Chambers warmly congratulates John Warrington on his appointment as First Junior Counsel to the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

John has been part of the Inquiry’s senior counsel team since 2019 and Chambers wishes him well in this new leadership role.

The Undercover Policing Inquiry was set up in 2015 to get to the truth about undercover policing across England and Wales since 1968 and provide recommendations for the future.

John is a barrister specialising in public law, crime, regulatory law and professional disciplinary proceedings.  Within these fields, his principal areas of interest include public inquiries, serious organised crime, high-value financial crime, environmental law, health and safety and the regulation of healthcare professionals, He is ranked as a leading criminal barrister at the London Bar in Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide and The Legal 500.