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Public Law
Ryan is a member of the Attorney General’s C Panel of Counsel (London). He is regularly instructed by government departments and local authorities to act in judicial review and other public law matters. He is regularly instructed on behalf of the Home Office and the FCDO.
His recent instructions include challenges to Home Office policy in respect of small boat arrivals.
Ryan maintains an interest in public law more broadly. He was the winner of the Lee Essay Prize in 2019 for an article on parliamentary sovereignty, and in July 2020 wrote for Counsel Magazine on the challenges facing any future inquiry into Covid-19 (see here).
Previously, Ryan acted as Junior Junior Counsel to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, and as Junior Junior Counsel to HMRC on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
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Appointments & Memberships
- Advocate and Young Bar Advocate Executive Committee.
- Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel (London, C Panel), 2024 to present.
- BTAS Clerk, 2023 to present.
- Sports Resolution Pro Bono Service, 2024 to present.
Memberships:
- ALBA
- ARDL
- ELA
- ELBA
- UKELA
Education & Qualifications
- 2019: Bar Professional Training Course, City, University of London (Very Competent).
- 2017: Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law, London (Commendation).
- 2017: PhD in History, Queen Mary, University of London (Thesis accepted without correction).
- 2013: MSc in History (With an Emphasis on the History of Medicine), University of Glasgow (Distinction, with highest mark in year for dissertation).
- 2012: MA (Hons.) in Economic and Social History, University of Glasgow (First).
Scholarships, prizes and awards
- 2019: The Lee Essay Prize, Gray’s Inn.
- 2019: Andrew Lees Essay Prize, United Kingdom Environmental Lawyers’ Association.
- 2018: Finalist, Human Rights Lawyers Association Judicial Review Competition.
- 2017: Bedingfield Scholarship, Gray’s Inn.
- 2017: Finalist, GDL Moot, University of Law, London.
- 2016: Ann Ebsworth Award, Gray’s Inn.
- 2013: Wellcome Trust PhD Studentship.
- 2012: Wellcome Trust Masters Scholarship.
- 2012: Class Award for Overall Performance, Economic and Social History, University of Glasgow.
- 2010: Class Award for Overall Performance, Economic and Social History, University of Glasgow
Publications
‘Learning lessons from Covid-19? The challenges facing any judge-led public inquiry’, Counsel Magazine (July 2020).