Gareth Jones (lawyer)
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Gareth Hywel Jones Q.C., FBA (b. November 10, 1930) is a British academic and longtime fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
and Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge
.
Jones was born in 1930 in Tylorstown
, in the Rhondda Valley. He was educated at the Rhondda County School for Boys, University College London
, St Catharine's College, Cambridge
and Harvard College
. He became a teaching fellow of Trinity College Cambridge in 1961, becoming Senior Tutor in 1972 and was appointed Downing Professor of the Laws of England in 1974. Jones was Vice-Master of Trinity from 1986–1992, and from 1996-1999. He is a fellow of the British Academy
.
Jones is the co-author of Goff & Jones, The Law of Restitution and, with Robert Goff, is the acknowledged father of English restitution
law.
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
and Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
.
Jones was born in 1930 in Tylorstown
Tylorstown
Tylorstown is a village located in the Rhondda valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It was founded by Alfred Tylor who set up an early coal mining operation in the location in the mid-19th century....
, in the Rhondda Valley. He was educated at the Rhondda County School for Boys, University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
, St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St. Catharine’s College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1473, the college is often referred to informally by the nickname "Catz".-History:...
and Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
. He became a teaching fellow of Trinity College Cambridge in 1961, becoming Senior Tutor in 1972 and was appointed Downing Professor of the Laws of England in 1974. Jones was Vice-Master of Trinity from 1986–1992, and from 1996-1999. He is a fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
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Jones is the co-author of Goff & Jones, The Law of Restitution and, with Robert Goff, is the acknowledged father of English restitution
Restitution
The law of restitution is the law of gains-based recovery. It is to be contrasted with the law of compensation, which is the law of loss-based recovery. Obligations to make restitution and obligations to pay compensation are each a type of legal response to events in the real world. When a court...
law.
External links
- Goff & Jones, The Law of Restitution, Author Professor Gareth Jones (7th Ed, Sweet & Maxwell, 2009)