About Paul Diamond

After completing legal education and pupilage, Paul became Barrister to the Keep Sunday Special Campaign in 1988. He wrote various articles in legal journals which were reported in the national press including one in which Lord Denning supported his critique of interim relief pending a European Court of Justice ruling.

He was the advocate behind the "Bob George" case which attracted national media attention. This early career decision gave insight into cases on European law and on civil rights (with an emphasis on religious rights). The subsequent chain of Stedman v United Kingdom has led directly to his current Copsey case on religious rights in employment.

After specialising in public law, he moved to One Raymond Buildings where he concentrated on European and Education law. In 1996 Paul gained the first injunction against an abortion under the 1967 Act which was front page news. Subsequent to that case, he also took the 1997 banning of the Pro-Life Alliance Party Election Broadcast to the European Court. The Pro-Life Alliance was denied a Public Electoral Broadcast as the showing of an abortion would be 'distressing' to women who had had an abortion.

His subsequent career has increasing concentrated upon the subject of religious freedom.
For an update on Paul Diamond's current cases see: Practice Development