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Michael Mansfield KC (born 12 October 1941) is an English barrister and head of chambers at Nexus Chambers. [1] He was recently described as "The king of human rights work" by The Legal 500 and as a leading Silk in civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police).
Since becoming a barrister in 1987, he mostly dealt with criminal defence work on human rights matters. In 2008, he became Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), holding these positions until 2013.
[13] [4] During his career, Hermer specialised in human rights law, public law and environmental law, [14] with The Guardian later describing him as an "expert on international law". [15] His practice spanned public international law and private international law as well as domestic public law and private law. [12]
She practises in the national and international courts and tribunals in international human rights, criminal law and public law. She is a Bencher of Gray's Inn and elected member of its management committee. She was International Pro Bono Barrister of the Year in 2018 and was Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee (2012–2018).
Jennifer Robinson (born 1981) is an Australian human rights lawyer and barrister with Doughty Street Chambers in London.. Robinson is best known for her role as a long-standing member of the legal team defending Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
2.8 Civil liberties and human rights. 2.9 Family law. 2.10 Housing law. 3 References. ... Members of UK Uncut who were arrested in Fortnum & Mason during a 2011 protest.
[7] human rights, [8] commercial [9] & international law. [10] Their barristers have acted in high-profile cases such as R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland, Newcastle United FC v the Premier League, Big Brother Watch (and others) V The United Kingdom and Begum V Secretary of State for the Home Department.
David Philip Pannick, Baron Pannick, KC (born 7 March 1956) is a British barrister and a crossbencher in the House of Lords and Blackstone Chambers. [1] He practises primarily in public law and human rights and has argued high profile cases before the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, the European Court of Justice, and the European Court of ...