Michael Mansfield

Michael Mansfield QC

Born	(1941-10-12) 12 October 1941 (age 75)
Alma mater	University of Keele
Occupation	Barrister, legal scholar
Known for	Representing: the Guildford Four, the Birmingham Six, Delours and Marian Price, and others accused of involvement in IRA bombings the families of the victims of Bloody Sunday Mohamed Al-Fayed in the inquest into the deaths of his son Dodi Al-Fayed and Diana, Princess of Wales the McLibel Two the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster

Michael Mansfield QC (born 12 October 1941) is an English barrister. A republican, vegetarian, socialist and self-described "radical lawyer", he has participated in prominent and controversial court cases and inquests involving accused IRA bombers, the Bloody Sunday incident, the Hillsborough disaster and the deaths of Jean Charles de Menezes and Diana, Princess of Wales and the McLibel case.

He grew up in north Finchley, North London, and attended Holmewood Preparatory School (Woodside Park) before going to Highgate School and the University of Keele, where he graduated with a B.A. (Hons) in history and philosophy, before becoming Secretary of Keele's Students' Union.

Mansfield was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1967, became Queen's Counsel in 1989 and was elected as a Bencher of Gray's Inn in 2007.

He is currently the President of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, and is a Professor at Law at City University. Mansfield is a regular after dinner and keynote speaker.