Member of a mixed criminal and common law set. Acts frequently in Article 2 actions against the State, Public law, Immigration and Housing:• Advised an ex-Secretary of State in relation to the proposed criticisms of the Chilcott Inquiry. This involved advising on the content of the response to the criticisms; ensuring all relevant documentation has been identified and considered; and advising on procedural issues relating to the fairness of the Inquiry's processes. This has required providing advice to a Secretary of State, Private Office staff members and GLS staff at SCS level, including the head of legal at a major Government Department;• Instructed on multiple claims against the State for KRW law, a Northern Irish firm of solicitors, regarding historic deaths in Northern Ireland at the hands of state agents. One of these claims received national press attention on Monday 27 April, including citations from the Particulars of Claim;• Member of the “Baby Barrister” scheme run by TSol. Instructed on a number of cases including assisting the MOD in their defence of personal injury claims and running disclosure exercises for the MOD and the Security Service;• Authored a podcast for the largest provider of legal podcasts covering the applicability of Article 2 E.C.H.R. which was highly praised by the legal editor.

I have had conduct of several FRU cases. In each I ensured that I gave pragmatic advice to my clients and I managed their expectations.The latest case involved non-payment of wages for a consultant. It involved three unsigned written contracts, each of which was varied twice. There was then a change of role and the issue was whether the deductions were unlawful or were agreed with the Claimant. The court held in my client's favour and awarded £27,500 for unlawful deduction.The claim is now being progressing through enforcement due to non-payment of the judgment. The enforcement requires careful preparation determining available bank accounts for a third party debt order, involving accounts held overseas.

This two part podcast series is aimed at practitioners interested in the terms of reference and likely scope of the Leveson Inquiries. Part One of this series examines the process of setting the terms of reference of an Inquiry before looking more specifically at the terms of reference of the Leveson Inquiry. It begins by looking in detail at Part One of the Inquiry, including timescales and structure and the inquiring and recommendations stages: http://www.cpdcast.com/podcasts/terms-of-reference-and-likely-scope-of-leveson-inquiry-part-one Part Two continues to explore the first part of the Inquiry by considering the public hearing stage. It then goes on to consider the structure and timetable of Part Two of the Inquiry, and what the inquiring and recommendations stage involve: http://www.cpdcast.com/podcasts/terms-of-reference-and-likely-scope-of-leveson-inquiry-part-two

I am engaged on the Mark Duggan Inquest as Acting Junior Counsel.• Planning and implementing steps to progress the investigation• Advising the Coroner on potentially relevant issues touching on sensitive intelligence and anonymity• Reviewing documentation for relevance, PII and Data Protection Act requirements• Considering forensic evidence and leading meetings with forensic and medical experts• Preparing files and lines of questions for witnesses• Working to the highest levels of confidentiality• Manager of team of six paralegals

I have been Acting Junior Counsel to the Azelle Rodney Inquiry since its inception in June 2010; work that I have carried out concurrent to my role as Junior Counsel to the Mark Duggan Inquest. I am responsible for:- Advising and assisting the Inquiry Chairman, Sir Christopher Holland- Preparing draft advices for settling by Leading Counsel- Drafting Rule 13 letters to be sent to relevant individuals- Drafting responses and cost submissions for Judicial Review submissions: http://azellerodneyinquiry.independent.gov.uk/docs/Judicial_Review_Judgment_2012.10.15.pdf- Preparing submissions responding to applications made to the Chairman by the media- Advising upon complex PII, disclosure and anonymity issues, for example: http://azellerodneyinquiry.independent.gov.uk/docs/Judgment0902kr01_Formatted_(2)_-_09-02-2012.pdf - Creating written closings summarising all relevant written and oral evidence: http://azellerodneyinquiry.independent.gov.uk/docs/ARI_Written_Closings_with_Submissions(6).pdf- Assisting in the strategic planning of the legal work of the Inquiry in consultation with the Inquiry Chairman, Counsel and Solicitor- Reviewing and advising upon the documentary, real and photographic evidence received by the Inquiry- Consulting with the core participants to the Inquiry- Attending conferences with core participants- Drafting rule 9 Inquiry Rules 2006 letters and issues to be covered in witness statements- Preparing chronologies, outlines of submissions and lists of authorities- Conducting research on complex areas of law involving public and criminal law

An editor of Hill & Redman's Law of Landlord and Tenant asked me to review every statute that is covered in the chapter on Public Sector Residential Tenancies and to find and summarise any relevant case law for each section mentioned. Whilst juggling other extensive professional commitments I determined that 1000 sections were mentioned and that there were roughly 2500 cases relevant to these sections. I carefully summarised the case law, including the complex issues dealt with by recent Supreme Court cases such as Hounslow LBC v Powell [2011] UKSC 8, and submitted the summaries to him in time for them to be sent to the publishers. These summaries were adopted wholesale.

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As Legal Officer to the Robert Hamill Inquiry, I:• Identified lines of questioning to be put to witnesses• Summarised the oral and written evidence to incorporate into the Inquiry’s written closing submissions and identified relevant issues: http://www.roberthamillinquiry.org/the-public-hearings/closing-submissions/ • Analysed MI5 threat assessments in support of anonymity applications • Advised on disclosure issues under the Official Secrets Act • Drafted advices on abuse of process arguments• Researched complex legal and evidential issues for the Inquiry Solicitor • Drafted technically difficult and complex letters on sensitive areas of law, including PII • Conducted an interview of a witness subject to Northern Irish witness protection measures and organised necessary stringent security arrangements • Played pivotal role in ensuring the adherence by the Inquiry to the common law principle of fairness, data protection and right to privacy • Assisted Leading Counsel in the conduct of enforcement proceedings under Inquiries Act 2005• Advised on the practical implication of the imposition of reporting restrictions on the Inquiry’s report