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About
Provided by Aaron Moss
Practice Areas
Ranked in each of his practice areas, Aaron practices in police and public law (particularly in matters concerning national security), data protection and information law, inquests and inquiries.
Aaron was called to the Bar in 2013 and has always practised at 5 Essex Chambers. He was appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel in September 2023.
He accepts Direct Public Access instructions.
He is currently instructed in several high profile cases including the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, the Undercover Policing Inquiry and judicial review proceedings brought by the Duke of Sussex. He acted as junior Counsel to the Jermaine Baker Inquiry, the Manchester Arena Inquiry, the London Bridge Inquests, the Fishmongers’ Hall Inquests, and the Inquest following the Streatham Terror Attack.
Before joining 5 Essex Chambers, Aaron served as a Special Constable in the Metropolitan Police Service from 2009 to 2014, spending the last 18 months leading a team in Westminster. He has a first-hand understanding of operational policing, which gives him a good insight into the legal and practical problems confronting public servants.
Aaron is an editor of 5 Essex Chambers' monthly Data Protection and Information Law Bulletin, The Data Brief. He has a busy practice in data protection and information law, advising and acting for multinational corporations, journalists, individuals, police forces, central Government and local authorities.
Please visit the 5 Essex Chambers website for his profile, which sets out full details of his practice including relevant work of note.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Aaron Moss impresses fellow barristers with his advocacy and in-depth knowledge of inquests and public inquiries involving the police, terrorism and national security. He is regularly instructed by coroners as junior counsel to some of the more high-profile and sensitive inquests, and also acts for police forces and individual officers.
Aaron Moss has in-depth knowledge of matters involving the Freedom of Information Act. He also has considerable experience in matters related to questions of subject access requests and data processing.
Aaron Moss has considerable experience in claims concerning wrongful arrest, assault, negligence, data protection and misfeasance. He also acts in high-profile inquiries.
Aaron Moss has a wide-ranging public law practice. He has acts both for claimants and defendants, including central government departments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Aaron Moss is reliable, competent and great with clients."
"Aaron Moss is wise beyond his years and has an unparalleled ability to dissect the most complex of cases. He has a laser-focused approach to legal strategy."
"Aaron has genuine expertise and he is very client-friendly. His written work is very good and he is very efficient."
"Aaron is a diligent and conscious hard worker. He gets on top of the material well and contributes effectively to the litigation team."
"Aaron Moss is extremely pragmatic and a very clear communicator."
"Aaron has an impressive in-depth knowledge of data protection issues."
"Aaron is exceptionally bright. He is very hard-working, very responsive at turning things around, and is very good with clients."
"Aaron is articulate and intelligent. He produces work of a high level while coping with competing issues, timeframes and cases."
"He is hot on the detail and he has a very easy client manner. He provides clear strategic and technically strong advice."
"Aaron is very personable and very hard-working."
"Aaron Moss is reliable, competent and great with clients."
"Aaron Moss is wise beyond his years and has an unparalleled ability to dissect the most complex of cases. He has a laser-focused approach to legal strategy."
"Aaron has genuine expertise and he is very client-friendly. His written work is very good and he is very efficient."
"Aaron is a diligent and conscious hard worker. He gets on top of the material well and contributes effectively to the litigation team."
"Aaron Moss is extremely pragmatic and a very clear communicator."
"Aaron has an impressive in-depth knowledge of data protection issues."
"Aaron is exceptionally bright. He is very hard-working, very responsive at turning things around, and is very good with clients."
"Aaron is articulate and intelligent. He produces work of a high level while coping with competing issues, timeframes and cases."
"He is hot on the detail and he has a very easy client manner. He provides clear strategic and technically strong advice."
"Aaron is very personable and very hard-working."
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