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Cathryn McGahey KC acted as counsel to this review, which was conducted by David Anderson KC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. The review investigated the usefulness of some of the powers which the security and intelligence agencies would have,…
Andrew O’Connor KC is instructed by the Inquiry to act in the investigation into child sex abuse in Westminster. Cathryn McGahey KC is Leading Counsel for The Department for Education.
A campaign group, Detention Action, challenged the lawfulness of the secondary legislation governing the appellate procedure under the Detained Fast Track scheme. Cathryn McGahey represented the Secretary of State for the Home Department, an interested party.
This case involved a challenge to the lawfulness of the LASPO Exceptional Case Funding scheme. Cathryn McGahey acted as first junior counsel for the Defendants at first instance, and as second leading counsel in the Court of Appeal. The Court…
In this Divisional Court case the Claimants challenged, unsuccessfully, the lawfulness of search warrants obtained by HMRC. Cathryn McGahey represented HMRC.
The inquest investigated the self-inflicted death of the first 18 year old to be sent to HMP Belmarsh. He was sent there after being sentenced to a minimum of 18 years’ imprisonment for murder, and was found hanging five days…
The appellants challenged, unsuccessfully, the lawfulness of the SSJ’s policy on the strip-searching of women prisoners. Cathryn McGahey represented the SSJ.
