Julia Vaughan
Clerk
Thomas A Busby
(1975)
Michael J P Conlon
(1984)
David Daniels
(1995)
Alistair Mitchell
(1997)
Philip Worrall
(2001)
Graham Marsh
(2004)
Alistair was called to the Bar in 1997 and is a member of Middle Temple.
Alistair enjoys a crime, family and common law practice. Criminal work encompasses gang-related murder and historical sex abuse cases. Family work spans child care, contact and residence, adoption. TLATA and ancillary relief.
Civil cases include matters relating to judicial reviews, Protection From Harassment Act, Employment disputes, Personal Injury, the Freedom of Information Act and IP. He is also happy to tackle Claimant or Defendant briefs in the ever-changing world of credit hire litigation.
He is accredited under the Public Access Scheme for direct instructions and has handled cases relating to building disputes and dilapidations under the Scheme.
Alistair is sensitive to the needs of vulnerable clients and witnesses and is particularly interested in criminal and civil cases in respect of care homes for the elderly. Above all, he enjoys the opportunity to delve into the heart of a case - and relishes cross-examination.
Prior to being called to the Bar, he worked in housing and worker co-operatives for many years. Inspiration to study law stemmed from the Poll Tax Riot in 1990, during which he was arrested and subsequently jailed.
Whilst a mature student he helped found the Trafalgar Square Defendants' Campaign and served on the board of Brixton Community Law Centre. The case became something of a minor cause celebre,
with the late Paul Foot describing Mr Mitchell as 'the only man in British legal history to be convicted.* biting a policeman - with someone else's teeth' and featured in the BBC documentary 'People Power', in Private Eye, The Guardian and the Daily Mirror. Happily, the verdict was overturned by the Queen's Bench Divisional Court (reported as R -v- Southwark Crown Court, Ex pane Mitchell [19941 C.O.D. 15). He remains probably the only current member of the Bar with inside knowledge of Wandsworth Prison's 'B' Block accommodation!
His academic work has appeared on Legal Hub and in the Justice of the Peace Magazine.
Alistair is a member of the Criminal Bar Association, the Family Law Bar Association and the Midland Circuit. He holds professional insurance with the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Limited, 90 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4ST Tel: 0207 621 0405. His VAT number is: 813 4496 30.
Reading, badminton, football, writing and the Severn Valley
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