Michael Mansfield
Michael Mansfield | |
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Mansfield in 2015 | |
| Born | 12 October 1941 |
| Education | University of Keele |
| Occupation(s) | Barrister, legal scholar |
| Organisation(s) | Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers Nexus Chambers |
| Known for | Representing:
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| Spouse(s) | Melian Bordes (divorced) Yvette Vanson (divorced) Yvette Greenway |
| Children | 6 |
Michael Mansfield KC (born 12 October 1941) is an English barrister and head of chambers at Nexus Chambers. He was recently described as "The king of human rights work" by The Legal 500 and as a leading Silk in civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police).
A British republican, vegetarian, socialist and self-described "radical lawyer", he has participated in prominent and controversial court cases and inquests including the Birmingham Six, Bloody Sunday massacre, the Hillsborough disaster and the deaths of Jean Charles de Menezes and Princess Diana and the McLibel case.