About us
Jackson Lyon LLP is a specialist law firm founded by lawyers based in London, United Kingdom, with many years of experience, focusing primarily on litigation, commercial and immigration law.
A major focus of our business involves acting for ultra-high net worth individuals & families, family offices and entrepreneurs.
With a strong litigation foundation, we pride ourselves on our practical and effective style of solving problems for our clients. Having handled many high profile cases together, our founding Partners have honed a boutique practice which recognises the realities of media exposure, commercial practicality and sensitivity.
Drawing upon the legal, linguistic and cultural skills, we ensure that we maintain an “around-the-clock” service to our clients. We like to solve our clients’ problems quickly and guard their interests fiercely.
As an independent firm, we are regularly referred work by law firms in the UK and also other countries.
Our instructions come from all over the world; our clients include land and property owners, high net-worth individuals, British politicians, family offices, entrepreneurs, listed companies and financial institutions.
Our culture & values
At Jackson & Lyon LLP, we believe in building long lasting relationships. This is why many long-standing clients from our combined 10 years of practice still put their trust in us and rely on our friendly, culturally sensitive, straightforward approach, personal service and professional expertise to help understand their situation, needs and objectives and help them to solve their problems.
Experience
Over the past 10 years, the founding Partners of Jackson & Lyon LLP have been involved in:
Acting for a family in an international high profile claim arising out of an adult dependancy claim against an insurance company and police authority.
Leading immigration appeal and reported judicial review cases against the Home Office relating to Investor Tier 1 applicants, British Overseas Citizens and EU 49 Posted Workers.
Acting for a high net worth individual in relation to cash and forfeiture proceedings under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for over £250,000.
Commercial fraud recovery work for a high net worth individual based in the UK involving multiple jurisdictions for £200,000.
Defending a UK client in an international family dispute over assets and cash in the UK of about £60 million.
Assisting in the IPO of an international company based overseas with business interests in the UK.
Acting for an overseas investor in obtaining a Mareva injunction freezing assets of a UK company in a claim involving fraudulent transactions in China of about £5 million.
Acting for an overseas investor in a minority shareholder’s dispute of about £40 million in a well known UK technology company.
Acting for an overseas client in an international high profile case against a UK airline for a breach of contract, negligence and racial discrimination claim under the Equality Act 2010.
Representing a family on an international high profile hearing involving a police authority and the IPCC.
Defending a company and its director in an employment tribunal action for an unfair dismissal and racial discrimination action claim of about £125,000.
Defending a company in an employment tribunal action for an unfair dismissal claim of £150,000.
Acting for a Hong Kong based property developer in a professional negligence claim against their solicitors in a claim of about £1 million.
Acting for a UK based entrepreneur in a professional negligence claim against their solicitors in a claim of about £250,000.
Acting for an overseas entrepreneur in a professional negligence claim against their immigration advisors in a claim of about £75,000.
Acting for an overseas investor in a professional negligence claim against their estate agents in a claim of about £100,000.
Acting for a business chain in a Food & Safety prosecution by the local council.
Acting for a high net worth individual domiciled in the UK on complicated divorce proceedings.
