Rabinder Singh (judge)
Rabinder Singh | |
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High Court Judge of the Queen's Bench Division | |
Assumed office 03 October 2011 | |
Nominated by | Judicial Appointments Commission Lord Chancellor |
Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
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Died | term_end |
Resting place | term_end |
Nationality | British |
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Alma mater | Bristol Grammar School, University of California at Berkeley |
Occupation | Judge |
Profession | Barrister Professor |
Rabinder Singh QC (born 1964) is an English barrister, founding member of Matrix Chambers, law professor, Recorder of the Crown Court and deputy High Court Judge. It has been announced that he is to be appointed as a High Court Judge in October 2011.
Early life and education
Rabinder Singh was born in 1964 in Delhi to Sikh immigrants from India. He grew up in a working-class part of Bristol and attended Bristol Grammar School. From an early age Singh had an interest in law and liked the thought of one day becoming an advocate.[1] At Trinity College, Cambridge, he earned a double first in law in 1985. Between 1985 and 1986 Singh spent a year at the University of California at Berkeley studying for his LL.M.[2] During his time at Berkeley he became interested in constitutional law, particularly misuse of power and how the law holds those in power to account. This interest was partly fuelled by the late Professor Frank Newman at Berkeley, a pioneer in the field of human rights law and by his studies on the American Constitution at Berkeley. In 1988 he attended the Inns of Court School of Law to undertake Bar Finals and was called to the Bar (Lincolns Inn) in July 1989.[2][3]
Career at the Bar (1989-2011)
4-5 Gray's Inn Square
Singh undertook pupillage at the barristers' chambers 4-5 Gray's Inn Square where he became a tenant in 1990.[4] He remained there for 10 years specialising in public and administrative law, employment Law, European Community law, human rights law, commercial law and media law. Soon after he was made a tenant, Cherie Booth QC also joined 4-5 Grays Inn Square as a tenant from another set.[5] From 1997 to 2002 Singh was Additional Junior Counsel to the Inland Revenue.[6]
Matrix Chambers

Singh, Booth and 5 other tenants from 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, together with 16 barristers from other chambers, set up Matrix Chambers in 2000.[7] with the formation of Matrix in 2000 none of the five silks signed up to Matrix at the time was estimated to earn much more than £200,000 a year, Singh however was believed to be the biggest earner of them all. One senior clerk said: "The problem they will have is that Rabinder Singh is by far their biggest earner. He will be carrying the rent which could cause a lot of internal politics."[8] Singh has since gone on to be named the Barrister of the Year by the Lawyer Magazine.[9] In 2001 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2002 earning him the professional title of 'Silk' and being styled with the suffix QC.[10] He is acknowledged as a Leading Silk in Administrative and Public law; Singh is described by Chambers & Partners Legal 500 2006 as being “known for his expertise in cross-disciplinary work” and as “one of the most impressive younger silks” in the area of Administrative and Public laws. Singh was the Chair of the Bar Council Equality and Diversity Committee (Race and Religion) from 2004 to 2006, also, from 2006 to 2008 Singh was the Chair of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association.[6] In 2009 he was made a Bencher of Lincolns Inn.[11]
Professional reputation (as counsel)
- Chambers & Partners 2011 ranks Rabinder Singh QC as a Star Silk, an “immensely likeable and unflappable practitioner with a towering intellect” and a “lawyer of great intellect and matching compassion".[12]
- Legal 500 2010/2011 recommends Rabinder Singh QC as a leading silk in Administrative and Public law, describing him as having a “phenomenally powerful intellect” and someone who is “very knowledgeable, measured and sophisticated.” He is also recommend ed as a leading silk in Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Immigration and Commercial Litigation; “many people wonder whether there is any point in seeking assistance from another silk.”
- Chambers & Partners 2010 recommend Rabinder Singh QC as a leading silk in Administrative and Public law with clients describing him as “knowledgeable, respected, a pleasure to work with and very, very skilled.” He is also recommended as a star silk in Civil Liberties; “he is a leading light who has years of experience at the highest levels.” Rabinder Singh QC is also ranked as a leading silk in Competition and EU Law, Immigration and Administrative and Public law: Public Inquiries.
