Admission Dates:

Solicitor: 2002
Barrister: 2013

Qualifications:

LLB (Hons) BA (Int’l Studies)(UTS)
BCL(Oxon)
University Medal in Law
British Chevening Scholarship

Previous professional experience

Lawyer, Government Litigation, Clayton Utz, Sydney
Lawyer, International Arbitration, Herbert Smith, London
Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Australian Government Solicitor, Canberra
Associate to Justice Leslie Katz of the Federal Court

Migration Law:

Oliver Jones is a specialist in immigration and citizenship litigation.  His cases concern visa cancellation (including on character grounds), skilled migration, student and partner visas, refugee law and citizenship matters.

Mr Jones typically appears for applicants in the Federal Circuit and Family Court Division 2 (General Federal Law) and the Federal Court.  Where appropriate, he appears in the Administrative Review Tribunal.  He also appears in the High Court.

Mr Jones has had regular appearances in the Full Federal Court where, with his advocacy, applicants have had important victories affecting many cases, most recently AJN23 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] FCAFC 103; 304 FCR 586.

He has also been victorious in the original jurisdiction of the High Court.

Publications:

Oliver Jones is an established author and has been published in scholarly journals worldwide, including the Law Quarterly Review.  His writings have been cited by courts in Australia, England, Canada and Hong Kong.  He has recently produced substantial articles on jurisdictional error, which is a field of particular relevance to his practice.

A recent article is:

“Anisminic in disguise?  Jurisdictional Error by Failing to Have a Correct Understanding of the Law Since NZYQ” (2026) 33 Australian Journal of Administrative Law 6-25

A collection of writings may be found at:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1551006