Barristers

Howard Stevens KC

Howard Stevens KC

3 Hare Court, London

Position

Howard Stevens KC was appointed Head of Chambers in May 2022. He has a wide-ranging common law practice, combining first instance and appellate work.

He has been instructed in many important cases, including:

  • appeals to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
  • references to the Court of Justice of the European Union
  • numerous appeals to the Privy Council, including landmark criminal and constitutional appeals
  • in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights by a State party to the American Convention on Human Rights
  • advising the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago in connection with allegations made against the Chief Justice
  • the inquests following the 2015 terrorist attack in Tunisia and related civil proceedings
  • the London Bridge / Borough Market Inquests
  • in connection with the Grenfell Tower disaster
  • numerous catastrophic personal injury claims arising from accidents in the UK and abroad
  • group litigation

Career

Called 1990; QC 2012.

Languages

French, German.

Memberships

London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association (LCLCBA) Personal Injury Bar Association (PIBA) Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association

Education

University of Durham (Modern Languages); City University (Law).

Leisure

Travel, skiing, cycling.

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