Alex Bailin

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Alex Bailin
KC
Born (1969-01-23) 23 January 1969 (age 55)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater University of Cambridge University of Sussex
Occupation Barrister

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. [1] [2] Bailin is also a legal writer for The Guardian , The Times and The Lawyer , among others. [3] [4]

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Education and career

Bailin read mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and law at Sussex University. [5] He initially worked as a derivatives trader in the City of London. [1] Bailin was called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in November 1995 and took silk in 2010. [6] [7] Bailin practices in human rights, public and administrative law, public international law, criminal fraud, criminal law and media law. [1] [8]

Bailin is a Deputy High Court Judge in the Administrative Court and a Recorder at the Crown Court. [1] [9]

Bailin contributes legal articles to The Guardian, The Times, The Lawyer, the New Statesman and various legal journals. [4] [9] [10]

Cases

Criminal fraud and corporate crime

Crime

Extradition

Human rights

Public law

Media law

Publications

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