Céline Jones is a Partner in our commercial disputes team.
Céline has over 20 years’ experience in cross-border litigation.
Her main areas of practice are contractual disputes, fraud and sports litigation.
Céline leads Capital Law’s French Desk and has developed a particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional proceedings, with a particular focus on France.
She is also Head of Sports at Capital, and advises clubs, athletes and players across a wide range of sporting disciplines.
She is co-founder and Chair of Le Club, a Franco-Welsh Business Forum which aims to stimulate networking, partnership development and trading opportunities between organisations with both French and Welsh links.
In 2020, she was appointed Honorary Consul of France in Wales, a multi-faceted role which brings her close to the French community in Wales. She is also Avocat Conseil auprès du Consulat Général et de l’Ambassade de France à Londres, a prestigious Legal Counsel role to the French Embassy in the UK, and the first award of its kind for a solicitor in Wales.
Expertise
- Commercial Disputes
- International Disputes
- Sports
- Contract disputes
- Fraud
Recent work
Sports Litigation
Acting for Cardiff City FC against FC Nantes in relation to the transfer of Emiliano Sala
BVI company
Acting for a BVI company in a multi-million-pound fraud and breach of contract claim related to the redevelopment and sale of Grosvenor Gardens House in London.
Private client
Successfully defending a private individual in a breach of contract claim related to the redevelopment and sale of Grosvenor Gardens House in London.
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Advising a cohort of law firms on service of court proceedings in Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic relating to the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
High-profile football club
Acting for a high-profile football club in a multi-jurisdictional transfer dispute.
High net worth individual
Advising a high net worth individual on multi-jurisdictional enforcement proceedings (value: $12m).
International commercial airline
Acting for a leading international commercial airline in a dispute against its trade union.
International Airport
Successfully defending an International Airport in a three quarter of a million-pound claim against an independent investment firm.
Languages
- French
- Spanish
