Andrew Caldecott (barrister)

Andrew Hilary Caldecott KC (born 22 June 1952) is a British barrister and author.

Andrew Caldecott

KC
Born22 June 1952
United Kingdom
EducationEton College
Alma materNew College, Oxford

Life

Caldecott was educated at Eton and read history at New College, Oxford (1970–73).[1] He was called to the bar in 1975 and took silk in 1999. He was named “Defamation and Privacy Silk of the Year” in 2005, 2007 and 2009.[2] Caldecott is listed as a leading silk in Media, Defamation and Privacy in the Legal 500.[3] He is also a writer and his novel Rotherweird was published in 2017.[4]

Cases

Caldecott represented the BBC in the Hutton Inquiry and The Guardian in the Leveson Inquiry.[4] He has also represented a large number of celebrity clients including Naomi Campbell and Johnny Depp.[5][6]

Author

Caldecott is the author of the Rotherweird book series:

  • Rotherweird (2017)[7]
  • Wyntertide (2018)
  • Lost Acre (2019)

References
  1. "Andrew Caldecott QC – Spear's 500". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Andrew Caldecott QC". 5RB Barristers. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. "Andrew Caldecott > Chambers of Desmond Browne QC and Justin Rushbrooke QC > London > England | Lawyer Profile". The Legal 500. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. "Andrew Caldecott QC". spearswms.com. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. "Campbell lawyers demand 'sensitive' approach". The Guardian. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ""Nothing More Than a Press Strategy": Johnny Depp Loses Libel Suit Appeal". Vanity Fair. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. Jones, Gwyneth (18 May 2017). "Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott review – secret science in a fantasy debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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