The WLR Daily case summaries
[2018] WLR (D) 180
Supreme Court
In re Maguire
[2018] UKSC 17
2017 Oct 19; 2018 March 21
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Lord Reed, Lord Hughes, Lady Black, Lord Lloyd-Jones JJSC
Human rights— Fair trial— Legal representation— Defendant granted legal aid certificate for two counsel wishing to instruct junior counsel as leading counsel— Bar Council rule requiring that when certificate for two counsel granted one of them had to be Queen’s Counsel — Whether refusal to allow two junior counsel of his choice interfering with defendant’s right to a fair trial—
Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, art 6(3)(c)