Alex Bailin KC (born 23 January 1969) is an English

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specialising in criminal and international law, together with human rights and media law at Matrix Chambers. Bailin is also a legal writer for The Guardian, The Times and The Lawyer, among others.

Education and career

Bailin read mathematics at

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and law at

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. He initially worked as a derivatives trader in the City of London. Bailin was called to the Bar (

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) in November 1995 and took silk in 2010. Bailin practices in human rights, public and administrative law, public international law, criminal fraud, criminal law and media law. Bailin is a Deputy High Court Judge in the Administrative Court and a Recorder at the Crown Court. Bailin contributes legal articles to The Guardian, The Times, The Lawyer, New Statesman and various legal journals.

Cases

Criminal fraud and corporate crime

* R v Railtrack plc and its former Chief Executive ( corporate manslaughter, Hatfield rail crash) * R(Redknapp) v

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2009 1 WLR 2091 (corruption investigation in premiership football) * R(Tchenguiz) v SFO (collapse of Kaupthing Bank)

Crime

* R v Katharine Gun ( GCHQ employee –

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disclosures relating to the Iraq War) * R v Dunlop (first double jeopardy application to quash a murder acquittal)

Extradition

* USA v

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(‘forum bar’) * USA v Mike Lynch 2021-present (CEO of Autonomy plc)

Human rights

* R (C & GC) v

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1 WLR 1230 (

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– retention of non-convicted persons' DNA) * A and others v Home Secretary

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2 AC 68 ( House of Lords appeal in Belmarsh case – detention without trial of suspected terrorists) * Da Silva v UK ( European Court of Human Rights C

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)

Public law

* R(Gentle) v Prime Minister 0081 AC 1356 ( House of Lords appeal – legality of Iraq war and duty to hold a public inquiry)

Media law

* Gubarev v

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(international defamation claims arising from Trump Dossier) * Litvinenko Inquiry (representing UK print and broadcast media) * David Miranda (

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material, journalistic protections) * Advising The Guardian concerning the publication of WikiLeaks material

Publications

*Fraud: Criminal Law & Procedure (

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chapter) *Human Rights & Criminal Justice (2nd ed., contributing author) *

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References

External links

Alex Bailin Matrix Chambers Profile
(Matrix Chambers)
Alex Bailin Guardian Profile
(The Guardian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailin, Alex 1969 births Living people Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge English barristers British King's Counsel Members of Matrix Chambers English lawyers Members of Lincoln's Inn