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Nationality
  
British

Occupation
  
Barrister


Name
  
Alex Bailin

Role
  
Barrister

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Born
  
23 January 1969 (age 55) (
1969-01-23
)

Alma mater
  
University of Cambridge University of Sussex

Education
  
University of Sussex, University of Cambridge

Alex Bailin QC, born 23 January 1969, is an English barrister specialising in human rights at Matrix Chambers. Bailin is also a legal writer for The Guardian, The Times and The Lawyer, among others.

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Education and career

Bailin read mathematics at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge and law at Sussex University. He initially worked as a derivatives trader in the City of London. Bailin was called to the Bar (Lincolns Inn) in November 1995 and took silk in 2010. Bailin practised in human rights, public and administrative law, public international law, criminal fraud, criminal law and media law.

Bailin contributes legal articles to The Guardian, The Times, The Lawyer, The New Statesman and to a UK Supreme Court Blog (UKSCblog).

Criminal Fraud

  • R v Railtrack plc and its former Chief Executive (corporate manslaughter, Hatfield rail crash)
  • R(Redknapp) v City of London Police [2009] 1 WLR 2091 (corruption investigation in Premiership football)

    • Human Rights

  • R (C & GC) v Metropolitan Police [2011] 1 WLR 1230 (Supreme Court – retention of non-convicted persons' DNA)
  • A and others v Home Secretary [2005] 2 AC 68 (House of Lords appeal in "Belmarsh case" – detention without trial of suspected terrorists)

    • Public Law

  • R(Gentle) v Prime Minister [2008] 1 AC 1356 (House of Lords appeal – legality of Iraq war and duty to hold a public inquiry)

    • Personal life

    Bailin supports Cystic Fibrosis causes and is a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Fundraising Network.

    Publications

  • Fraud: Criminal Law & Procedure (Companies Act chapter)
  • Human Rights & Criminal Justice (2nd ed., contributing author)
  • Blackstone's Criminal Practice (Official Secrets Act chapter)

    • References

    Alex Bailin Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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