Barristers

Gregor Guy-Smith

Gregor Guy-Smith

9BR Chambers, London

Work Department

Door tenant

Position

Gregor Guy-Smith is a is a recognised international criminal lawyer with a global reputation undertaking international legal cases providing advice, consultancy and training services to governments, international organisations, and private clients.

Career

Gregor has represented military leaders, and private clients charged with genocide, murder, terrorism and crimes against humanity, in domestic and international courts. He has represented clients in complex litigation including extradition, securities and death penalty cases. He was former President of the Association of Defence Counsel for the ICTY. Known for his incisive strategic  thinking he is often enlisted to assist legal counsel and teams in their work. He has lectured on international law at universities in the United States and Europe and has provided training to lawyers in the United States, the International Court for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), Lebanon (STL) and in the Balkans.

ADC representative to the Advisory Panel to MICT   2013 Consultant to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon STL (2012 to present) Member of Advisory Panel to the President and Registrar of the ICTY (2012 to present) Disciplinary Panel for the ICTY (2012 to present) Chair of the ADC_ICTY AD-HOC Post Tribunal Matters Committee Chairperson AD-HOC Post Tribunal Matters Committee of the Association of Defence Counsel at the ICTY (ADC-ICTY) (October 2010) Disciplinary Council of the Association of Defence Counsel at the ICTY (ADC-ICTY 2010-2011) Executive Committee, Association of Defence Counsel at the ICTY (ADC-ICTY; 2010) President, Association of Defence Counsel at the ICTY (ADC-ICTY; 2005 to 2006) Chairperson, Disciplinary Council of the Association of Defence Counsel at the ICTY (ADC-ICTY; 2004 to 2005) Chairperson, Constitutional Review Committee, Association of Defence Counsel at the ICTY (ADC-ICTY; 2007 to present) Association of Defence Counsel representative to the ICTY Rules Committee on Rules of Procedure and Evidence (2007 to present) Member, International Law Committee (NACDL)

Languages

French & Spanish

Memberships

Association of Defence Counsel at the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Defence Counsel (ICC list counsel)

Defence Counsel (STL-list counsel) National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (U.S.A.)