Gordon Pollock

Alan Gordon Seton Pollock (1943–2019) was a British barrister.

Early life and education Born in London, he was the eldest child of Alan and Kathleen Pollock. Pollock was educated at Glenalmond College in Scotland and Upper Canada College, where he was a cricketer for the Canadian under-21 team.

Pollock's legal career focused on commercial law. He appeared in several notable cases reported in The Times, dealing with issues ranging from contract breaches to maritime losses and media law.

In court, Pollock was involved in several major cases, including the collapse of the International Tin Council and disputes involving high-profile clients such as Apple Inc., Elton John, and George Michael. His handling of the BCCI case against the Bank of England was particularly noteworthy, although it ended in 2005 without resolution in favor of the bank's creditors. In 2004 at the Royal Courts of Justice Pollock made the longest speech in English legal history, speaking for eighty days while representing creditors and liquidators of BCCI, seeking compensation worth £850m against the Bank of England. His record was broken in 2005 by the leading counsel for the Bank of England, Nicholas Stadlen, speaking in the same case for 119 days.