Jolyon Maugham

Jolyon Maugham
KC
Born
Jolyon Toby Dennis Maugham

(1971-07-01) 1 July 1971 (age 53)
St Pancras, London, England
NationalityBritish, New Zealander
Education
OccupationBarrister
Known forBrexit litigation
Spouse
Claire Prihartini
​
(m. 2007)​
FatherDavid Benedictus

Jolyon Toby Dennis Maugham KC (/mɔːm/; born 1 July 1971[1]) is a British barrister.[2] Initially a practitioner in contentious taxation law, he stepped away in order to act as the founder and director of the Good Law Project, through which he has played a role in bringing to court a number of legal challenges to the Brexit process. He has written on Brexit and legal issues for publications such as The Daily Telegraph,[3] The Guardian[4] and the New Statesman.[5] He published his first book in 2023.

  1. ^ "Maugham, Jolyon Toby Dennis". Who's Who. Oxford: A & C Black. 2015. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283232. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dev was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Maugham, Jolyon (19 November 2016). "How Nicola Sturgeon could shake up 'cosy consensus' and use Article 50 to wrest back control of Scotland's future". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Jolyon Maugham". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Jolyon Maugham". New Statesman. Retrieved 22 April 2018.