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Jonathan Hirst QC, Bar Chairman in 2000, died aged 64 at his home in London in July after suffering a long illness. Head of Brick Court Chambers for more than ten years from 2005, he was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1975, took Silk in 1990 and was appointed a Crown Court Recorder in 1997.
Jonathan Hirst QC, Bar Chairman in 2000, died aged 64 at his home in London in July after suffering a long illness. Head of Brick Court Chambers for more than ten years from 2005, he was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1975, took Silk in 1990 and was appointed a Crown Court Recorder in 1997.
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