Andrew Hall KC KC > Doughty Street Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Doughty Street Chambers
53-54 DOUGHTY STREET
LONDON
WC1N 2LS
England

Work Department

Position

Andrew Hall is consistently named as a leader in his field and has a busy and high profile practice in serious crime.

He has a strong following amongst solicitors both in London and further afield, and a particular reputation for the tenacious defence of grave, difficult and more complex cases. Andrew has very extensive experience in all types of homicide, as well as large scale drugs and other excise conspiracies. In recent years has been instructed in a significant number of high profile terrorism cases.

He is the author or co-author of several books on criminal justice issues, and regularly lectures on advocacy and other legal topics, including terrorism and human rights, both here and abroad. He has longstanding involvement with professional training, and with legal sector capacity building projects overseas, particularly in Africa, and is a winner of the Bar Pro Bono Award for this work. Human rights work overseas has included missions to Syria, Sudan and Burma.

Andrew served for a number of years as a member of the Bar Council and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and served as Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association. Since 2010 he has been a trustee of the Kalisher Trust, a charity providing scholarships and other awards to talented Criminal Bar entrants who need financial support.

Career

Lawyer West Hampstead Law Centre 1976-80; solicitor and partner Hodge, Jones & Allen 1980-90; tenant Doughty Street Chambers 1990-todate; QC 2002; Bencher, Gray’s Inn 2004; List of Defence Counsel, International Criminal Court 2010. Publications of note: Journals, including ‘Legal Action Magazine’, ‘New Law Journal’, ‘Solicitors’ Journal’, ‘Criminal Bar Association Magazine’ and ‘Counsel Magazine’. ‘The Emergency Procedures Handbook’ 1986,1989; ‘Criminal Justice in Crisis’ 1993; ‘Confidentiality and Mental Health ‘1999; The Proceeds of Crime’ 2003. Editorial Board of the ‘International Journal of Evidence and Proof’. (1998-2011).

Languages

Spanish

Memberships

Member and former Chairman, of the Criminal Bar Association.

Justice

Liberty

Commonwealth Bar Association

Education

Marist College, Kingston upon Hull; Birmingham University (1974 LLB); Sheffield University (1976 MA Criminology).

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Crime

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Andrew Hall KC – Doughty Street Chambers ‘Andrew has a very calm temperament as well as presence in the courtroom. His advocacy is well measured and tactically brilliant. Andrew has amazing client care skills and is able to communicate with anyone from all walks of life.’