Christopher McCrudden
- Called to Bar:
- 1996, N.Ire. 2006
- Practice areas:
- Degrees:
- LL.B (QUB), LL.M (Yale) (Harkness Fellow), D.Phil (Oxon), LL.D (Hon., QUB)
Professor Christopher McCrudden's authority as an academic commentator is reflected in citations to his work in the judgments of courts in this country, the European Court of Justice, and the United States Supreme Court. He has been awarded the Certificate of Merit by the American Society of International Law.
The scope of his advice includes equality and human rights law, but he also advises on the relationship between international economic law and human rights, and on EC public procurement law.
Christopher will combine practice with a distinguished academic career (he is currently Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen’s University Belfast and a Fellow of the British Academy). He is a former Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford.
He had experience as a pupil in a range of courts and tribunals, including the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords.
Professional Experience
Appointments:
Christopher has gained extensive practical experience through his membership (at various times) of the Standing Advisory on Human Rights, the European Commission’s Expert Network on the Application of Equality Directives, and the Northern Ireland Procurement Board. He has also acted as a Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee.
Membership of Professional Associations:
- An accredited Free Representation Unit representative
- A member of ALBA
Public Law and Human Rights
Christopher has published widely in the areas of public law and regulation, equality and discrimination, human rights, EC law, and international economic law.
Current and recent work
- Ladele v United Kingdom (2011)
Acting (with Dinah Rose QC and Ben Jaffey) for marriage registrar who refused to conduct civil partnerships on grounds of religious belief (European Court of Human Rights). - As a pupil Christopher assisted Tom de la Mare in Northern Rock [2009] EWHC 227 (Admin) challenging the compensation rules applying to shareholders, and the requirements of Article 1, Protocol 1 ECHR.
Discrimination and Equality
- R (E) v JFS [2010] 2 WLR 153
Acted for the JFS school (led by Lord Pannick QC) in Supreme Court race discrimination challenge to the admissions criteria for the Jews’ Free School. - Christopher (as a pupil) assisted Ben Jaffey and David Pannick QC in R (E) v JFS [2009] EWCA Civ 626 in the race discrimination challenge to the admissions criteria for the Jews’ Free School.
Public Procurement
- Christopher has been instructed by public bodies and public interest groups in relation to the use of public procurement for employment and other social policy purposes, and on issues relating to the consequences of findings of bribery for public procurement contracting. He has also advised on the requirements of EC and WTO procurement law. Many of these cases are confidential and cannot be referred to here. His most recent book, Buying Social Justice (OUP, 2007), was awarded the Certificate of Merit by the American Society of International Law in 2008, and was shortlisted for the Inner Temple Book Prize in 2008.
Employment
Current and recent work
- Jivraj v Hashwani [2011] UKSC 40
Acted for the London Court of International Arbitration (led by Laurence Rabinowitz QC and Christopher Style QC) in Supreme Court challenge to the appointment of arbitrators in international commercial arbitration. - As a pupil he assisted Tom Croxford in the Court of Appeal’s consideration of the ambit of EU age discrimination law in Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes [2010] EWCA Civ 899 (CA)
Other relevant experience
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