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Provided by Christopher Knight
Practice Areas
Christopher practises in administrative, public law and human rights law and has a particular specialism in data protection and information law. Recent cases include: the prorogation of Parliament; the Article 50 Brexit litigation; multiple Scottish devolution references to the Supreme Court; the Schrems 2 case on international data transfers; a series of challenges to the disclosure scheme for criminal records; the challenge to the immigration exemption in the Data Protection Act 2018; the leading Supreme Court case on policy challenges; a challenge to NHS charging regulations; the junior doctors contract challenge; significant first instance and appellate decisions on the GDPR and Data Protection Act; and various cases concerning data protection law before the CJEU. He is a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2008. Judicial Assistant at the UK Supreme Court 2009-2010.
Professional Memberships
ALBA, ELA, ELBA, ARDL.
Publications
Editorial Committee of ‘Public Law’; Bradley, Ewing & Knight, Constitutional and Administrative Law (2018, 17th ed); contributor to: The White Book, Supperstone, Goudie & Walker on Judicial Review, International Employment Law and Tolley’s Employment Law Handbook.
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