Anne Studd KC

Practice Areas

Anne specialises in police law, public inquiries, inquests and public law. She acts for the police and other public authorities in Inquests and public inquiries. She is a Recorder, Bencher of Gray’s Inn.

Recent examples of Anne's high profile work include: Civil claim from false imprisonment brought by Harvey Proctor against the Metropolitan Police arising from Operation Midland; Police Overtime Litigation brought by undercover officers and handlers on behalf of a police force; Grenfell Inquiry acting for the Mayor of London focussing on London resilience, rights and treatment of social housing by local authority and TMO; Inquests into the Deaths of 10 Patients Treated by Paul Miller (Urologist) acting for the Health Authority; Inquest into the Deaths at Ballymurphy (NI); Sean Rigg acting for the IOPC; Hillsborough civil claims acting on behalf of West Midlands Police; UCPI Significant and sensitive crime strand for a police force; Hyde Park Bombing (Civil Claim).

Anne was called to the Bar 1988; Silk 2012. She sits as a Recorder on the SE circuit.

Anne regularly contributes to to 5 Essex Chambers’ blogs and newsletters.

Please visit the 5 Essex Chambers website for Anne’s profile.

Professional Memberships

ARDL, PIBA