Mr Andrew Kinnier KC > Chambers of Charles Gibson KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Charles Gibson KC
Henderson Chambers
2 HARCOURT BUILDINGS, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DB
England

Work Department

Product liability law (in particular pharmaceutical products, vaccines and medical devices); Group litigation (product liability; industrial disease; personal injury); Public Inquiries and Inquests; Public procurement law; Public and administrative law (including local government law); Regulatory law (including health and safety law; environmental law; transport law); General common law.

Position

Barrister; QC (2018); Counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2017-); Junior Counsel to the Crown (A Panel) 2011-2018; Junior Counsel to the Crown (B Panel) 2008-2011; Junior Counsel to the Welsh Government (A panel – Public Law) 2011-2018; Junior Counsel to the Welsh Government (A Panel) 2008-2011

Career

Called 1996; Whittaker Scholarship (1993); College Tripos Prizes (History & Law) (1991-95); Evan Lewis-Thomas Law Scholarship, Akinjide Prize (1995); Queen Mother-Fox Major Entrance Scholarship, Middle Temple (1995).

Languages

French.

Memberships

Bar European Group; ALBA; Procurement Lawyers’ Association; HSLA; South Eastern Circuit

Education

Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (BA Hons (First Class); MA).

Leisure

Sailing, history.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Public procurement

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2

Andrew Kinnier KCHenderson Chambers ‘His knowledge and application of the procurement rules is impressive.

London Bar > Product liability

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3

Andrew Kinnier KCHenderson Chambers ‘Andrew’s advice was extremely clear, thorough and most importantly commercial so that the client understood clearly the parameters within which it had to work.’

London Bar > Inquests and inquiries

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3

Andrew Kinnier KCHenderson Chambers ‘A strong advocate. He is intelligent, reasonable and professional.