining the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in 2009 as the first Senior Crown Advocate in Wales. In 2018 he was appointed Queen’s Counsel, the first ever such appointment from the CPS in Wales. He also remains, in silk, a pupil supervisor. He is a Middle Temple Bencher, a Middle Temple Advocacy Trainer and Student Sponsor, one of three National Advocacy Panel Assessors for the CPS and a member of the national CPS/Bar Diversity and Inclusive Panel. In 2018, he was in the final shortlist of three for the Bar Council’s ‘Employed Barrister of the Year’ Awards. He is a member of the Bar Council and past Chair of its Employed Barristers’ Committee, past Chair of the Employed Bar Society at Middle Temple, Member of the Bench Selection Advisory Committee of Middle Temple, Secretary of the Middle Temple Wales Circuit Society, Member of the Wales and Chester Circuit, a door tenant at 30, Park Place Chambers in Cardiff and Chairman of the Welsh Senedd/Parliamentary Rugby XV.
Mike Jones KC, the first Senior Crown advocate from Wales to take silk, talks about his career pathway, the ‘one Bar’ philosophy and what the future holds
Far-ranging month for the Chair of the Bar
Endometriosis Awareness North, a charity raising awareness of endometriosis and supporting those affected across the North of England, has received a £500 boost from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the most recent data on alcohol misuse in the UK, and the implications for alcohol testing in family proceedings
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how tailored financial planning can help barristers take control of their finances and plan with confidence
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
A £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs has been made to the leading UK charity tackling international parental child abduction and the movement of children across international borders
Seeing the full picture – Baljit Ubhey OBE outlines the CPS action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, offering insights directly relevant to courtroom practice
Heritage as an anchor and a compass, finding our common humanity and embracing the power of the outsider – Melina Antoniadis’s lessons learnt
Is the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office process fit for purpose? Women barristers’ experiences of bullying are not being reported or, if they are, they are not making it through the system, says Tana Adkin KC
Review by Daniel Barnett
Chair of the Bar reports back
