Alex Bailin
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Alex Bailin | |
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| Born | 23 January 1969 |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Sussex |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Alex Bailin KC (born 23 January 1969) is an English barrister specialising in criminal and international law, together with human rights and media law at Matrix Chambers.[1][2] Bailin is also a legal writer for The Guardian, The Times and The Lawyer, among others.[3][4]
Education and career
[edit | edit source]Bailin read mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and law at Sussex University.[5] He initially worked as a derivatives trader in the City of London.[1] Bailin was called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in November 1995 and took silk in 2010.[6][7] Bailin practices in human rights, public and administrative law, public international law, criminal fraud, criminal law and media law.[1][8]
Bailin is a Deputy High Court Judge in the Administrative Court and a Recorder at the Crown Court.[1][9]
Bailin contributes legal articles to The Guardian, The Times, The Lawyer, the New Statesman and various legal journals.[4][9][10]
Cases
[edit | edit source]Criminal fraud and corporate crime
[edit | edit source]- R v Railtrack plc and its former Chief Executive (corporate manslaughter, Hatfield rail crash)[11]
- R(Redknapp) v City of London Police 2009 1 WLR 2091 (corruption investigation in premiership football)[11]
- R(Tchenguiz) v SFO (collapse of Kaupthing Bank)[11]
Crime
[edit | edit source]- R v Katharine Gun (GCHQ employee – Official Secrets Act disclosures relating to the Iraq War)[11][12]
- R v Dunlop (first double jeopardy application to quash a murder acquittal)[11]
Extradition
[edit | edit source]- USA v Lauri Love (‘forum bar’)[11][13]
- USA v Mike Lynch 2021-present (CEO of Autonomy plc)[14][15][16][17]
Human rights
[edit | edit source]- R (C & GC) v Metropolitan Police [2011] 1 WLR 1230 (Supreme Court – retention of non-convicted persons' DNA)[11]
- A and others v Home Secretary [2005] 2 AC 68 (House of Lords appeal in Belmarsh case – detention without trial of suspected terrorists)[11]
- Da Silva v UK (European Court of Human Rights [GC], shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes)[11]
Public law
[edit | edit source]- R(Gentle) v Prime Minister [2008] 1 AC 1356 (House of Lords appeal – legality of Iraq war and duty to hold a public inquiry)[18]
Media law
[edit | edit source]- Gubarev v BuzzFeed (international defamation claims arising from Trump Dossier)[11][19]
- Litvinenko Inquiry (representing UK print and broadcast media)[11][20]
- David Miranda (Snowden material, journalistic protections)[11]
- Advising The Guardian concerning the publication of WikiLeaks material[11][21]
Publications
[edit | edit source]- Fraud: Criminal Law & Procedure (Companies Act chapter)
- Human Rights & Criminal Justice (2nd ed., contributing author)
- Blackstone's Criminal Practice (Official Secrets Act chapter)[22]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Alex Bailin Matrix Chambers Profile (Matrix Chambers)
- Alex Bailin Guardian Profile (The Guardian)