JUNIOR PROFILE

Alice Meredith

UK Bar 2026

5 Essex Chambers

Ranked in 1 practice area

Police Law: Mainly Defendant

All Circuits

6 years ranked

About

Provided by 5 Essex Chambers

Practice Areas

Police Law; Employment Law; Public Inquiries; Government Law; Public / Administrative Law; Inquests; Professional Discipline; Personal Injury

Notable recent and upcoming cases include:

- Instructed as Junior Counsel for NHS England in the Covid Inquiry

- Inquest into the death of Sudesh Amman

- Re K (Forced Marriage: Passport Order) [2020] EWCA Civ 190 (Court of Appeal “routemap” for Forced Marriage Protection Order applications);

- Halabi v The Crown Court at Southwark, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 1053 (Admin) (Divisional Court Article 8 and incompatibility challenge to Notification Order regime);

- Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (Nottinghamshire Councils, The Anglican Church, Institutional Responses to Allegations Concerning Lord Janner);

- Gatland & Ors v IPCC (claim for misfeasance and breach of Articles 6, 8, and Article 1 of the First Protocol ECHR);

- Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v Kermani (High Court confirmation that acquittal in criminal proceedings does not preclude Sexual Risk Order founded on same allegations)

Called to the Bar in 2013.

Appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel of Counsel in 2019.

Direct Public Access accredited.

Alice is a member of ELA; ALBA; CPBA; ARDL; SEC; Advocate

Publications

The Employment Tribunals Handbook: Practice, Procedure and Strategies for Success

(Bloomsbury, 5th and 6th Editions, 2017 and 2021) with 5 Essex Chambers colleagues

Chambers Review

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Police Law: Mainly Defendant - All Circuits

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Alice Meredith acts for police officers and the IOPC in relation to various civil claims brought by members of the public, as well as a host of other issues such as officers' working conditions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Alice is a delight to deal with. She has a calm manner and is an effective advocate. Her case openings are always well structured and make it easy for a panel to focus on the key issues in the case.
Police Law: Mainly DefendantUK Bar
I worked with Alice Meredith on a case where there was not much to go on, as it was in the Magistrates' Court. It was difficult and she was outstanding.
Police Law: Mainly DefendantUK Bar