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Angus McCullough KC
Position
Angus McCullough KC has extensive experience in matters of public and private law on behalf of individuals, private bodies, Government departments, and other public bodies. He has been appointed to act as amicus curiae (advocate to the court) on many occasions, including in the phone hacking trial of R v Rebekah Brooks et al and committal proceedings against Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson). He has appeared in the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, as well as representing the UK Government at the UN in Geneva and in European Court of Human Rights in proceedings in Strasbourg. He has acted in 9 cases before the House of Lords / Privy Council / Supreme Court.
He conducts medical claims of the highest value and complexity for both claimants and defendants. He won the Chambers and Partners award for personal injury and clinical negligence barrister of the year 2009, took silk in 2010, and medical law remains a major specialism. Angus is available to act as a mediator in personal injury and clinical negligence disputes, bringing his extensive experience acting for both sides in the field to facilitate resolution. He also advises and appears in regulatory and disciplinary matters.
Angus has been instructed as the special advocate in some of the most high profile cases of recent years in the field of national security, and has been active in promoting understanding and debate in relation to closed material procedures.
Career
Call: 1990; KC: 2010; Middle Temple (Harmsworth Entrance Exhibitioner); Inns of Court studentship; Panel of counsel to the Crown (common law) 1997-2010, ‘A’ List 2002-2010.
Languages
Chibemba, French.
Memberships
Administrative Law Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; Personal Injury Bar Association; United Kingdom Environmental Law Association; Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers.
Education
Pembroke College, Oxford (MA, Zoology); Inns of Court School of Law.
Leisure
Worked as a safari guide in Zambia; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; Trustee of the International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature; Trustee of the Kasanka Trust; Trustee of the Barristers Benevolent Association; Trustee of Buglife, the Invertebrate Conservation Trust; Fellow of the Linnean Society; co-author of various papers on hoverflies and butterflies.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Clinical negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Angus McCullough KC –1 Crown Office Row ‘Angus is quite simply brilliant; he is incisive, erudite and immensely knowledgeable, with a practical approach to litigation.’
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Angus McCullough KC –1 Crown Office Row ‘Special mention must go to Angus McCullough KC as the pre-eminent Special Advocate in this field.’
1 Crown Office Row is a noteworthy set in this space, with traditional strength in acting on behalf of government departments and handling an increased volume of instructions from claimants. National security work is a key strength for members, and is particularly prominent in the workloads of Angus McCullough KC (who has an excellent track record in acting as Special Advocate in cases where evidence is withheld from the claimant’s normal representatives), Oliver Sanders KC and Natasha Barnes. Shaheen Rahman KC is another highly regarded Special Advocate in the group, and is very experienced in appearing in prominent human rights challenges.