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David Hooper KC
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David Hooper KC’s domestic practice has largely concerned serious criminal matters and extradition but his main area of practice over the past 20 years has been in International Criminal Law, with extensive experience representing accused before international Tribunals and Courts. The complex ICL cases involve, in addition to court and paper advocacy, investigating the case and managing a defence team. He was lead defence counsel before the International Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in the case of Andre Rwamakuba, a Minister in the 1994 Rwandan Government, and later for Father Nsengimana, a Catholic priest accused of genocide. Both were acquitted. Since 2007, David Hooper has been at the forefront of cases at the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, firstly as counsel in the DRC case of Germain Katanga, presently in its reparations phase and, secondly, the Kenya election violence case of William Ruto, presently the Deputy President of Kenya, ‘stayed’ at the conclusion of the prosecution case in 2016 for lack of evidence. David has travelled extensively throughout Africa and until recently was based in The Hague. He has lectured extensively on ICL matters and was the first President of the ICC Bar Association. He is currently representing Augustin Ngirabatware at the MICT (The United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals) in Tanzania.
Career
- Called 1971.
- Appointed Silk 2010.
Memberships
President of the International Criminal Law Experts at the International Bar Association’s Genocide and War Crimes Conference for Iraqi Judges.
Education
- University of Kent at Canterbury
- Jesus College, Cambridge
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > International crime and extradition
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2David Hooper KC –25 Bedford Row ‘David has a very individual style which makes him a very original and effective advocate.‘
25 Bedford Row’s areas of expertise include trials of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes before international courts in Asia, Africa and in the Hague. Leading Sam Blom-Cooper, David Hooper KC is instructed as lead counsel to represent the former prime minister of Kosovo before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the conflict between Serbia and Kosovo in 1998-99. Blom-Cooper is also instructed in International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals case Prosecutor v Turinabo et al., a case concerning allegations of a campaign of interference with protected witnesses and contempt of court by means of intimidation and bribery.