Draft:Jason Beer

Jason Beer KC is a British barrister, specialising in public law, police law and public inquiries and inquests. He is known for his work in high-profile inquiries, including the Post Office Scandal inquiry, the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, the Hillsborough Inquests, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. He has also worked on the Leveson Inquiry and the UK Covid-19 Inquiry for NHS England.

Beer graduated in Law from the University of Warwick in 1991, followed by the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law (now City Law School), being called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1992. Beer then joined 5 Essex Chambers, where he has practiced since.

Awards
He took silk (was made a Queen's Counsel, now a King's Counsel) in 2011.

In recognition of his high-profile work on public inquiries, Beer was awarded Silk of the Year in the Inquests and Public Inquiries category at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023.

Publications
Beer is the author of Public Inquiries (2012), published by Oxford University Press.