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Nicholas Griffin KC

King's counsel

Nicholas Griffin KC specialises in criminal and public law and has worked on major public inquiries over the last 15 years. He is chairman of the Bar Council Surveillance and Privacy Working Group, although this article is written in a personal capacity. He practises at 5 Paper Buildings (www.5pb.co.uk)

King's counsel

Nicholas Griffin KC specialises in criminal and public law and has worked on major public inquiries over the last 15 years. He is chairman of the Bar Council Surveillance and Privacy Working Group, although this article is written in a personal capacity. He practises at 5 Paper Buildings (www.5pb.co.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Corporate facilitation of tax evasion: the new frontier. The second & final part of an exclusive analysis by QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers

Corporate facilitation of tax evasion: the new frontier. A special two-part analysis by QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers

Nicholas Griffin QC considers the CJEU Watson decision on UK surveillance law

 

Nicholas Griffin QC explores the scope & approach of the Pitchford Inquiry into undercover policing

Nicholas Griffin QC considers the future of the Goddard Inquiry into child sexual abuse

Overriding lawyer-client & confidential communications is incompatible with the rule of law, as Nicholas Griffin QC, Robert O’Sullivan QC & Gordon Nardell QC explain

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Dual-qualified partner joins as head of commercial property department

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Firm announces appointment of next chair

Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker

Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker

Director joins corporate team from the US

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