Alex Bailin

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::summary English barrister ::

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name	Alex Bailin
honorific_suffix	KC
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occupation	Barrister
alma_mater	University of Cambridge University of Sussex
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|name = Alex Bailin |honorific_suffix = KC |birth_date = | occupation = Barrister |alma_mater = University of Cambridge University of Sussex Alex Bailin KC (born 23 January 1969) is an English barrister 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 Emmanuel College, Cambridge and law at Sussex University. He initially worked as a derivatives trader in the City of London. Bailin was called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) 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, the 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 City of London Police 2009 1 WLR 2091 (corruption investigation in premiership football)
• R(Tchenguiz) v SFO (collapse of Kaupthing Bank)

Crime

• R v Katharine Gun (GCHQ employee – Official Secrets Act disclosures relating to the Iraq War)
• R v Dunlop (first double jeopardy application to quash a murder acquittal)

Extradition

• USA v Lauri Love (‘forum bar’)
• USA v Mike Lynch 2021–present (CEO of Autonomy plc)

Human rights

• R (C & GC) v Metropolitan Police [2011] 1 WLR 1230 (Supreme Court – retention of non-convicted persons' DNA)
• A and others v Home Secretary [2005] 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 [GC], shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes)

Public law

• R(Gentle) v Prime Minister [2008] 1 AC 1356 (House of Lords appeal – legality of Iraq war and duty to hold a public inquiry)

Media law

• Gubarev v BuzzFeed (international defamation claims arising from Trump Dossier)
• Litvinenko Inquiry (representing UK print and broadcast media)
• David Miranda (Snowden material, journalistic protections)
• Advising The Guardian concerning the publication of WikiLeaks material

Publications

• Fraud: Criminal Law & Procedure (Companies Act chapter)
• Human Rights & Criminal Justice (2nd ed., contributing author)
• Blackstone's Criminal Practice (Official Secrets Act chapter)

References

References

1. Matrix Chambers, Matrix Chambers. "Alex Bailin Matrix Chambers Profile". Matrix Chambers.
2. "Alex Bailin QC - Global Investigations Review".
3. The, Lawyer. "Article By Alex Bailin on The Lawyer". The Lawyer.
4. The Guardian, The Guardian. (23 March 2010). "Alex Bailin The Guardian Profile". The Guardian.
5. Cambridge University. "Cambridge University Lecture event". Cambridge University.
6. qcappointments. "2010 qc appointments list". qcappointments.
7. Debretts. "Alex Bailin, Esq, QC's Biography". Debretts.
8. "Alex Bailin > Matrix Chambers > London > England {{!}} Lawyer Profile".
9. UKSCb. "UKSCb Article by Bailin". UKSCb.
10. "Alex Bailin, Author at New Statesman".
11. (September 2022). "Alex Bailin KC Case List".
12. (2011-09-22). "Let's free the Official Secrets Act from its cold war freeze {{!}} Alex Bailin".
13. "Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love faces wait after extradition appeal".
14. "Technology tycoon facing extradition begins latest stage of legal battle".
15. (2021-07-22). "British businessman Mike Lynch faces extradition to US".
16. Browning, Jonathan. (February 2021). "British Tycoon Mike Lynch Back in Court — This Time Facing U.S.".
17. (2021-07-22). "Mike Lynch can be extradited to US, rules UK court". Financial Times.
18. Parliament HL. "Judgments – R (on the application of Gentle (FC) and another (FC)) (Appellants) v The Prime Minister and others (Respondents)". Parliament.
19. (May 2018). "Buzzfeed v Gubarev and Steele judgment".
20. (2014-11-14). "Litvinenko inquiry witnesses want broadcast ban". BBC News.
21. QC, Alex Bailin. "The Assange extradition saga won't be over any time soon". [[The Times]].
22. al.], Tim Owen ... [et. (2005). "Blackstone's guide to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005". Oxford University Press.

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