Barrister
Marina was appointed Queen's Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 2016. She is a member of chambers at One Crown Office Row.
Marina Wheeler KC has a broad practice in public and human rights law with a historic focus on detention, armed conflict and national security.
Mental health cases and the reconfiguration of hospital services have also featured heavily in Marina’s public law caseload, allowing her to develop expertise in the requirements of a fair consultation and application of the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Marina is an accredited Mediator and handles investigations, especially those involving the workplace and the healthcare sector, building on her years of experience litigating employment disputes. In addition to employment and public law work, Marina has expertise in complex family law cases, often involving a human rights or cross-border element.
She is currently available to advise, conduct investigations and mediate.
To engage Marina for legal work, please contact the clerks at One Crown Office Row using this link or call 020 7797 7500.
Bar-related Appointments
- Attorney General’s Panels of Counsel, first ‘B’ then ‘A’ Panel (2004 – 2016)
- Bar Council Equality and Diversity Committee (Former Member)
- Bar Disciplinary Committee (Former Member)
- Chair of Chambers’ Equality and Diversity Committee (2021-2024)
Member of the Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA), the Bar European Group, the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA) and Bar Human Rights Committee.
Education
- Law Tripos, University of Cambridge (BA)
- Licence Spéciale en Droit Européen, ULB (Brussels)
Other Publications
- ‘India & the Rule of Law: in 2021, is India still a Liberal democracy?’ UK Human Rights Blog Webinar, 2021
- Contributor to the 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR) and UK Human Rights Blog
- Contributing author to, ‘The Inquest Book: The Law of Coroners and Inquests’ (Hart Publishing, 2016)
- Contributing author to Halsbury’s Laws of England, on References to the European Court of Justice (2001)
- Co-author of The Civil Practitioner’s Guide to the Human Rights Act (Old Bailey Press, 1999)