Anthony W. Bradley

Anthony Wilfred Bradley (6 February 1934 – 20 December 2021) was a British barrister, academic and leading expert in UK constitutional law, social security and human rights.

Life and career Bradley was born in Dover, Kent on 6 February 1934. He was educated at Dover Grammar School for Boys and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a starred-first in law and later received an LLM.

He was professor of law at the University of Edinburgh and co-author (with Keith Ewing) of the leading textbook on Constitutional and Administrative Law. Bradley was a tenant at Cloisters Chambers in London, and died on 20 December 2021, at the age of 87.

Cases R (Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No. 2) EWCA Civ 498 Chagos Islanders v The Attorney General & Her Majesty's Indian Ocean Territories Commissioner EWCA Civ 997

Publications Books Constitutional and Administrative Law (16th edn Pearson 2014) with KD Ewing

Articles 'Relations between the Executive, the Judiciary and Parliament - an evolving saga' Public Law 470