Martin Jones

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Partner

Regulatory and defence services

 

Services

Area of expertise

  • Health and safety
  • Inquests
  • Licensing
  • Regulatory crime & enforcement

 

Profile

Martin Jones is a Partner and Head of Hugh James' Regulatory and Defence Services team. He advises on a wide range of criminal and professional regulation matters. He has 15 years post qualification experience.

Within the general crime field, Martin specialises in fraud and money laundering allegations.

Martin's regulatory crime practice incorporates work in the following niches:

  • Health and safety litigation
  • Environmental prosecutions
  • Animal Welfare
  • Road traffic and vehicle condition issues pertaining to fleets

Martin is a HSE Solicitor Agent and appears regularly on behalf of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and the Security Industry Authority.

He deals with Professional Regulation matters brought by a very wide range of regulators including the GMC, GOC and NMC. He presents cases for the General Teaching Council for Wales and acts as Legal Advisor to the Care Council for Wales' Conduct Committees.

Martin has substantial coronial law experience appearing in inquests throughout the UK for individuals' companies, the Welsh Government and HSE. 

Martin also deals with a substantial licensing case-load; concentrating on licence reviews and breach allegations. He has acted in a number of contested applications to licence large-scale events.

Read more about the regulatory and defence cases which Martin is currently involved with.

 

Professional career

Trained: Price & Son               

Qualified: 1996

Partner at Hugh James: 2007

 

Education

Sir Thomas Picton School, Haverfordwest

Keele University – Law & English Literature 2(i) - 1993

College of Law, Chester – LPC - 1994

Personal interests

  • A keen runner (distance) and hill-walker
  • Enjoys Welsh rugby and English cricket
Martin Jones colourMartin Jones

Partner

E martin.jones@hughjames.com

T 029 2039 1176

 

Contact

Martin Jones colourMartin Jones

Partner

 

E martin.jones@hughjames.com

T 029 2039 1176

Testimonials

Regulatory and defence services department head Martin Jones provided counsel to Millennium Stadium on new mandatory licensing conditions, and has also been representing the organisers of the Beach Break Live festival in a contested licensing application. 

Chambers 2012

Memberships

  • Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
  • Children's Panel member
  • Health and Safety Lawyers Association
  • Inquest Lawyers Group
  • Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (associate member)

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