Max Hill

Max Benjamin Rowland Hill QC is a barrister who has been appointed the independent reviewer of terrorism laws in the United Kingdom. He replaced David Anderson in 2017.[1][2][3][4][5] In July 2018 it was announced that he will become Director of Public Prosecutions in November.[6]

He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne and St Peter's College, Oxford.[7] He was Called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1987 and appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 2008. From 2012, he was Head of Chambers at Red Lion Chambers. He also served at Leader of the South Eastern Circuit from 2014 to 2016.

In 2017, he appeared in Channel 4’s The Trial as lead counsel for the prosecution, in which real juries, together with actual barristers and judges, tried a fictional murder case in order to explore the workings of the jury system.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Riley-Smith, Ben (25 February 2017). "Interview: Britain's new terror watchdog Max Hill - 'Getting justice for Damilola ranks as my proudest feat'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Mills, Jen (26 February 2017). "Terror threat in the UK 'at its highest since the 1970s', watchdog says". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Riley-Smith, Ben (25 February 2017). "Terror chief Max Hill warns risk of attacks in Britain is highest since dark days of IRA". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Travis, Alan (20 February 2017). "Leading terror trial QC to be counter-terror laws watchdog". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "New Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation appointed - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Evening Standard, 24 July 2018, p. 6
  7. ↑ ‘HILL, Max Benjamin Rowland’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  8. ↑ https://www.redlionchambers.co.uk/barrister/max-hill-qc/
  • "Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation".
  • "Profile: Max Hill QC - Red Lion Chambers".
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