- Legal 500 2009/2010 recommends Rabinder Singh QC as a leading silk in Administrative and Public law. He is also recommended as a leading silk in Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Immigration and Commercial Litigation.
- 2010 Human Rights and Public Law Silk of the Year (Chambers & Partners).
Notable cases (as counsel)
- Representing the CND in 2002, when he unsuccessfully sought a declaration against the Prime Minister and others that it would be unlawful for Britain to go to war with Iraq without a fresh resolution from the U.N.’s Security Council.[13]
- The Belmarsh case in 2004 where Singh successfully represented Liberty in the House of Lords against the indefinite detention without charge or trial of non-nationals suspected of terrorist activities.
- Successfully argued in the case of Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza in 2004 that discrimination against same-sex partners in respect of inheriting the right to a rent-restricted flat was in violation of the Human Rights Act.
- Successfully represented Liberty and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in 2005 in the case against the government over the refusal of benefits to refugees.
- Advising and representing the RSPCA in 2006 in their successful response to the claim that the Hunting Act 2004 contravenes the Human Rights Act or the European Convention on Human Rights.
- In 2006 successfully represented the nine Afghan asylum seekers who hijacked a plane at gunpoint to get into Britain that they should have been allowed to remain in the country on human rights grounds.
- In 2005, successfully represented the Al-Skeini family and other families of civilians killed during the British occupation of South East Iraq, arguing that the Human Rights Act applied extra-territorially.
- Represented Peter Herbert, the Chair of the Society of Black Lawyers in the Disciplinary Proceedings brought against him by the Bar Council. Peter Herbert had accused the Bar Council of ‘institutionalized racism’. The Bar Council eventually dropped the disciplinary proceedings against him.[1]
- Ahmed & Others v HM Treasury [2010] UKSC 2 (2010) Asset freezing orders pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions.[14] This case was also featured in the Channel 4 documentary 'Britain's Supreme Court', where Rabinder Singh QC can be seen giving oral argument before the United Kingdom Supreme Court.[15]
Further cases
- R (Shiner & Anor) v HMRC [2011] EWCA Civ 892 (2011) The applicants were two company owners, who from 2005 onwards took part in a tax avoidance scheme based in the Isle of Mann that took advantage of the Double Taxation Arrangement made with the Isle of Man in 1955. The Finance Act 2008, s 58 made amendments to UK tax legislation intended to pr event such schemes and to make claimants and other users of the scheme liable to pay UK income tax for past years of assessment on the income received by them in the UK from Manx trusts. S 58 was applied retrospectively. The applicants claimed that the retrospective application of s 58 was incompatible both with Article 56 of the EC Treaty prohibiting free restrictions on free movement of capital between member states, and also constituted a unjustified interference with art 1 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR.
- Ahmed & Others v HM Treasury [2010] UKSC 2 (2010) Asset freezing orders pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions.
- Gillan v UK [2010] ECtHR (2010) Stop and search under s.44 Terrorism Act incompatible with ECHR.
- R (JS (Sri Lanka) v SSHD [2010] UKSC 15 (2010) Relationship between international criminal law and Article 1F of Refugee Convention.
- RB (Algeria) v SSHD [2009] HL (2009) Deportation and memoranda of understanding with states where risk of torture.
- Rodriguez v Minister of Housing of Gibraltar [2009] UKPC 52 (2009) Discrimination in allocation of housing against same-sex partners and Constitution of Gibraltar.[16]
- EM (Lebanon) v SSHD [2008] HL (2008) Deportation where interference with right to respect for family life of mother and child.
- Malcolm v Lewisham LBC [2008] HL (2008) Disability discrimination legislation and action for possession by landlord.
- S & Marper v UK [2008] ECtHR (2008) Retention of DNA profiles of acquitted persons incompatible with ECHR.
