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John Gordon Cooper KC (born 15 September 1958 in Wolverhampton)[1] is a British barrister specialising in human rights and criminal law. He is also a broadcaster and politician. He is a member of the Bar of England and Wales, where he practises with '25 Bedford Row' and the Australian Bar. He was an honorary president of the League Against Cruel Sports, and he was appointed honorary professor of law at Cardiff University in 2011.
He ran for the House of Commons as a candidate for the Labour Party in the 1987 election in North West Surrey and in the 1992 election in Amber Valley. He was a councillor on Watford Borough Council from 1990 to 1994.[1]
He is a member of '25 Bedford Row' Chambers in London. He specialises in cases of homicide and serious violence, serious fraud and drug offences. He has also acted in cases such as the Jacintha Saldanha inquest, Duchess of Cambridge Prank Call case, the largest ever import of heroin in the UK, and represented Nicola Edgington during her murder trial. Cooper also represented Thomas Cashman in his murder trial.[2]
In 2012, he successfully acted for Paul Chambers, in his appeal over the Twitter Joke Trial.[3]
He represented the majority of bereaved families in the Manchester Arena Inquiry (2020-2022).[4] Other inquiries include representing the Labour Opposition Group, as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire.[5]
He advised the London Mayor in relation to the John Worboys judicial review.[6] Other Judicial Reviews include Deepcut Barracks, Dr David Kelly the Government Weapons Inspector and the challenge to the government in relation to the DUP Agreement.[citation needed]
Cooper advised 43 Labour MPs in relation to the prorogation of parliament.[citation needed]
He represented Ian Fitzgibbon in the Ashley Dale murder trial.[7] He also acted for the defence in the so-called Tik Tok murder trial.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "John Cooper, Esq". Debrett's People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Olivia Pratt-Korbel case pitted defiant star witness against killer's cleverness". The Guardian. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Chambers v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] EWHC 2157 (QB) (27 July 2012)". BAILII. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/firebrand-human-rights-qc-giving-21663764
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/02/labour-councillors-grenfell-tower-fire-inquiry-core-participant-status
- ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/03/leading-barrister-worboys-judicial-review-bid-replaced-three/
- ^ https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/everything-heard-court-during-sixth-28071322
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-66682349
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