Bryan Jones

Spear’s Review

Family law all-rounder Bryan Jones is an expert in acting for international HNWs in financial and children matters at the highest level.

Jones joined Hughes Fowler Carruthers in 2010 and became a partner in 2018. In his 15 years at the firm, Jones has seen many high-profile clients come to his door, bringing with them cases involving assets in the tens and hundreds of millions of pounds, international jurisdictions and complex wealth structures on all sides. Clients are often in the public eye, and so privacy is paramount.

‘We have a very strong, strategic approach to cases, but what we also have is a willingness to try and resolve matters,’ he tells Spear’s. ‘And if a situation can’t be resolved, clients are in the best hands in terms of litigation.’

Notable cases

• Potanina v Potanin [2024] UKSC 3

Adviser Profile

Commended for his tenacity, ‘master tactician’ Bryan Jones has vast experience in acting for international high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals in a wide range of divorce, financial and children matters, litigating both pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and acting in cross-jurisdiction cases. Jones has developed a successful practice dealing with a range of highly complex family law work, and has numerous reported cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court to his name. 

Instructed by international billionaires and other high-profile individuals, he is known for his ‘fine instincts and a talent for forensic analysis’ and for being ‘very cool under fire’. Bryan is sought after for his tactical and strategic skill, as well as for the doggedness with which he fights for his clients. His cases are invariably complex and high value, and require the incisive approach that he brings to them. 

Bryan is ranked in the leading legal and high-net-worth directories, with one source enthusing that he is ‘extremely bright’, continuing that he ‘brings a worldliness to his intelligence as well’, while another comments that he is ‘hard working and extraordinarily diligent... so thorough, client-friendly and goes above and beyond’. He is further praised for being ‘extremely numerate’ and for coming up with great solutions to problems by thinking outside the box. 

Bryan is always prepared for anything, with clients valuing his diligence. He always fights every corner to achieve the best possible outcome, leaving no stone unturned. 

Outside of the office, Bryan’s interests are cricket, travelling and cycling.