Andrew Hall is consistently named as a leader in his field and has a busy and high profile practice in serious crime.

He has a strong following amongst solicitors both in London and further afield, and a particular reputation for the tenacious defence of grave, difficult and more complex cases. Andrew has very extensive experience in all types of homicide, as well as large scale drugs and other excise conspiracies. In recent years has been instructed in a significant number of high profile terrorism cases.

He is the author or co-author of several books on criminal justice issues, and regularly lectures on advocacy and other legal topics, including terrorism and human rights, both here and abroad. He has longstanding involvement with professional training, and with legal sector capacity building projects overseas, particularly in Africa, and is a winner of the Bar Pro Bono Award for this work. Human rights work overseas has included missions to Syria, Sudan and Burma.

Andrew served for a number of years as a member of the Bar Council and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and served as Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association. Since 2010 he has been a trustee of the Kalisher Trust, a charity providing scholarships and other awards to talented Criminal Bar entrants who need financial support.

Lawyer West Hampstead Law Centre 1976-80; solicitor and partner Hodge, Jones & Allen 1980-90; tenant Doughty Street Chambers 1990-todate; QC 2002; Bencher, Gray’s Inn 2004; List of Defence Counsel, International Criminal Court 2010. Publications of note: Journals, including ‘Legal Action Magazine’, ‘New Law Journal’, ‘Solicitors’ Journal’, ‘Criminal Bar Association Magazine’ and ‘Counsel Magazine’. ‘The Emergency Procedures Handbook’ 1986,1989; ‘Criminal Justice in Crisis’ 1993; ‘Confidentiality and Mental Health ‘1999; The Proceeds of Crime’ 2003. Editorial Board of the ‘International Journal of Evidence and Proof’. (1998-2011).

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Member and former Chairman, of the Criminal Bar Association.

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Marist College, Kingston upon Hull; Birmingham University (1974 LLB); Sheffield University (1976 MA Criminology).