Stephen Parkinson (lawyer)
Stephen Parkinson | |
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Sir Max Hill | |
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| Born | Stephen Lindsay Parkinson 15 June 1957 |
Inns of Court School of Law | |
Stephen Lindsay Parkinson (born 15 June 1957) is an English solicitor and former barrister,[1] who has been the Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales) (DPP) and head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) since November 2023.[2][3][4][5][6]
Early life and education
Parkinson was born on 15 June 1957 to Edward Parkinson, an Anglican priest, and Mary Parkinson, a physician.
Legal career
In 1980, Parkinson was
Parkinson then moved into the wider
In 2003, Parkinson moved into private practice and joined London law firm Kingsley Napley. He was admitted as a solicitor in 2005,[10] and became a partner of the firm in the same year. He was head of the criminal litigation practice from 2006 to 2018, and subsequently became the firm's senior partner in May 2018.[11] He retired in 2023 after 20 years with the firm.[9]
In September 2023, it was announced that he would be the next
References
- ^ Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Financial Times - Stephen Parkinson appointed". Financial Times. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Stephen Parkinson named". Independent. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Former Kingsley Napley Chief appointed". Law Society Gazette. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Kingsley Napley Veteran Named". The Lawyer. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "New Director of Public Prosecutions announced". Government of United Kingdom. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "UCL - UCL Laws alumnus". University College London. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "New Director of Public Prosecutions announced". GOV.UK. Attorney General's Office. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b "New Senior Partner and Retirement of Stephen Parkinson". Kingsley Napley. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Law Society". Law Society. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Baker, Tom (22 January 2018). "Parkinson stays away from SFO director race to take senior partner role at Kingsley Napley". Legal Business. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "About CPS: Director of Public Prosecutions". www.cps.gov.uk. The Crown Prosecution Service. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Rigby, Ben (14 September 2023). "CPS appoints first solicitor to Director of Public Prosecutions role since 1960s". The Global Legal Post. Retrieved 2 January 2024.