Barristers

Adam  Riley

Adam Riley

3 Hare Court, London

Position

Adam Riley joined 3 Hare Court as a Tenant in October 2021 following the successful completion of his pupillage. He has a civil practice comprising commercial, public, employment, travel and personal injury law. His practice has both a domestic and an international dimension.

He acquired experience across all areas of Chambers’ expertise during pupillage and frequently appears in trials, interim applications and preliminary hearings, in addition to managing a busy paperwork practice.

Adam is building a reputation as a dependable junior. He has been instructed in a number of matters beyond his year of call, including numerous complex constitutional appeals before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

Before pupillage Adam gained exposure to a range of practice areas, including receiving a grant to work with attorneys in New Orleans on death row appeals and working on asylum claims in Greece with an international NGO. During his legal studies he worked in the civil liberties team at Hodge, Jones and Allen LLP and volunteered with Liberty.  He also regularly appeared, on a pro bono basis, before the First-tier (social security) Tribunal as a representative with the Free Representation Unit, the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust and as a legal advisor with the UCL Centre for Access to Justice

Memberships

Commonwealth Lawyers Association COMBAR ALBA Young Legal Aid Lawyers Amicus ALJ

Education

BPTC, University of Law (Very Competent) GDL, University of Law (Distinction) MA Medieval History, University of Sheffield (Distinction) BA History, University of Sheffield (First Class) (Graduated 1/156)

Mentions

The English Bar Offshore

Other expertise

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Adam Riley – 3 Hare Court ‘Adam is very knowledgeable on East Caribbean Civil Procedure as well as the workings on the Privy Council on appeal from the East Caribbean courts. He is very intelligent and knowledgeable about the law, he is very interested in and committed to Caribbean work, and is already making a good name for himself.’