- Al-Skeini & Others v. Secretary of State for Defence (2007) The House of Lords gave judgment today in a set of test cases Al-Skeini & Others v. Secretary of State for Defence. By a majority of 4-1 the House of Lords upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal, that in principle the Human Rights Act does apply to UK public authorities when they act outside the territory of the UK in relation to a person who is within the “jurisdiction” of the UK within the meaning of Article 1 of the ECHR. The House of Lords also upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal that five of the deceased were not within the jurisdiction of the UK at the time they died: any remedy for such individuals must therefore be sought in Strasbourg. However, the House of Lords confirmed that the sixth case, that of Baha Mousa, who was held in a British detention centre in Iraq when he died, did fall within the jurisdiction of the UK (as was now conceded by the Secretary of State). That case will therefore be remitted to the Administrative Court for a decision on whether there has been a violation of the HRA on the facts. The team for the claimants was led by Rabinder Singh QC and included Christine Chinkin. They were instructed by Phil Shiner of Public Interest Lawyers.
- Huang v SSHD; Kashmiri v SSHD [2007] UKHL 11 (2007) The HL unanimously rejected the SSHD’s submissions in these conjoined appeals and clarified the role of the judge in human rights cases where the interests of immigration control were to be balanced against the interference with the family life of the appellants facing removal. The judgment achieved clarity in a difficult area of law, marked by a number of previous decisions of the CA, where the suggested approach to the question of proportionality was posed in terms of whether a reasonable secretary of state could have concluded that the interference was necessary. The proper test is set out as one for the Court itself, although assigning appropriate weight to any expertise of the SSHD in deciding what is required in the public interest. The Appellate Committee also clarified the decision in Daly [2001] UKHL 26, as to the extent that a human rights decision is a review on the merits. It drew attention to the fact that the requirement of a fair balance is an essential aspect of proportionality in Strasbourg and constitutional litigation alike and it is for the Court to strike the balance having regard to the importance of the competing interests before it. The SSHD’s appeal in Huang was dismissed and Kashmiri’s appeal was allowed.
- GNER v Office of Rail Regulation (2006) On 27 July 2006, the High Court upheld the decision of the Office of Rail Regulation to grant track access rights on the East Coast Mainline to two “open access” train operators, Hull Trains and Grand Central. GNER, the franchised operator on the ECML, alleged that the decision unlawfully discriminated in favour of the new entrants, on the basis that they did not have to contribute to the fixed costs of the network. However, Sullivan J held that, viewed in context, the ORR’s charging regime did not unfairly distort competition with franchised train operators and was not an unlawful state aid. Both GNER and the ORR were represented by Matrix Chambers barristers: Rabinder Singh QC and Jessica Simor acted for GNER, and Rhodri Thompson QC and Helen Mountfield represented the ORR.
- Januzi v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Hamid v Same; Gaafar v Same; Mohammed v Same (2006) This case before the House of Lords concerned whether a person could reasonably be expected to avail himself of the internal flight alternative, where this was the means by which persecution could be avoided following deportation. The Court held that it was not relevant to consider whether quality of life in the place of relocation met the basic norms of civil, political and socio-economic human rights. Rabinder Singh QC appeared for the Home Department.
- R (Countryside Alliance and Others) v Attorney-General and Another; Regina (Derwin and Others) v Same Regina (Friend and Another) v Same. (2006) This case before the Court of Appeal concerned whether the Hunting Act engaged rights under the European Convention of Human Rights and the EC Treaty. The Court held that these rights were not engaged, and that the legislative aim and objectives of the Hunting Act was to prevent or reduce unnecessary suffering to wild mammals, along with the view that causing suffering for sport is unethical. Rabinder Singh QC and Kate Cook appeared for the RSPCA.
- R (Gentle & Ors) v Prime Minister & Ors (2006) Rabinder Singh QC appeared for the families of four soldiers killed on duty in Iraq who are seeking a judicial review of the government’s decision not to hold an independent inquiry into the invasion of Iraq.
- R (Laporte) v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire [2006] UKHL 55 (2006) Rabinder Singh QC & Ben Emmerson QC were involved in this case. In R (Laporte) v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire, the House of Lords held that the stopping of demonstrators on the way to RAF Fairford was unlawful. Rabinder Singh QC represented Liberty, which intervened at the hearing. The House of Lords recognised that ‘a constitutional shift’ has taken place because of the Human rights Act and that there is now a fundamental right to peaceful assembly in this country.
