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Christian J Howells
Position
Christian J Howells is a public law specialist. He is on the Counsel General for Wales’ B Panel and the Attorney General’s Regional B Panel. He is ranked in the Legal 500 as a leading junior in public law, described as “tenacious with a very sharp intellect”. He has extensive experience in the higher courts, including the Administrative Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He is instructed on behalf of claimants, local authorities, the Home Department, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Defence and several charities. So far in 2018:
He appeared in the Supreme Court and overturned the Court of Appeal’s reasoning relating to the best interests of the child and deportation under s117C(5) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 in IT (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] UKSC 53, [2018] 1 WLR 5273;
He successfully challenged Northamptonshire County Council’s decision to close 21 libraries in R (WX) v Northamptonshire County Council [2018] EWHC 2178 (Admin);
He is instructed on behalf of 300 Welsh and Northern Ireland victims in the Infected Blood Inquiry;
He acted for the claimant in a claim against the Welsh Ministers challenging the lawfulness of the policy on funding further education for young people with learning difficulties; R (DJ) v Welsh Ministers [2018] EWHC 2735 (Admin).Permission to appeal has been granted.
Career
Called 2007; Inner Temple. Wales Circuit Representative on the Young Barristers’ Committee of the Bar Council 2009-10.
Memberships
Wales Circuit representative; Young Barristers’ Committee to the Bar Council, 2009-2010.
Education
University of Bristol (LLB Law (Hons)).
Leisure
Football, musical theatre, cinema.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Wales and Chester Circuit > Administrative and public law (including civil liberties and human rights)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Christian Howells – 30 Park Place Chambers ‘A leading junior in administrative law, particularly in those cases with a Welsh devolution angle, with a forensic attention to detail coupled with very strong interpersonal skills.’
Regional Bar > Wales and Chester Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Christian Howells – 30 Park Place Chambers ‘His advice is clear, pragmatic and commercially sensitive. He is an excellent advocate.’