Areas of Practice

Human Rights
Criminal Trials
Criminal Appeals
Constitutional
Human Rights
International Criminal

Qualifications

LLB (Hons)

Appointments

Member of the Legal Experts Advisory Panel (LEAP) of Fair Trials International (FTI)

Devil Masters

Malcolm Scott QC
Sheriff Colin Harris QC

Areas of Interest

European Union Criminal Law
Human Rights Law in the European Union

Additional Information

Member of the List of Counsel of the International Criminal Court
Expert Witness Project coordinator of European Criminal Bar Association
Member of Editorial Board of the New Journal of European Criminal Law
Member of Fair Trials International's Legal Experts Advisory Panel (LEAP)
Swedish
French
German (bischen)

Notable Cases

Hoekstra v HMA
Campbell & Steele v HMA
Megrahi v HMA (for the Chief Constable)
HMA v Samuel Anderson (First successful defence of a murder charge on the basis of 'Necessity' in Scotland)
The Prosecutor v Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (ICC). Affaire: Bauthier (Brussels)

Prior Experience

Apprentice to Crown Agent
PF Depute
Solicitor in private practice in Glasgow

Publications

""Not Proven" as a Juridical Fact in Scotland, Norway and Italy" - Vol 7 European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice 1999

""Trial within a trial" In Scotland and Israel" - Vol 9 European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice 2002

""Berlusconi" v. "Pupino": Conflict or Compatibility?" - Vol 1, Issue 3, Journal of European Criminal Law 2006.

"The Policewoman, The Prints and the Treaty of Prüm" - Journal of European Criminal Law 2008

"Conflict of European Jurisdiction - A Matter of Concurrence" - New Journal of European Criminal Law, Special Edition 2009.