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About
Provided by Matthew Butt KC
Practice Areas
A leading KC practicing in inquests and inquiries, police, criminal and extradition law.
Matthew has particular expertise in cases relating to terrorism, national security and firearms tactics.
He was instructed in the Manchester Arena, Grenfell Tower and Jermaine Baker public Inquiries and the inquests arising out of the Fishmongers Hall, London Bridge and Palace of Westminster terrorist attacks. He is currently instructed in the inquests into the deaths of Chris Kaba and Matt Ratana and in the Undercover Policing Inquiry.
An expert in international criminal law, Matthew successfully acted for Colonel Kumar Lama when he was tried at the Old Bailey for war crimes allegedly committed during the Nepalese civil war and is regularly instructed on behalf of requested persons in extradition requests.
Matthew also acts in domestic criminal matters. He has recently successfully represented a counter terrorism specialist firearms officer who was prosecuted for shooting an armed robber during a dangerous police operation and successfully defended in numerous murder trials .
He is regularly instructed to represent accused officers and police forces in high profile police disciplinary hearings including hearings arising out of the deaths of Sean Rigg and Henry Hicks.
Matthew is instructed in all matters connected with licensed activities, including gambling, alcohol, regulated entertainment, street trading, firearms and taxis before licensing committees and on appeal to the Magistrates’ Court, the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal.
Career
Career Call, 2002, Recorder of the Crown Court 2015, Bencher (Gray’s Inn) 2017, KC 2020, Deputy High Court Judge 2021
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Matthew Butt KC is a respected silk with a wide-ranging inquests and inquiries practice, in which he often represents the police. He has been instructed in many of the most controversial inquests and inquiries concerning acts of terrorism, such as the Fishmongers' Hall and London Bridge inquests, and the Manchester Arena Inquiry.
Matthew Butt KC advises various players in the market, such as restaurants, bars and casino operators. He has an established practice handling premises licence hearings and reviews.
Matthew Butt KC is a talented barrister who is highly regarded for his work on behalf of police forces and officers in inquests and disciplinary proceedings.
Matthew Butt KC is very highly regarded for his adept representation of police officers in serious misconduct hearings. He frequently appears before Police Appeals Tribunals and in judicial reviews. He is also instructed in inquests scrutinising police conduct.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Matthew is incredibly bright and capable."
"Matthew is very straightforward, calm and engaging."
"He's incredibly bright and incredibly capable representing police constables and sergeants in all sorts of complex cases."
"He has exceptional judgement and is a fantastic leader. He is lethally sharp."
"Matthew really is a standout. He is incredibly hard-working, super-bright, very easy to get on with, helpful and great value."
"He is fiercely intelligent and effortlessly balances legal expertise with a sharp commercial acumen. He is the barrister I turn to on my most challenging cases."
"Matthew is one of the best in the business. He is commercial, tenacious, and has superb advocacy skills."
"Matthew is incredibly bright and capable."
"Matthew is very straightforward, calm and engaging."
"He's incredibly bright and incredibly capable representing police constables and sergeants in all sorts of complex cases."
"He has exceptional judgement and is a fantastic leader. He is lethally sharp."
"Matthew really is a standout. He is incredibly hard-working, super-bright, very easy to get on with, helpful and great value."
"He is fiercely intelligent and effortlessly balances legal expertise with a sharp commercial acumen. He is the barrister I turn to on my most challenging cases."
"Matthew is one of the best in the business. He is commercial, tenacious, and has superb advocacy skills."
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