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Wanting to be a lawyer after his father told him various stories about [[Norman Manley]] QC, the first Prime Minister of Jamaica,<ref name=BarCouncil>{{citeweb|url=http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/CareersHome/ProfileLibrary/Courtenaygriffithsqc/|title=Courtenay Griffiths QC|Publisher=Bar Council|accessdate=August 8, 2010}}</ref> after graduation from legal college and pupliage, |
Wanting to be a lawyer after his father told him various stories about [[Norman Manley]] QC, the first Prime Minister of Jamaica,<ref name=BarCouncil>{{citeweb|url=http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/CareersHome/ProfileLibrary/Courtenaygriffithsqc/|title=Courtenay Griffiths QC|Publisher=Bar Council|accessdate=August 8, 2010}}</ref> after graduation from legal college and pupliage, he was called to the bar in 1980. |
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Griffiths then became Legal Assistant to the [[Greater London Council]]'s Police Support Committee, and then spent 12months as a [[Charles_H._Revson_Foundation#Education|Revson Fellow]] at [[City College, New York]]. Made [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1985, on return to the UK he practised mainly in West Yorkshire, in the Leeds and Bradford courts. |
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Today he practises predominantly in criminal defence, most often defending in murder cases, spending a large amount of his time at the [[Old Bailey]]. He also sits part time in the Crown Court as a Recorder. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 10:53, 10 August 2010
Courtenay Griffiths is a Jamaican-born British lawyer, the current joint-head of London-based Garden Court Chambers.
Early life
Born the second youngest child of eight born Kingston, Jamaica, to a carpenter father,[1] Griffiths was raised in Coventry, West Midlands. Educated at Bablake School, he graduated with an LLB (Hons) at the London School of Economics.
Career
Wanting to be a lawyer after his father told him various stories about Norman Manley QC, the first Prime Minister of Jamaica,[1] after graduation from legal college and pupliage, he was called to the bar in 1980.
Griffiths then became Legal Assistant to the Greater London Council's Police Support Committee, and then spent 12months as a Revson Fellow at City College, New York. Made Queen's Counsel in 1985, on return to the UK he practised mainly in West Yorkshire, in the Leeds and Bradford courts.
Today he practises predominantly in criminal defence, most often defending in murder cases, spending a large amount of his time at the Old Bailey. He also sits part time in the Crown Court as a Recorder.
Personal life
Married to Angela, the couple have two boys. Griffiths supports Liverpool F.C. and the West Indies Cricket Team.
References
- ^ a b "Courtenay Griffiths QC". Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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