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RIBA Pays £150,000 to Settle Legal Dispute with Former President Alan Jones

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has settled a legal dispute with its former president, Alan Jones, by paying him £150,000. The settlement concludes a disagreement stemming from RIBA's handling of Jones's personal information.

The payment was disclosed in a draft of RIBA's annual financial report, identified by the Architect's Journal as a "settlement agreement" for an "ex-officio trustee". This payment resolved a long-term legal dispute initiated after details of a "serious incident report" involving Jones were leaked to the press in 2020.

Jones, a Northern Ireland-based architect and academic, temporarily stepped down as RIBA president in early 2020 after the report was submitted to the Charity Commission. An independent investigation by law firm Browne Jacobson subsequently cleared him to return to his role in June 2020.

RIBA chair Jack Pringle stated at the time of the settlement in 2025 that the institute regretted the "unauthorised" disclosure of information and the harm it caused Jones and his family. RIBA acknowledged that information relating to Jones was not adequately protected and controlled by the organisation.

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