Who is paul mcbride qc?

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Paul McBride, QC, 40, went to Strathclyde University aged 16 to read law. He graduated at 19 and spent the next two years on a traineeship with a solicitors' firm in Ayrshire. He then "deviled" for nine months (the equivalent of the English pupillage) and became a barrister at 22.

In 1998 he took silk aged 35, the youngest QC ever appointed in the UK .

"When I started at the Bar I wanted to do civil work. But you are not in control of what work you get as an advocate so I went to the Criminal Appeal Court and ended up co-writing Criminal Appeals with Lord McClusky. Looking back, there is little I would change. When I decided to go to the Bar, wiser heads said to me: 'You are far too young, you have no contacts, no experience, you are not wealthy, the Bar can't cope with any more than about 70 people.' That is all rubbish. "I don't know anyone in the English or Scottish Bar who has ability and doesn't do well. People wanting to come to the Bar are always told it is doom, gloom, no legal aid, no work. It is not true. There is always a place for people who are determined and talented." Source: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/student/article578693.ece As one of the most successful criminal defence Counsel in the country Paul is regularly involved in the highest profile criminal case reported in this country, such as: - The Nat Fraser murder trial - The Moira Jones murder trial - The Chokar trial - The head on the beach murder - The largest drugs importation cases in Scotland He also specialises in regulatory crime. Recently he was involved in the first UK public inquiry into the Stockline tragedy in Glasgow and also the Castle Craig fatal accident inquiry. Paul has also been instructed in the Rosepark fatal accident inquiry.

He has a number of further appointments an interests including:

- Standing senior counsel for the Police Association and the Prison Officers' Association - Standing counsel for the Gamekeepers' Association - Senior counsel to the Trinity Mirror Group and News quest Group - Instructed by The Lord Advocate to be the first Counsel to attend the new Supreme Court for the Crown - Advisor to the Conservative Party on Scottish and UK Law and Order - Author of only book on Criminal Appeals in Scotland Source: http://www.paulmcbrideqc.com/about-paul-mcbride-qc/default.aspx