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Civil Liberties & Human Rights - The Regions (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Pete Weatherby KC is an accomplished human rights silk who routinely handles matters concerning protests, miscarriages of justice and complex elements of prison law. He is well versed in EU and international human rights issues, and regularly attracts instructions in high-profile, significant judicial reviews.
Strengths
Pete has such extensive experience.
Pete Weatherby is amazingly adept in his practice area, but has an extremely down-to-earth style with clients and instructing solicitors.
Pete Weatherby is nothing short of phenomenal.
Pete Weatherby has a keen sense of strategy.
Pete is always the consummate professional and provides concise advice. He is a standout in his field.
International Human Rights Law - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Pete Weatherby KC is a prominent human rights silk who is well versed in EU and international human rights issues, and regularly attracts instructions in significant judicial reviews. He is an active participant and executive committee member of the Bar Human Rights Council and has appeared in major human rights cases in jurisdictions including Malta and Mauritius.
Strengths
Pete is a nationally leading advocate and reformer.
Pete Weatherby is an asset on hire akin to a legal nuclear warhead.
Pete is the gold-standard for leadership and cross-sector partnership in human rights and access-to-justice legal reform.
Administrative & Public Law - The Regions (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Pete Weatherby KC is particularly adept at utilising human rights arguments as grounds for challenging public body decision-making and policy. He typically acts for prisoners and other claimants in judicial reviews. He has strong depth of experience in public inquiries.
Strengths
Pete is just an absolutely superb advocate.
Pete has such extensive experience in inquiries.
Inquests & Public Inquiries - The Regions (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Pete Weatherby KC has consistently represented survivors and the bereaved in investigations scrutinising the circumstances of the very gravest of tragedies. In recent years, he has been instructed in the Grenfell Tower, Undercover Policing and UK COVID-19 Inquiries.
Strengths
I hugely respect Pete. He is very successful and has made a real name for himself.
Pete has such extensive experience in matters.
I rate Pete Weatherby KC extremely highly.
Pete is an iconic figure in inquests and inquiries work. He is incredibly strategic, and his brain is always switched on to the high-level, strategic path.