McCue Jury & Partners

McCue Jury & Partners LLP is an internationally recognised law firm with a strong focus on human rights, victim class actions, and public-interest litigation. The firm is noted for its expertise in transitional justice, conflict resolution, and cross-border asset recovery, as well as for representing and negotiating on behalf of UK prisoners abroad and political prisoners worldwide. Its clients include governments and opposition parties, international organisations such as the United Nations and the African Union, non-governmental organisations, corporations, and individuals.

Founded in 2011 by Jason McCue, recipient of The Law Society of England & Wales’ Solicitor of the Year award for 2009–10 and shortlisted for the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021, and Matthew Jury, Highly Commended as The Law Society Human Rights Solicitor of the Year in 2021 and previously shortlisted for Solicitor of the Year and Junior Solicitor of the Year in 2013, the firm has built a significant reputation in complex international litigation.

The practice maintains a network of renowned legal and non-legal experts and consultants in diplomacy, strategic communications, investigation, and intelligence. The partners also established Ebro Global, a not-for-profit consultancy offering strategic advice to governments, international organisations, and corporates, and Rigel, a corporate advisory providing litigation support in investigations, intelligence, public relations, lobbying, and private diplomacy.

An internal litigation support department of 10–20 non-lawyer personnel enhances the firm’s capabilities, enabling a holistic and diverse approach to client matters. McCue Jury & Partners regularly undertakes challenging public-interest cases before international and domestic courts against governments, rogue regimes, perpetrators of genocide, human rights abusers, terrorist organisations and their sponsors, as well as cases involving corporate corruption and criminality.

The firm’s notable representations include victims of terrorism in actions against groups such as ISIS, the IRA, HAMAS, Al-Aqsa Martyrs, and ANO; victims of rogue regimes in matters concerning Iran, Syria, and Libya; multiple African, Middle Eastern, and Asian governments; British Army veterans from Northern Ireland; families of British soldiers killed in Iraq; political prisoners and detainees in Iran, the Middle East, Belarus, and South Sudan; the Ukrainian government and victims of the Russian war; victims of racism, harassment, and discrimination by public authorities including the Metropolitan Police Service; victims of News International phone hacking; whistle-blowers exposing corporate malpractice; UK prisoners abroad across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean; and Rohingya victims of genocide.

Staffing
2 UK partners
8 other UK fee-earners
2 support staff