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Provided by Jason Beer KC
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Jason is recognised as a leading silk. He specialises in public inquiries, inquests, corporate investigations (both financial and non-financial), public and police law – representing a range of clients, including central government, regulators, public authorities, and corporations.
He was Barrister of the Year in The Lawyer Awards 2024 and Silk of the Year for Inquests and Public Inquiries at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023.
Jason was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge (QBD and ChD) in 2020, and a Recorder (Crime) in 2009.
Jason is currently instructed in many of the high-profile cases of the day, including the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry (as Counsel to the Inquiry), the Thirlwall Inquiry (for NHS England), the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (for NHS England), the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (for the Government), the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry (for Counter-Terrorism Policing), the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry (for Greater Manchester Police) and the Lampard Inquiry (for NHS England).
Jason has been instructed most of the significant inquests and inquiries of the last two decades, including: the Undercover Policing Inquiry, the Fishmongers’ Hall Inquests, the Anthony Grainger Inquiry, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, the Hillsborough Inquests, the Al-Sweady Inquiry, the Leveson Inquiry, the Baha Mousa Inquiry, the Hutton Inquiry, the Shipman Inquiry and the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry.
Jason is the author of Public Inquiries, published by Oxford University Press.
Please visit the 5 Essex Chambers website for Jason’s profile, which sets out full details of his practice including relevant work of note.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jason Beer KC is a true trailblazer in the field of public inquiries: having penned the seminal text on the subject, he continues to pick up a plethora of key instructions in many of the most prominent inquiries undertaken, acting as counsel to the inquiry or for the police or central government departments.
Jason Beer KC is an outstanding silk who is regularly instructed in high-profile civil claims concerning police shootings and a host of other issues such as data protection breaches. He represents police forces in claims brought under the Human Rights Act, and in public inquiries, an area in which he is arguably the leading expert at the Bar. Judicial reviews concerning policing policy are an additional focus.
Jason Beer KC is well known as one of the leading lights of the police law Bar and is in constant demand among chief constables throughout the land. He is a top choice for presenting serious allegations of misconduct against senior officers. Related public law challenges form a complementary area of expertise.
Jason Beer KC excels in the management of administrative and public law proceedings relating to police conduct and data retention. He is typically instructed by police commissioners, the IOPCand other state agents. He is also a leading light in the field of public inquiries and acts in judicial reviews challenging coronial decisions.
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Provided by Chambers
"Jason Beer is the Rolls-Royce of leading counsel. The safest pair of hands whose judgement is always spot on."
"He is fantastic, reliable and a true expert in his field."
"Jason really does marry massive industry knowledge with huge forensic ability. He is absolutely formidable."
"Jason is generally very knowledgeable about public law. He is a very good advocate."
"Jason works extremely hard. He is a real force to be reckoned with."
"Jason presents an excellent grasp of difficult factual and legal scenarios while being able to present those difficulties in an easy-to-understand manner."
"Jason is very hard-working and he has got very good judgement. He's good on submissions."
"Jason is a zealous advocate for clients."
"Jason provides excellent written work."
"He's always impressive."
"Jason Beer is the Rolls-Royce of leading counsel. The safest pair of hands whose judgement is always spot on."
"He is fantastic, reliable and a true expert in his field."
"Jason really does marry massive industry knowledge with huge forensic ability. He is absolutely formidable."
"Jason is generally very knowledgeable about public law. He is a very good advocate."
"Jason works extremely hard. He is a real force to be reckoned with."
"Jason presents an excellent grasp of difficult factual and legal scenarios while being able to present those difficulties in an easy-to-understand manner."
"Jason is very hard-working and he has got very good judgement. He's good on submissions."
"Jason is a zealous advocate for clients."
"Jason provides excellent written work."
"He's always impressive."
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