Courtenay Griffiths
Courtenay Delsdue McVay Griffiths KC (born 10 October 1955)[1] is a Jamaican-born British barrister, who has defended in some high-profile cases. He is a member of Wyeth Thomas Chambers.
Early life
Born in
Career
Griffiths pursued a law career after his father told him stories about
He was a Legal Assistant to the
Today he practises predominantly in criminal defence, including murder cases, fraud and drug offences. He practises from 25 Bedford Row Chambers. Griffiths sits part-time in the Crown Court as a Recorder,[4] chairs the Public Affairs Committee of the Bar Council, and worked for several years as chair of its Race Relations Committee.[5]
Griffiths holds honorary
On 16 March 2021, whilst representing Claudia Webbe, Griffiths was taken to hospital by ambulance.[8]
Notable cases
- Brighton hotel bombing
- Harrods bombing
- 1996 Docklands bombing
- Risley Prisonriot
- Dartmoor Prisonriot
- R v Broadwater Farm Estate riot[4]
- Successful appeal for Johnson, Davis and Rowe, 2000
- Damilola Taylor murder, first trial, 2002[9]
- Goswell v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis - for a while, this case recorded the highest award of damages made by a jury against a police force[10]
- Charles Taylor trial in The Hague, 2007–2012[11]
Personal life
Married to Ruth Griffiths has one daughter and three sons.
References
- , retrieved 21 July 2021
- ^ a b "Courtenay Griffiths QC". Bar Council. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Courtenay Griffiths: Defending Charles Taylor". BBC News. 26 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Courtenay Griffiths QC". Black Lawyers Directory. February–March 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Courtenay Griffiths - Tough-talking avvocate". Jamaica Gleaner. 27 April 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Courtenay Griffiths QC". Coventry University. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Courtenay Griffiths QC receives an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Leeds Metropolitan University". Leeds Metropolitan University. Summer 2005. Archived from the original on 14 January 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "MP's lawyer taken to hospital".
- ^ "Damilola police 'prompted witness'". BBC News. 15 February 2002. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ISBN 9780415485784. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ Spence, Alex (14 July 2009). "British QC Courtenay Griffiths prepares to defend Africa's most notorious warlord". The Times. London. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Courtenay Griffiths QC". 25 Bedford Row Chambers. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
External links
- 25 Bedford Row profile
- Interview with Courtenay Griffiths after walking out of Sierra Leone war crimes court - broadcast by Radio France Internationale, 8 February 2011