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Mr Gareth Rhys

Position

Gareth accepts instructions across all of 1 Crown Office Row’s practice areas and has a broad practice. He has experience acting for Claimants and Defendants working on matters relating to taxation, customs, environmental law, medical law, personal injury, immigration, human rights and public law, as well as public inquiries and inquests (including Article 2 inquests).

Gareth is currently instructed by Baroness Hallett to act as junior counsel to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry. He was counsel for Module 2 of the Inquiry, investigating central political decision-making, and is currently counsel for Module 9 considering the government’s economic responses.

Gareth is a member of the Attorney General’s London C Panel of counsel. He undertakes a wide range of government work, including revenue law, customs, human rights and immigration. Gareth’s background is in public and revenue law. For two years, he was a government barrister at HMRC. He also spent a period as Crown Counsel in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, advising the Attorney General and acting for the St Helena Government in civil and constitutional proceedings.

Career

Call 2019