The Legal 500

Position

Barrister specialising in public, administrative law, constitutional law and human rights law. Acts for both respondents and applicants in judicial review, particularly in the areas of commercial, EU environmental, local authority, civil liberties and human rights, health and social services. Important cases include: Iceland Bank Litigation (2011 and continuing); Independent Commission against Corruption v A (2011, Hong Kong); TTM v Hackney LBC (Court of Appeal 2011); B Sky B v Competition Commission (Court of Appeal, 2010); G v E (Court of Appeal, 2010); Quarase v Government of Fiji (2009 Fiji Court of Appeal); Rowse v Secretary for the Civil Service (Hong Kong CFI, 2008); Mucelli v Government of Albania (House of Lords, 2008); Norris v Government of the United States of America & others [2008] UKHL 16; R (Misbehavin Ltd) v Belfast City Coumcil (House of Lords, 2007); R (Yukos) v London Stock Exchange; R (Government of Spain) v Bow Street Magistrates’ Court; R (Transco) v Environment Agency; R (Watts) v Bedford Primary Care Trust [2003] All ER (D) 20 October 2003; R (Quintavalle) v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; R (Wilson) v First County Trust (HL); R (Munjaz) v Mersey Care NHS Trust; Environment Agency v Express Dairies; R (Delena Wells) v Secretary of State for Environment; Transport and the Regions; R (Prokopp) v LB Tower Hamlets and others [2003] All ER (D) 112; Re the Rt Hon lain Duncan Smith MP March 2004 (acted successfully on behalf of lain Duncan Smith, former Leader of the Conservative opposition) in the Mawer Inquiry; Re Financial Services Commissioner of Gibraltar; R (Countryside Alliance) v Secretary of State; R (Rockware Glass) v Chester City Council; R (Scottish Power) v Power Gas and Electricity Market Authority; R (Norris) v Secretary of State; R v Ealing LBC BCJ v Audit Commission.

Career

Called to the Bar 1972; Middle Temple; QC 1994; recorder 2000 to date; visiting professor Faculty of Laws UCL, 1994- honorary visiting professor Chinese University of Hong Kong (2008-to date); author of ‘Repairing British Politics – A Blueprint for Constitutional Change’ (2010); ‘Judicial Review in Hong Kong’ (2009), ‘EC Law in Judicial Review’ (OUP, 2007); ‘Judicial Review and the Human Rights Act’, ‘Judicial Review: Law and Procedure’, ‘Judicial Review and Crown Office Practice’, ‘Local Authority Powers’, ‘Human Rights in the United Kingdom’, ‘The Human Rights Act 1988 and Judicial Review’. Co-editor of ‘Local Authority Law’; editor in chief ‘Crown Office Digest’; consultant editor ‘Human Rights Law reports – UK cases’. Visiting professor of Law, University College, London; bencher Middle Temple 2003; special advocate 2005. ‘The Times’ 100 Panel (2009); Advisory Board Constitution Society UK.

Member

Administrative Law Bar Association; Society of Human Rights Lawyers.

Education

Oxford University (MA); London (LLM).

Practice Areas

Administrative and public law; Civil liberties and human rights; EU and competition