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Jason Beer
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Fiona Barton
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Keith Morton
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Samantha Leek
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Alexandra Tampakopoulos
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Jonathan Laidlaw
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Saba Naqshbandi
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Inquests & Public Inquiries - London (Bar)
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Band 1

Hugh Davies KC
Hugh Davies KC is a strong choice to represent individual police officers facing considerable scrutiny in inquests and public inquiries, often involving parallel professional discipline proceedings. He is especially experienced in inquests involving police shootings.

Strengths

"Very smart and has extremely good judgement. He is an advocate you listen to because he has got authority; he prepares meticulously and is extremely shrewd in his approach to clients and to eliciting the right answers."


Police Law: Mainly Defendant - All Circuits
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Band 1

Hugh Davies KC
Hugh Davies KC specialises in police misconduct hearings and is noted for his advocacy skills. He is also active in inquests in relation to fatal police shootings and deaths in custody.

Strengths

"A thought leader in this area."

"He is a real first-class silk in police work."


Crime - London (Bar)
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Band 2

Hugh Davies KC
Hugh Davies KC is an accomplished barrister considered to be a rare beast because of his uncommonly broad practice that spans criminal, civil and regulatory law. He gains market recognition particularly for his representation of police officers. Davies has led prosecutions on behalf of the National Crime Squad and the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (now the National Crime Agency). He has further served as an independent member of the ACPO child protection executive board, producing a report into the sexual offences prevention order regime.

Strengths

"Hugh is instructed in some of the most complex matters. He always brings a steely academic eye to cases, and has the respect and attention of any tribunal he appears before."


Professional Discipline - London (Bar)
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Band 2

Hugh Davies KC
Hugh Davies KC is a specialist representative of police officers in major misconduct hearings and inquests, alongside related judicial review proceedings. He offers particularly deep knowledge of the functioning of police regulations, and is often involved in complex appellate challenges arising out of disciplinary hearings. His work revolves around serious and complex matters such as failure to investigate in cases of fatality, and police shootings.

Strengths

"He is very smart and has extremely good judgement. Hugh prepares meticulously and is extremely shrewd in his approach to clients and in eliciting the right answers."

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Simon Farrell KC
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Hugo Keith KC
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Jonathan Ashley-Norman KC
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Jonathan Ashley-Norman KC
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Police Law: Mainly Defendant

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Hugh Davies KC
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Patrick Gibbs KC
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Hugo Keith KC
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Hugo Keith KC
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Ben Watson KC
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Ben Watson KC
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Clair Dobbin KC
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Clair Dobbin KC
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Ben Watson KC
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Ben Watson KC
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Patrick Gibbs KC
Patrick Gibbs KC
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Alisdair Williamson KC
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Alisdair Williamson KC
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Hugh Davies KC
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Michael Borrelli KC
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Michael Borrelli KC
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Michael Bromley-Martin KC
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Richard Horwell KC
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Richard Horwell KC
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William Emlyn Jones KC
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Matthew Butt KC
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Matthew Butt KC
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Trevor Burke KC
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Trevor Burke KC
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