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Peter Doyle KC
Barrister at 25 Bedford Row
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Barrister at 25 Bedford Row.
Peter Doyle KC is a highly respected criminal and regulatory silk, called to the Bar in 1975 and appointed King’s Counsel in 2002. He has extensive experience across serious crime, public inquiries, regulatory and disciplinary proceedings, inquests, and complex corporate and fraud-related matters.
He has appeared at every level of court, including before the Privy Council, and has been instructed in major public inquiries such as the Stephen Lawrence, Marchioness Disaster, and Victoria Climbié Inquiries. His practice is now focused primarily on defending in murder, manslaughter, and serious violence cases, frequently involving vulnerable and neurodiverse defendants.
Peter Doyle KC is the founding Chair of the Kalisher Trust and leads its Senior Counsel Group. He is recommended in Doyle’s Leading Criminal Law Counsel - London 2025.
Peter Doyle KC’s profile brings together professional experience, specialist subjects and published Chronicle Law contributions.
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DATA PROTECTION · 7 MIN READ
The use of Facial Recognition Technology in London
(Judicial review – police use of facial recognition technology in London – Shaun Thompson and another v The Metropolitan Police Commissioner (2026) EWHC 915 (Admin)) The Recognition Software The Metropolitan Police Service (“MPS”) adopted live facial recognition technology (“LFR”) in September 2024. Under its policy, the technology is used across London to prevent and detect […]
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CRIMINAL LAW · 6 MIN READ
Time to go
An overview of early prisoner release schemes in England and Wales, the strain on overcrowded prisons, and the growing number of mistaken releases, including the extraordinary case of a fraud prisoner freed and returning days later.
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