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Nicholas Griffin KC

King's counsel

Nicholas Griffin KC specialises in criminal and public law and has worked on major public inquiries over the last 15 years. He is chairman of the Bar Council Surveillance and Privacy Working Group, although this article is written in a personal capacity. He practises at 5 Paper Buildings (www.5pb.co.uk)

King's counsel

Nicholas Griffin KC specialises in criminal and public law and has worked on major public inquiries over the last 15 years. He is chairman of the Bar Council Surveillance and Privacy Working Group, although this article is written in a personal capacity. He practises at 5 Paper Buildings (www.5pb.co.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Corporate facilitation of tax evasion: the new frontier. The second & final part of an exclusive analysis by QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers

Corporate facilitation of tax evasion: the new frontier. A special two-part analysis by QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers

Nicholas Griffin QC considers the CJEU Watson decision on UK surveillance law

 

Nicholas Griffin QC explores the scope & approach of the Pitchford Inquiry into undercover policing

Nicholas Griffin QC considers the future of the Goddard Inquiry into child sexual abuse

Overriding lawyer-client & confidential communications is incompatible with the rule of law, as Nicholas Griffin QC, Robert O’Sullivan QC & Gordon Nardell QC explain

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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