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Lord Lyell of Markyate QC

Call date: 1965 Silk: 1980

Summary

Lord Lyell practices in Public Law, Commercial, European, Human Rights and World Trade law. He is one of very few lawyers to have combined a successful career in Parliament and a major private practice. After 20 years at the bar he was appointed Solicitor General from 1987-92 and then Attorney General from 1992-97. His unique experience gives him exceptional insight when handling complex litigation involving the interplay between UK, European and Human Rights law. Sir Nicholas Lyell has acted in many leading cases and won a major victory for International Transport Roth GmbH and others v The Home Office regarding the penalties on road hauliers whose vehicles are infiltrated by stowaways.

Major Cases

  • International Transport Roth GmbH and others v The Home Office
  • The Bahamas District of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas and Others v. The Hon Vernon J. Symouette M.P. and Others
  • R v. Kingston Upon Hull City Council ex p. Rhodes & Ors. Q.B.D. 9 October 2000 (Public law);
  • Save Petroleum Ltd v. US Kara Q.B.D. 21 December 2000

Solicitor General from 1987-92 and Attorney General from 1992-97

Commercial

  • Privy Council Appeal No. 70 of 1998
  • The Bahamas District of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas and Others v. The Hon Vernon J. Symouette M.P. and Others;
  • R v. Kingston Upon Hull City Council ex p. Rhodes & Ors. Q.B.D. 9 October 2000 (Public law);
  • Save Petroleum Ltd v. US Kara Q.B.D. 21 December 2000
  • R v. Secretary of State for Trade ex parte Factortame 1992 QB 680; 1991 AC 603 HL; [1990] 2 AC 85 (public law of Act of Parliament; fishing; injunctions; rules on registration of fishing vessels; damages for breach of EC law).
  • Pepper v. Hart [1993] AC 593 (use of ministerial statements in construction of legislation)
  • Rost v. Edwards [1990] 2 QB 460 (libel - parliamentary privilege - proceedings in Parliament
  • Government of Belgium v. Posstlethwaite [1988] AC 924 (extradition; the Heysel Stadium football case)