Conor Gearty

Barrister specialising in human rights law. Notable cases include: Secretary of State for Defence v Rusling (2003) – case concerning the granting of a war pension for the infliction of Gulf War Syndrome whilst on active duty; in re S (minors) (2002) – case concerning the implementation of care plans, the House of Lords considered the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the Children Act 1989; and Murphy v Salford Primary Care Trust (2008) – concerning the availability of anti-cancer drugs on the NHS; DM v Doncaster MBC (2011) – case concerning the requirement to provide care home accommodation.

BCL (NUI); University of Cambridge (LLM PhD).