John Cooper (barrister)
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
John Gordon Cooper KC (born 15 September 1958 in Wolverhampton)[1] is a British barrister specialising in human rights and criminal law, and a politician.
Career[edit]
Cooper 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, the Duchess of Cambridge prank call case,[citation needed] the largest ever import of heroin in the UK,[citation needed] and represented Nicola Edgington during her murder trial.[citation needed] 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 Sadiq Khan in relation to the 2018 John Worboys judicial review.[6] Other judicial reviews include the cases of the deaths at Deepcut army barracks,[citation needed] of the government weapons inspector David Kelly[citation needed] and the challenge to the government in relation to the Conservative–DUP agreement.[citation needed]
Cooper advised 43 Labour MPs in relation to the 2019 British prorogation controversy.[citation needed]
He represented Ian Fitzgibbon in the 2023 Ashley Dale murder trial.[7] He also acted for the defence in the so-called Tik Tok murder trial.[8]
Cooper is also a broadcaster.[citation needed] He is a member of the Bar of England and Wales, 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.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "John Cooper, Esq". Debrett's People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. 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.
- ^ "The firebrand human rights QC giving a voice to the victims of the Manchester Arena outrage - Manchester Evening News". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Perkins, Anne (2 March 2018). "Labour councillors say they are being cut out of Grenfell fire inquiry". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Sawer, Patrick (3 February 2018). "Leading barrister in Worboys judicial review bid replaced after three weeks of tax payer funded work on case". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Everything heard in court during sixth week of Ashley Dale murder trial - Liverpool Echo". www.liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "TikTok murder trial: Victims' families speak of 'devastation'". BBC News. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
External links[edit]
  | This United Kingdom law-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |