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Jonathan Fisher QC appointed to serve on the Bill of Rights Commission

Jonathan Fisher QC has been appointed by the Ministry of Justice to serve as a Commissioner on the Bill of Rights Commission._[1]

In May 2010 the Coalition Government’s Programme for Action undertook to “establish a Commission to investigate the creation of a British Bill of Rights that incorporates and builds on all our obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, ensures that these rights continue to be enshrined in British law, and protects and extends British liberties”._[2]

In addition to his principal areas of practice (tax investigations, disputes and disclosures; proceeds of crime - money laundering, restraint, confiscation, and civil recovery; business crime and corporate defence; commercial and investor fraud; financial services regulation), Jonathan Fisher QC is extremely familiar with human rights law and civil liberties. In 2006 he gave evidence to the House of Common’s Select Committee on Constitutional Affairs_[3] following publication of his pamphlet entitled “A British Bill of Rights and Obligations”._[4]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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_{[1] http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease180311a.htm}

_{[2] http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/coalition_programme_for_government.pdf} 

_{[3] http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmconst/1703/6103103.htm}

_{[4] http://www.conservativelawyers.com/assets/uploads/publications/pdf/Bill-of-Rights-and-Obligations.pdf}