AND: Who was de Menenez's solicitor?

Gareth Peirce. It seems strange that a 'regular non descript illegal immigrant' would come to employ such a high profile solicitor with a track record of representing persons accused of terrorist related offences. I wonder who instructed her and who was paying!

Gareth Peirce (born c. 1940) is a British solicitor. She discarded her birth name of "Jean" when she was quite young, taking "Gareth" as her legal name. She is noted for taking on controversial cases, including high profile human rights issues. Her clients include the Birmingham Six, the Guildford Four, former MI5 operative David Shayler, Abu Qatada (who has been called 'Europe's Al-Qaeda Ambassador'), Judith Ward, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, Mozzam Begg and Bisher Amin Khalil al-Rawi, a detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp

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