Contribution to Book
An Interview with Mr Peter Mahy of Howells LLP who represented S and Marper at the European Court of Human Rights
The Social Implications of Covert Policing
(2010)
Abstract
Mr Peter Mahy, Partner at Howells LLP and the lawyer who represented S & Marper in front of the Grand Chamber at the European Court of Human Rights was interviewed by Katina Michael on the 10th of October 2009 while she was studying towards a Masters of Transnational Crime Prevention in the Faculty of Law at the University of Wollongong. In 2010 Peter Mahy received the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award for his contribution to the field. Mahy received his honours law degree from Sheffield University and a Masters in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. He did his Legal Practice Course at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle and joined Howells in 1996, qualifying in 1998.
Keywords
- S & Marper v United Kingdom,
- European Court of Human Rights,
- DNA,
- national database,
- proportionality,
- government,
- police,
- citizens
Disciplines
Publication Date
December 31, 2010
Editor
Simon Bronitt, Clive Harfield, Katina Michael
Publisher
University of Wollongong
Series
The Social Implications of National Security
ISBN
978-1-74128-194-1
Citation Information
Katina Michael and Peter Mahy. "An Interview with Mr Peter Mahy of Howells LLP who represented S and Marper at the European Court of Human Rights" 1Wollongong, NSW, AustraliaThe Social Implications of Covert Policing Vol. IV (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kmichael/229/