News: Clair Dobbin KC

Success in 14-year Extradition battle

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights today ruled a Scottish man should be tried for murder in the United...

10th July 2017

Abuse Inquiry

Clair Dobbin has been instructed to be the leading junior on three of the twelve investigations to be conducted by the...

1st December 2015

Child sexual abuse inquiry launched

An independent inquir into child sex abuse has been launched. Hugh Davies QC is Deputy Counsel to the inquiry and Clair...

21st July 2015

G4S Inquest (deaths in Iraq)

Clair Dobbin (led by Jason Beer QC) represented G4S in the Inquest into the fatal shooting of Paul McGuigan, a G4S employee,...

12th May 2015

Attorney-General’s list announced

Chambers is delighted to announce that Clair Dobbin has been appointed to the A panel of the Attorney General list for the...

26th February 2014

Hugh Davies QC and Clair Dobbin instructed on behalf of ‘Plebgate’ officers

Hugh Davies QC and Clair Dobbin were instructed on behalf of three Police Federation officers following their initial...

6th November 2013

David Emmanuel Inquest

Clair Dobbin is currently representing four Police Officers in the inquest into the death of David Emmanuel aka Smiley...

19th June 2013

Abu Hamza extradited

Today, the High Court upheld the extradition of Abu Hamza, Babar Ahmed, Bary, Al Fawaz and Ahsan. Ben Watson was junior...

5th October 2012

PC Harwood dismissed at misconduct hearing

PC Simon Harwood, who was recently found not guilty of the manslaughter of Ian Tomlinson, was dismissed by the Metropolitan...

17th September 2012

PC Harwood found not guilty of manslaughter

PC Simon Harwood has been acquitted of manslaughter following the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during the G20...

19th July 2012