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Alexander Cameron
KC
Born
Allan Alexander Cameron

(1963-08-27)27 August 1963
London, England
Died21 March 2023(2023-03-21) (aged 59)
EducationEton College
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
OccupationBarrister
SpouseSarah Louise Fearnley-Whittingstall
Children2
Parents
RelativesDavid Cameron (brother)

Allan Alexander Cameron KC (27 August 1963 – 21 March 2023) was an English barrister.[1][2]

Family and education

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Cameron was the elder son of Ian Donald Cameron (1932–2010) and Mary Fleur Mount (1934−),[3][4] and the brother of the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron. He was educated at Heatherdown School, Eton College and the University of Bristol (LLB), and called to the bar from the Inner Temple in 1986.[1][2]

In 1990 he married the lawyer Sarah Louise Fearnley-Whittingstall, cousin of the chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and had two children, Imogen and Angus.[1]

Career

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On 31 October 2013, Cameron appeared in some of the first television footage to be broadcast from the Court of Appeal of England and Wales since 1925, according to ITV.[5] Sky News reported that he was the first barrister to be shown on television arguing a case in the Court of Appeal.[6] It happened on the first day cameras were allowed into the court after a ban of 90 years.[7] Cameron said "It's surprising. I only found out yesterday it was happening."[6] The Guardian characterized him as "making television history".[8]

In 2014 he appeared pro bono for the defence in a fraud trial, where the judge halted the trial on the grounds that the defendants could not receive a properly funded defence for a lengthy complex trial.[9]

Some of his high-profile cases included heading the legal chambers that represented Rebekah Brooks in a phone hacking defence.[10]

Cameron was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2020, as a result of which he retired from the bar. On the 21 March 2023, at the age of 59 he died of the disease.[11][12][13]

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alex Cameron KC obituary". The Times. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "CAMERON, Alexander Allan". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Obituary - Ian Cameron". Telegraph. London. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. ^ Debrett's Peerage Ltd (1 June 1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage: With Her Majesty's Royal Warrant Holders. Debrett's Peerage. p. 619. ISBN 978-0-312-04640-8.
  5. ^ "Prime Minister's brother in landmark court footage", ITV, 31 October 2013
  6. ^ a b First Televised Court Hearing Makes History Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Sky News, 31 October 2013
  7. ^ Claire Carter (31 October 2013). "David Cameron's brother Alex Cameron first barrister filmed in court after camera ban lifted". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  8. ^ Owen Bowcott (31 October 2013). "David Cameron's brother stars in court of appeal TV debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Legal aid row leads to halting of serious fraud trial". BBC. 2 May 2014.
  10. ^ Steven Raeburn (5 June 2013). "Prime Minister's barrister brother heads legal chambers representing Rebekah Brooks in phone hacking defence". The Drum. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  11. ^ Weston, Katie (23 March 2023). "David Cameron's brother dies at 59 as ex-Prime Minister mourns his 'role model'". The Mirror. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ^ Burrell, Miriam (23 March 2023). "David Cameron's brother Alexander dies from cancer, aged 59". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  13. ^ Alexander Cameron death notice The Telegraph


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