BARRISTER PROFILE

Exchequer Chambers

Richard Clayton QC

London, UK

UK Bar Guide 2022

Ranked in 1 departments

Barrister profile for UK Bar 2022

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UK Bar

Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)

Band 3

Richard Clayton QC
Richard Clayton QC often appears in civil liberties challenges before the Supreme Court and Privy Council. He is particularly commended for his international practice, which has recently seen him appear before courts in Trinidad & Tobago and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Strengths: "Richard is very thorough and well versed with judicial review applications." "He is bright, creative and wonderful to work with."
Recent work: Acted in Seepersad v Commissioner of Prisons, an appeal to the Privy Council. The case concerned two juveniles remanded in prison in breach of the Children Act.

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