Garden Court North Chambers

Human rights, Inquests & public inquiries, Protest Rights, Public law.

Hamish McCallum specialises in Protest Rights, Inquests & Public Inquiries, and Public Law. He has extensive experience acting on behalf of protestors, bereaved families and in actions against the government and state bodies.

Hamish is currently instructed to defend in several high-profile and legally complex protest-related trials in the Crown Court and recently acted (unled) in a six-week jury inquest concerning a police shooting.

Before coming to the bar, Hamish worked in inquests, inquiries and judicial review at Hickman & Rose Solicitors. He was also part of the team representing the bereaved, survivors and residents in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Hamish previously had a successful career in politics, during which he was a senior adviser to a Member of Parliament and was elected as a local councillor. He is particularly passionate about human rights, civil liberties and environmental issues.

Criminal Bar Association INQUEST Lawyers Group Human Rights Lawyers Association

University of London (City Law School): Master of Laws, BPTC; BPP: LLB (Hons) Law, City Law School: Sibel Dedezade Award for Pro Bono Work (2018), Gray’s Inn: Anne Goddard Scholarship (2020) and Cynthia Terry Scholarship (2017).