Senior Counsel
Year of Silk: 1992
Year of Call: 1970
Areas of practice
- Adoption
- Assault
- Childrens' Referrals
- Criminal Appeals
- Criminal Trials
- Drugs
- Employment Law & Professional Disciplinary Proceedings
- Environmental and Waste Management Law
- Extradition
- Fatal Accident Inquiries
- Firearms
- Fraud
- Health and Safety
- Human Rights and Devolution Issues
- Murder
- Personal Injury
- Proceeds of Crime
- Road Traffic Violations
- Sexual Offences
- Terrorism
- Wildlife Crime
- Church Law
- Courts Martial
- Judicial Review
- Medical Negligence
- Parole Board Hearings
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Bert Kerrigan KC
Herbert Kerrigan is one of the most experienced counsel appearing at the Criminal Bar and also practices at the English Bar. He is an internationally known lecturer who also teaches in the United States. He has a particular interest in forensic aspects of litigation both criminal and civil.
He has featured in a number of leading cases over the years and has both defended and prosecuted in various parts of Britain. His interest and advocacy in Human Rights has led him to defend a capital murder case abroad and to seek the advancement of Human Rights in the Middle East and Africa.
Selected Cases
HMA v McLeod – Disclosure – Full Bench
Smith v Lees – Definition of Rape – Full Bench
Karling v HMA – Murder Miscarriage of Justice
Asbury v HMA – Murder Miscarriage of Justice
Johnston v HMA – Murder Miscarriage of Justice
HMA v Purcell – Definition of Murder
HMA v Edgar – Murder acquittal – 2009
HMA v Stephen Howie – Attempt Murder acquittal 2009
HMA v Kaingu – Rape acquittal – 2009
HMA v John Murtagh – Disclosure – Privy Council 2009
HMA v Taylor – Murder Acquittal 2011
Howes v HMA – Supreme Court – Extradition 2011
HMA v Archibold Murder Acquittal 2012
Kalyangee v HMA – Filial murder Appeal (Part Involved) 2013
Preparation – Young including in USA
HMA v Carr – High Court Child Abuse Acquittal 2014
HMA v McCourt – Resisted Crown Appeal re Death of Cyclist 2014
HMA v McNicol – High Court Child Abuse Acquittal 2014
HMA v Macdonald – Child Rape Acquittal 2014
Young v HMA Miscarriage of Justice; Case Linkage Analysis 2014