Alex Bailin | |
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Born | 23 January 1969 |
Nationality | British |
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]
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]
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