- R v Jones; R v Milling; R v Olditch; R v Pritchard; R v Richards; Ayliffe and Others v DPP; Swain v DPP (2006) This case before the House of Lords concerned whether protesters against the Iraq war could justify their conduct on the ground that they were preventing a crime or an offence by the government. The House of Lords held that they could not, on the ground that the crime of aggression is not a crime under English domestic law. Rabinder Singh QC appeared for Ms Swain, Mr Ayliffe and his co-defendants.
- Ramzy v Netherlands (2006) This Strasbourg case concerns return to torture in national security cases (re-visiting Chahal). Alex Bailin QC and Rabinder Singh QC were instructed by Liberty and Justice.
- S and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2006) The Court of Appeal dismissed the Secretary of State’s appeal against the decision by Sullivan J in the case of S and Others. The Master of the Rolls, sitting with Brooke and Neuberger LJJ, described the judgment by Sullivan J as “impeccable” and said that: “The history of this case through the criminal courts, the immigration appellate authority, and back into the civil courts has attracted a degree of opprobrium for those carrying out judicial functions. Judges and adjudicators have to apply the law as they find it, and not as they might wish it to be. In a country governed by the rule of law it is not open to the courts to give effect to powers that do not lawfully exist.” The Court held that the Secretary of State has no statutory power to put human rights claimants on temporary admission as a substitute to considering whether they should be granted or refused leave to enter. Rabinder Singh QC was leading counsel for the claimants (the respondents to the appeal) and was instructed by Hammersmith & Fulham Community Law Centre.
- Secretary of State for Defence v Elias (2006) The Court of Appeal gave judgment in Secretary of State for Defence v Elias in favour of the respondent, Mrs Elias. The Court (Mummery, Arden and Longmore LJJ) held that the MOD had unlawfully discriminated against Mrs Elias when devising a scheme to provide compensation to repay the “debt of honour” owed to civilians who were interned in the Far East by Japan during the Second World War. The Court held that the criterion, which required that internees could only be compensated if they had been born (or had at least one parent or grandparent born) in the United Kingdom, was indirectly discriminatory on grounds of national origins. Mrs Elias was at all times a British subject or now a British citizen but did not meet the “bloodlink” criterion: as she told the court in her witness statement, she was interned because she was British but apparently when it came to compensation she was not British enough. The MOD has told the Court that it does not wish to appeal against the decision.
- Watkins v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Others (2006) This case before the House of Lords concerned whether the tort of misfeasance in public office required special damage. The Court held that the tort was actionable only where the claimant had suffered loss or damage caused by the tortious conduct of the public officer. Rabinder Singh QC appeared for the claimant.
- D and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2005) This case before the Court of Appeal concerned the tort of false imprisonment and the right to liberty as guaranteed by Article 5 ECHR. The Court held that immigration officers enjoyed no immunity from suit as regards what would usually be regarded as unlawful acts causing a loss of liberty. Rabinder Singh QC and Raza Husain appeared for the claimants.
- Hirst v UK (No 2) (2005) The Court held that there had been a violation of ECHR, Article 3 of Protocol No 1 (right to free elections). It stressed that the rights guaranteed under Article 3 of Protocol No 1 were “crucial to establishing and maintaining the foundations of an effective and meaningful democracy governed by the rule of law” and also that the right to vote was a right and not a privilege. Any limitations on the right to vote had to be imposed in pursuit of a legitimate aim and be proportionate. Any such conditions must not to thwart the free expression of the people in the choice of the legislature – they must reflect, or not run counter to, the concern to maintain the integrity and effectiveness of an electoral procedure aimed at identifying the will of the people through universal suffrage.
- R (Limbuela) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2005) This case concerned the refusal of support to asylum seekers under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, as required by section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, on the ground asylum had not been claimed as soon as reasonably practicable after arrival in the United Kingdom. The Court held that such refusal could engage Article 3 ECHR, dependent of the individual circumstances in each case. Rabinder Singh QC, Raza Husain and Tessa Hetherington made written submissions on behalf of Liberty and Justice.
