Chambers Review
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Police Law: Mainly Claimant - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Adam Straw KC is a leading police action and public law barrister, well known for his work in relation to police shootings. He also handles claims concerning the national legislation for disclosure and miscarriages of justice. He is particularly notable for his strength in public inquiries.
Strengths
Adam Straw is very good. He's very successful because he's persuasive and measured, an attractive advocate.
Adam Straw is the leading silk for police shootings, he is incredibly knowledgeable. He is forensic and very talented.
Adam is an extremely strong advocate with an eye for detail. I would recommend him for complex matters in particular.
Adam Straw is a real leader in the field. He is able to skilfully handle the most complex of cases.
Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Adam Straw KC is an experienced silk offering broad expertise across the fields of public law and human rights. He routinely appears before all levels of the court system in the UK, and has also produced advocacy before the European Court of Human Rights. He is frequently involved with prisoners' rights claims and police actions, as well as employment matters with human rights implications. He publishes on a range of issues relating to human rights and is a contributing editor to Human Rights Practice.
Strengths
Adam is extremely intelligent, knowledgeable and creative. He is quite simply one of the very best.
Adam Straw is like a walking encyclopedia about the important cases.
Adam Straw is very impressive with an excellent legal mind.
Adam Straw has really super judgment and knows how far to push his cases.
Adam Straw has incredible knowledge and experience.
Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Adam Straw KC is a superb advocate who is a popular choice for claimants and interveners in public law challenges arising in the context of national security, criminal law and immigration detention proceedings. He has particular expertise in public law cases that overlap with human rights law.
Strengths
Adam is a very understated advocate. He has a very impressive legal mind and really super judgement.
Adam is always brilliant. He is so easy to work with, his drafting is clear and he is great in court.
Inquests & Public Inquiries - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Adam Straw KC has a strong track record of being instructed in major inquests and inquiries, typically on behalf of bereaved families. He also frequently appears in public law proceedings and human rights litigation arising out of inquests and public inquiries.
Strengths
Adam is like a walking encyclopedia about the important cases. He has incredible knowledge and experience, and is very open to discussions and suggestions.
Adam is very intellectually able. His strength lies in difficult legal arguments.
Adam is impressively forensic and his intellectual analysis stands out.
Immigration - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
An experienced immigration, trafficking and human rights barrister, Adam Straw KC is known for his strong work across judicial reviews and challenges to public authorities. His knowledge is also displayed via his authorship of 'Discrimination in Public Law' and other works.
Strengths
He has the ability to present difficult points as attractively as possible. He is very intelligent and a really decent opponent. He is a very engaging advocate.
Adam is a very understated advocate. He has a very impressive, excellent legal mind and really super judgement. He is really well respected by the courts and does an outstanding job for his clients.
He does a really good job and he's made a real name for himself. Adam is very good at reading between the lines and is very strategic.