Profile

Dr Howden-Evans joined the School of Law in 2004.  Jon qualified in 1997 having trained with Eversheds and went on to complete his PhD examining the UK Competition Act 1998, whilst practising as a Senior Solicitor with Morgan Cole.  He has wide ranging experience of all aspects of business law including UK and EC Competition Law, State aid, procurement work and commercial agreements.  He has advised a variety of clients including major UK plc’s and public bodies. 

Jon’s principal research interest is in competition law, with particular reference to the impact of e-commerce, but his interests extend to comparative business laws, corporate controls and ethics in commerce.  He has previously taught at Cardiff University, as well as devising training programmes for clients and speaking at business conferences.  Jon, who is also an external examiner for the Solicitors Regulation Authority, received the Swansea University Distinguished Teaching Award in 2010.

Jon currently teaches on the LLB and LLM programmes.  He is also the School's Employability Officer.