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Jonathan Laidlaw
British lawyer
Jonathan Laidlaw KC (February 1960) is an English barrister[1] notable for prosecuting and defending in many high-profile criminal cases,[2] including defence of News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks who was acquitted of all charges after the phone hacking trial.[3] In 2012 he was chosen by the Football Association to present their case against John Terry.[4] On 31 May 2022, he applied to be admitted as a lawyer in Malaysia to serve as lead counsel for former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to appeal the latter's criminal convictions in Malaysia.[5] The application was dismissed by the Malaysia High Court on July 21, 2022.[6] He also unsuccessfully represented Andrew Pilley between 2022 and 2023 in his fraud trial. He graduated from the University of Hull with a law degree.[7]
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