Helen Mountfield
Helen Mountfield, QC (born 14 March 1967) is a British barrister practising in administrative, human rights, and equality law. She has been Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford since 2018.
Helen Mountfield QC | |
|---|---|
| Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford | |
| Assumed office September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1967 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Damian Tambini (m. 2005) |
| Children | Three |
| Father | Sir Robin Mountfield |
| Education | Crown Woods School |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford City University |
| Profession | Barrister |
Early life and education
Mountfield was born on 14 March 1967 in London, England to Sir Robin Mountfield and Anne Mountfield.[1] She was educated at Crown Woods School, a comprehensive school in London.[2] She studied modern history at Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[3] She then moved into law, and studied for and completed the Common Professional Examination in Law at City University.[2]
Career
Legal career
Mountfield was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1991.[1] She was a founding member of Matrix Chambers in 2000 from which she still practised.[2][4] She has been a recorder since May 2009,[5] and a Deputy High Court Judge since 2013.[1] She was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) on 22 March 2010.[6]
Notable cases she has been involved in include R (E) v Governing Body of JFS, R (Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.[4]
Academic career
In January 2018, she was announced as the next Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford: she took up the appointment in September 2018.[1][3][2][4] She has co-authored seven editions of Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998; a monograph concerning the Human Rights Act 1998.
Personal life
In 2005, Mountfield married Damian Tambini. Together they have three daughters.[1]
Selected works
- Wadham, John; Mountfield, Helen (1999). Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (1st ed.). London: Blackstone. ISBN 978-1854318374.
- Wadham, John; Mountfield, Helen (2000). Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (2nd ed.). London: Blackstone Press. ISBN 978-1841741734.
- Wadham, John; Mountfield, Helen; Edmundson, Anna (2003). Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199254538.
- Wadham, John; Mountfield, Helen; Edmundson, Anna; Gallagher, Caoilfhionn (2007). Blackstone's guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford. ISBN 978-0199299577.
- Wadham, John; Mountfield, Helen; Gallagher, Caoilfhionn; Prochaska, Elizabeth (2009). Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (5th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199574421.
- Wadham, John; Mountfield, Helen; Prochaska, Elizabeth; Brown, Christopher (2011). Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (6th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199697007.
- Wadham, John; Mountfield, Helen; Prochaska, Elizabeth; Desai, Christopher Brown. Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (7th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198705758.
References
- "Mountfield, Helen". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.250874.
- "Helen Mountfield QC elected as new Principal". Mansfield College. University of Oxford. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "Helen Mountfield QC elected Principal of Mansfield College". University of Oxford. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "Helen Mountfield QC". Matrix Chambers. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "No. 59059". The London Gazette. 12 May 2009. pp. 8063–8064.
- "No. 59372". The London Gazette. 25 March 2010. pp. 5233–5234.
External links
- Helen Mountfield on Twitter
- The Legal 500 entry
