Dr Douglas Maxwell

Barrister, Henderson Chambers

Dr Douglas Maxwell is Barrister at Henderson Chambers in London. His practice encompasses public law, human rights, commercial litigation, product liability, health and safety, financial services, and all aspects of property law.

Before joining Chambers, Douglas was awarded a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Douglas obtained multiple academic awards and scholarships, including an HSS Doctoral Scholarship from the University of Cambridge and a Lord Astbury Scholarship from Middle Temple.

His first book, The Human Right to Property: A Practical Approach to Article 1 of Protocol No.1 to the ECHR (Hart Publishing, 2022), was published in July 2022.

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Article 6—Right to a fair trial

Practice Notes

This Practice Note summarises the Article 6 Convention right. It considers when the right to a fair hearing applies, the content of the right, implied rights and specific guarantees in criminal cases. It looks at the limits of the right, and how the right to a fair trial can be waived.

Public Law