Masters of the Bench

A Harmsworth Scholar, Neil was Called in 1982 and took Silk in 2001.  He is a member of 1 Crown Office Row where he has a distinguished practice – public law, disciplinary tribunals and health care law – appearing a number of times in the House of Lords and at Strasbourg.  He was on the Treasury Solicitor’s “A” Panel from 1995-2001 and Junior Counsel to the Ladbroke Grove Rail Inquiry.  A Recorder since 2001, he has recently been appointed a Deputy High Court Judge.  He has been a member of the Bar Pro Bono Unit’s management committee for 10 years and of the Inn’s scholarship interviewing panels for the past few years.