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Christopher Knight
Position
Barrister specialising in all aspects of public law, information rights and data protection law. Significant cases include: the Article 50 Brexit case (Miller); the Scottish independence referendum reference (Lord Advocate’s Reference); the challenge to the prorogation of Parliament (Miller/Cherry); recoverability of damages for breach of data protection law (Google v Lloyd); the challenge to the Rwanda deportation policy (AAA); the Covid Inquiry’s powers to order disclosure (Cabinet Office v Chair of UK Covid-19 Inquiry); and changes to Royal protective security (Duke of Sussex).
Career
Called 2008; Inner Temple; College Lecturer in Law, Christ Church, Oxford 2008; judicial assistant to the Justices of the Supreme Court (2009-10). Author of numerous articles, case notes and book reviews in leading academic journals, including the ‘Law Quarterly Review’, ‘Cambridge Law Journal’, and ‘Judicial Review’. Co-author of Bradley, Ewing & Knight, ‘Constitutional and Administrative Law’ (2022, 18th ed., Pearson). Contributor to ‘The White Book’. Member of Editorial Committee of ‘Public Law’.
Memberships
ALBA; ELBA; ELA; ARDL; HRLA
Education
Queens’ College, Cambridge (MA Hons); St John’s College, Oxford (BCL); Inns of Court School of Law (BVC)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Christopher Knight –11KBW ‘An incredible advocate, with exceptional legal acumen.’
11KBW is ‘a stellar public law set with real talent under the roof‘. Jason Coppel KC has ‘excellent analytical skills, and his advocacy is focused and compelling‘; he has a solid track record in advising on a broad range of human rights law matters. Among the juniors, the ‘brilliant‘ Christopher Knight is ‘clear, concise and incisive‘ – ‘a dream junior‘ – he appeared before the Court of Appeal in R (IAB & others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, a case concerning the scope of public authorities’ duty of candour in judicial review, with particular focus on the government’s practice of redacting the names of junior civil servants in disclosure documents. Bolstering the team at the senior end, Joseph Barrett KC and Amy Rogers KC took silk in March 2024.
London Bar > Data protection
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Christopher Knight – 11KBW ‘Christopher is the standout data protection practitioner at the Bar. He combines an encyclopaedic knowledge of an increasingly complex are of law with sharp intellect and a brilliant strategic approach.’