Andrew Hopper QCAnnouncementAndrew Hopper QC died on 25 July 2018.In his final months, Andrew had taken steps to wind down his practice and had ceased to take on work for new clients.  In tribute to him, his announcement to that effect remains on this page, together with the contact details of his personally recommended sources of advice and assistance in the field in which he provided expert guidance and representation for so many years.This practice is now closed.  Enquiries relating to the closure should be addressed to his professional executors, Nigel West and Jonathan Greensmith, from whom existing clients will hear directly:Nigel West, Radcliffes Le Brasseur[email protected]Jonathan Greensmith, Keystone Law[email protected]***AnnouncementI have entered my seventieth year, which seems a sensible point at which to review my approach to practice. I have nocurrent inclination to retire altogether, having experimented with various forms of semi-retirement for what seems likedecades. However, I have to have regard to issues such as continuity in relation to new work as I cannot, regardlessof inclination, expect to go on indefinitely.I have therefore decided that I will not henceforth take on work from new clients; that is from those with whom I havehad no previous association.Established and existing clients, or those for whom I have previously acted, are likely to be unaffected. I am fortunatein that there is a large number in this category. I will continue to accept introductions and referrals from existingclose colleagues, for consultation or a second opinion for example. I will also accept instructions for expert witnesswork, here and abroad. I will no longer undertake any advocacy, other than in the most exceptional circumstances.As a form of reinforcement I have removed all contact details from this website, as well as the bases upon which I have
till now generally been prepared to accept instructions. This will not of course prevent anyone who has had no previous
dealings with me from finding me but I ask that those who succeed should bear in mind my stated policy, and also the
old pub adage about requests for credit; that disappointment may be avoided by not asking.
I have left the remainder of my minimalist website, written traditionally in the third person, largely in its previous
form, but this is now mainly for information and to enable my potential successors to be identified.
Andrew Hopper QC
October 2017
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Andrew Hopper is a solicitor and Queen’s Counsel; still a rare combination. He was admitted a solicitor in 1972
and from 1988 has practised on his own account in a niche practice concerned with professional regulation and discipline,
principally in relation to solicitors.
He was appointed Silk in 2001, the fifth solicitor Silk to be appointed and the first outside the City of London. He
is the only sole practitioner in this select group.
He is regarded by many as the foremost expert of his generation on the law