Alex Bailin

Alex Bailin KC (born 23 January 1969) is an English barrister specialising in criminal and international law, together with human rights and media law at Matrix Chambers. Bailin is also a legal writer for The Guardian, The Times and The Lawyer, among others.

Education and career Bailin read mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and law at Sussex University. He initially worked as a derivatives trader in the City of London. Bailin practices in human rights, public and administrative law, public international law, criminal fraud, criminal law and media law.

Bailin is a Deputy High Court Judge in the Administrative Court and a Recorder at the Crown Court.

Cases

Criminal fraud and corporate crime R v Railtrack plc and its former Chief Executive (corporate manslaughter, Hatfield rail crash) R(Redknapp) v City of London Police 2009 1 WLR 2091 (corruption investigation in premiership football) R v Dunlop (first double jeopardy application to quash a murder acquittal) USA v Mike Lynch 2021–present (CEO of Autonomy plc)

Human rights R (C & GC) v Metropolitan Police 1 WLR 1230 (Supreme Court – retention of non-convicted persons' DNA)

Media law

Gubarev v BuzzFeed (international defamation claims arising from Trump Dossier) Litvinenko Inquiry (representing UK print and broadcast media) David Miranda (Snowden material, journalistic protections)

Publications Fraud: Criminal Law & Procedure (Companies Act chapter) Human Rights & Criminal Justice (2nd ed., contributing author) Blackstone's Criminal Practice (Official Secrets Act chapter)