The Rt Hon Lord Richard Hermer KC

Richard Hermer KC was called to the Bar in 1993 and took silk in 2009. He was previously Head of Chambers at Matrix and has served as a Deputy High Court Judge.

He has recently served as Attorney General, where he was the chief legal adviser to the Crown, a member of Cabinet, and had a number of independent public interest functions, as well as overseeing the Law Officers’ departments. The A-G is the Government’s principal legal adviser dealing with (amongst others) questions of public law, international law, human rights and devolution. Hermer is a prominent advocate of the importance of international law.