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He represented the majority of bereaved families in the [[Manchester Arena Inquiry]] (2020-2022).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The firebrand human rights QC giving a voice to the victims of the Manchester Arena outrage - Manchester Evening News |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/firebrand-human-rights-qc-giving-21663764 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk}}</ref> Other inquiries include representing the Labour Opposition Group, as a result of the [[Grenfell Tower fire]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Perkins |first=Anne |date=2018-03-02 |title=Labour councillors say they are being cut out of Grenfell fire inquiry |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/02/labour-councillors-grenfell-tower-fire-inquiry-core-participant-status |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
He represented the majority of bereaved families in the [[Manchester Arena Inquiry]] (2020-2022).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The firebrand human rights QC giving a voice to the victims of the Manchester Arena outrage - Manchester Evening News |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/firebrand-human-rights-qc-giving-21663764 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk}}</ref> Other inquiries include representing the Labour Opposition Group, as a result of the [[Grenfell Tower fire]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Perkins |first=Anne |date=2018-03-02 |title=Labour councillors say they are being cut out of Grenfell fire inquiry |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/02/labour-councillors-grenfell-tower-fire-inquiry-core-participant-status |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


He advised the London Mayor [[Sadiq Khan]] in relation to the 2018 [[John Worboys]] judicial review.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sawer |first=Patrick |date=2018-02-03 |title=Leading barrister in Worboys judicial review bid replaced after three weeks of tax payer funded work on case |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/03/leading-barrister-worboys-judicial-review-bid-replaced-three/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Other [[Judicial review in English law|judicial reviews]] include the cases of the [[deaths at Deepcut army barracks]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Deepcut inquest: Soldier thought base was 'under attack' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47723068 |website=BBC News |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> of the government weapons inspector [[David Kelly (weapons expert)|David Kelly]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr David Kelly inquest ruling challenge fails |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16249783 |website=BBC News |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> and the challenge to the government in relation to the [[Conservative–DUP agreement]].{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
He advised the London Mayor [[Sadiq Khan]] in relation to the 2018 [[John Worboys]] judicial review.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sawer |first=Patrick |date=2018-02-03 |title=Leading barrister in Worboys judicial review bid replaced after three weeks of tax payer funded work on case |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/03/leading-barrister-worboys-judicial-review-bid-replaced-three/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Other [[Judicial review in English law|judicial reviews]] include the cases of the [[deaths at Deepcut army barracks]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Deepcut inquest: Soldier thought base was 'under attack' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47723068 |website=BBC News |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> of the government weapons inspector [[David Kelly (weapons expert)|David Kelly]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr David Kelly inquest ruling challenge fails |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16249783 |website=BBC News |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> and the challenge to the government in relation to the [[Conservative–DUP agreement]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tory-DUP £1bn deal: crowdfunded legal challenge reaches high court |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/26/tory-dup-1bn-deal-crowdfunded-challenge-reaches-high-court |website=The Guardian |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref>


Cooper advised 43 Labour MPs in relation to the [[2019 British prorogation controversy]].{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
Cooper advised 43 Labour MPs in relation to the [[2019 British prorogation controversy]].{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

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John Gordon Cooper KC (born 15 September 1958 in Wolverhampton)[1] is a British barrister specialising in human rights and criminal law, and a politician.

Career

Cooper ran for the House of Commons as a candidate for the Labour Party in the 1987 election in North West Surrey and in the 1992 election in Amber Valley. He was a councillor on Watford Borough Council from 1990 to 1994.[1]

He is a member of 25 Bedford Row Chambers in London. He specialises in cases of homicide and serious violence, serious fraud and drug offences. He has also acted in cases such as the Jacintha Saldanha inquest, the Duchess of Cambridge prank call case[2],the largest ever import of heroin in the UK,[citation needed] and represented Nicola Edgington during her murder trial.[3] Cooper also represented Thomas Cashman in his murder trial.[4]

In 2012, he successfully acted for Paul Chambers, in his appeal over the Twitter Joke Trial.[5]

He represented the majority of bereaved families in the Manchester Arena Inquiry (2020-2022).[6] Other inquiries include representing the Labour Opposition Group, as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire.[7]

He advised the London Mayor Sadiq Khan in relation to the 2018 John Worboys judicial review.[8] Other judicial reviews include the cases of the deaths at Deepcut army barracks,[9] of the government weapons inspector David Kelly[10] and the challenge to the government in relation to the Conservative–DUP agreement.[11]

Cooper advised 43 Labour MPs in relation to the 2019 British prorogation controversy.[citation needed]

He represented Ian Fitzgibbon in the 2023 Ashley Dale murder trial.[12] He also acted for the defence in the so-called Tik Tok murder trial.[13]

Cooper is also a broadcaster.[citation needed] He is a member of the Bar of England and Wales, and the Australian Bar. He was an honorary president of the League Against Cruel Sports, and he was appointed honorary professor of law at Cardiff University in 2011.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "John Cooper, Esq". Debrett's People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Royal hoax phone call inquest: Nurse 'took own life'". BBC News. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Convicted killer who murdered innocent passerby faces life sentence". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Olivia Pratt-Korbel case pitted defiant star witness against killer's cleverness". The Guardian. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Chambers v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] EWHC 2157 (QB) (27 July 2012)". BAILII. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  6. ^ "The firebrand human rights QC giving a voice to the victims of the Manchester Arena outrage - Manchester Evening News". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  7. ^ Perkins, Anne (2 March 2018). "Labour councillors say they are being cut out of Grenfell fire inquiry". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  8. ^ Sawer, Patrick (3 February 2018). "Leading barrister in Worboys judicial review bid replaced after three weeks of tax payer funded work on case". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Deepcut inquest: Soldier thought base was 'under attack'". BBC News. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Dr David Kelly inquest ruling challenge fails". BBC News. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Tory-DUP £1bn deal: crowdfunded legal challenge reaches high court". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Everything heard in court during sixth week of Ashley Dale murder trial - Liverpool Echo". www.liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  13. ^ "TikTok murder trial: Victims' families speak of 'devastation'". BBC News. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2024.


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