- R (Rashid) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2005) This case before the Court of Appeal concerned judicial review of the Secretary of State's failure to apply his own policy of not relying on the internal flight alternative to the Kurdish autonomous zone in Iraq. The Court held that the failure to do so, where this had been done for other asylum seekers in the same situation, amounted to a misuse of power. Rabinder Singh QC and Raza Husain appeared for Mr Rashid. Sam Grodzinski appeared for the Secretary of State.
- A and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2004) The case dealt with whether indefinite detention without charge or trial of non-nationals suspected of terrorist activities is compatible with UK human rights obligations. Ben Emmerson QC, Philippe Sands QC and Raza Husain appeared for seven of the appellants. Rabinder Singh QC and Alex Bailin QC acted on behalf of Liberty as intervenors.
- Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza (2004) Rabinder Singh QC successfully argued that discrimination against same-sex partners in respect of inheriting the right to a rent-restricted flat was in violation of the Human Rights Act.
- R (A) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire (2004) The House of Lords confirmed that the reach of community law in outlawing discrimination against transsexuals in the field of employment law was wider than the reach of human rights law that only prohibited such treatment after the date of the Strasbourg decision in Goodwin.
- R (Middleton) v West Yorkshire Coroner (2004) House of Lords case concerning available verdict where the authorities failed to take reasonable actions to prevent a suicide in custody. Ben Emmerson QC and Danny Friedman appeared for the Respondent Middleton. Rabinder Singh QC appeared for the Appellant.
- R (Ullah) v Special Adjudicator (2004) The House of Lords considered whether any article of the ECHR - other than Article 3 - can be engaged in relation to deporting an individual when it can be anticipated that his treatment in the receiving state will be in breach of Convention requirements, but without being in breach of Article 3. Rabinder Singh QC and Raza Husain acted on behalf of Liberty and Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.
- R (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) v The Prime Minister and Ors (2002) Rabinder Singh represented CND in this case concerning the justiciability and legality of the Iraq War. The claimants sought declaratory relief as to the true meaning of UN Resolution 1441 inviting the court to declare that the United Kingdom government would be acting in breach of international law were it to take military action against Iraq without a further resolution.
Judicial career
Singh was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2003. Aged 39 when he was appointed, he was thought to be the youngest judge to sit in the High Court.[17] In 2004 he became a Recorder (part-time judge) of the Crown Court.[18] His appointment as a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court was announced on 29 July 2011. The appointment will take effect on 3 October 2011, following the promotion of Mr Justice Kitchin to be a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.[18] He is the first Sikh to be made a High Court judge, and will wear a turban rather than a wig.[19] Singh was sworn in as a High Court Judge at Royal Courts of Justice of on Monday 10th of October 2011.[20]
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said of Singhs appointment:
"The Government wants to create a society of aspiration, where people of ability feel free to aim to reach the highest offices of our country, regardless of their background, race or gender.The appointment of Mr Rabinder Singh QC, a talented and highly respected barrister, to the High Court, represents a real landmark in the drive to create a more diverse judiciary which continues to attract the highest quality candidates."
