▁law . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁where ▁he ▁pract ises ▁with ▁' 2 5 ▁Bed ford ▁Row ' ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Bar . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁Again st ▁Cru el ▁Sports ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁honor ary ▁professor ▁of ▁law ▁at ▁Card iff ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁election ▁in ▁North ▁West ▁Sur rey ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁election ▁in ▁Am ber ▁Valley . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁on ▁Wat ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁' 2 5 ▁Bed ford ▁Row ' ▁Ch amb ers ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁special ises ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁hom ic ide ▁and ▁serious ▁violence , ▁serious ▁fra ud ▁and ▁drug ▁off ences . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁acted ▁in ▁cases ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Jac in tha ▁S ald anha ▁in quest , ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁P rank ▁Call ▁case , ▁the ▁largest ▁ever ▁import ▁of ▁hero in ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁represented ▁Nicola ▁Ed ging ton ▁during ▁her ▁murder ▁trial . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁successfully ▁acted ▁for