We are delighted to announce that Dr Claire Mitchell KC has joined Garden Court Chambers as a door tenant.
Dr Claire Mitchell KC was called to the Bar in 2003, having been a solicitor in private practice since 1996.
Claire has been instructed in many first instance trials, Fatal Accident Inquiries and Extradition cases over the past 23 years. Her main practice has been in the Court of Appeal, with an emphasis on cases involving complex and novel legal arguments and raising constitutional and human rights issues.
She has conducted innumerable appeals over the past two decades, and attended the Privy Council and Supreme Court on several occasions in relation to such cases.
At the 2013 Law Awards of Scotland, she received a Special Recognition Award for her contribution to legal thinking over the past decade. Claire regularly provides CPD training for the various Scottish Bars as well as talks to the Sheriff’s Association and Universities.
Since 2020, she has specialised in Public Inquiries, keeping an interest in cases which raise matters of public importance. Notable inquiries include The Covid Inquiry UK and The Scottish Covid Inquiry (representing the Scottish Covid Bereaved), as well as The Emma Caldwell Inquiry.
Find out more by visiting Claire’s profile.