— Legal Week[21]
Academic career
When Singh returned to England from California in 1986 he baceme a law lecturer at the University of Nottingham for 2 years. In the late 1990s Singh was a visiting fellow at Queen Mary, University of London.[22] Singh was a Visiting Professor of Law at the London School of Economics (LSE) from 2003 - 2009.[23] In 2004 he was granted an honorary Doctorate of Laws by the London Metropolitan University.[24] In 2007 Appointed Special Professor of Law, University of Nottingham.[25] Singh delivered the annual LexisNexis Butterworths Lecture on Law and Society at Queen Mary, University of London on 16 March 2011. The lecture, entitled ‘The Changing Nature of the Judicial Process’ examined what judges actually do in practice and how this has changed over the last 100 years.[26]
Public appointments and other positions
In 2000 Singh was appointed by then Foreign Secretary Robin Cook as 'Independent Monitor for Entry Clearance' between October 2000 and November 2002.[24] The position was established in 1993 and requires a review of around 1000 randomly chosen entry clearance refusals without a right of appeal and looking at the overall quality of refusal decisions, paying particular attention to fairness, consistency and the procedures used to reach those decisions. He makes random checks on some 800-1,000 visa refusals a year to see whether decisions are consistent and fair, and makes an annual report to the Parliament of the United Kingdom suggesting any improvements he thinks necessary. Singh is the second person to hold the job - his predecessor was Dame Elizabeth Anson.[27] Rabinder Singh QC was also a independent member on a three-strong panel commissioned in the wake of the race row which erupted on Big Brother UK 2007 where Jade Goody and fellow housemates were accused of racist bullying towards Indian actress Shilpa Shetty.[28]
Personal life
Singh has an interest in Greek poetry. He was asked in an interview "If you were to choose a profession other than law, what would it be and why?". He responded "One thing I would have liked to be is an academic specialising in Greek poetry. I love Greek poetry. I can read Ancient Greek but never had the chance to develop my interest."[1] Singh is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[29] Singh has also expressed his views writing in The Guardian on how 'Asians should not be prejudged because of the way we look' following a personal experience on the London Underground following the 7 July 2005 London bombings.[30]
Publications
- JUSTICE/Tom Sargant Memorial Annual Lecture 2010: The UK Constitution: Time for Fundamental Reform?[31]
- Co-author of Beatson, Grosz, Hickman & Singh, Human Rights: Judicial Enforcement in the UK (2008)
- Justiciability in the areas of foreign relations and defence: chapter in Shiner and Williams (eds), The Iraq War and International Law (2008)
- The 2007 Statute Law Society Lecture: Interpreting Bills of Rights [2008] Statute Law Review 82
- The 2005 MacDermott Lecture - The Use of Inter national Law in the Domestic Courts of the UK [2005] 56 NILQ 119
- Equality - the Neglected Virtue [2004] EHRLR 141
- Privacy Postponed? (2003) EHRLR Special Issue 12 (with J. Strachan)
- The Right to Privacy in English Law [2002] EHRLR 129 (with J. Strachan)
- Contributor, Privacy & the Media - the developing law (2002, Matrix)
- The Declaration of Incompatibility [2002] Judicial Review 237
- The Place of the HRA in a Democratic Society, in J. Jowell and J. Cooper (eds), Understanding Human Rights Principles (2001)
- Is There a Role for the Margin of Appreciation after the Human Rights Act? [1999] EHRLR 15 (with M. Hunt and M. Demetriou)
- Privacy & the Media after the Human Rights Act [1998] EHRLR 712
- The Future of Human Rights in the United Kingdom: Essays on Law and Practice (1997, Hart Publishing)
Styles
- Mr Rabinder Singh (1964–2002)
- Mr Rabinder Singh QC (2002–2011)
See also
References
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- ^ a b "High Court Bench Appointment - Singh QC". www.justice.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Taylor, Jerome (30 July 2011). "High Court appoints its first Sikh judge". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Doughty, Steve. "First Sikh High Court judge is sworn in: Lawyer is only second from ethnic minority background to be promoted". The Daily Mail. The Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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- ^ London School of Economics. "LSE academics nominated for 2003 Asian Jewel Awards". London School of Economics - press release. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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- ^ Special Professor List. "Special Professor List". Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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- ^ The Guardian (16 October 2000). "Guard at the gate - Barrister Rabinder Singh, who co-founded the Matrix chambers with Cherie Booth, has been charged with the highly sensitive task of monitoring Britain's visa system. He talks to Clare Dyer". The Guardian. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ BBC News (23 January 2007). "Lawyer joins Big Brother review". BBC News. BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ Monash University. "Mr Rab inder Singh, QC". Monash University Website. Monash University. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ The Guardian (6 August 2005). "CommentI am a lawyer, not a bomber - Asians should not be prejudged because of the way we look". The Guardian. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ The Guardian (15 October 2010). "Rabinder Singh: We need a written constitution". The Guardian. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
External links
- Rabinder Singh QC Matrix Chambers Profile (Matrix Chambers)