The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2018 - Social pillars: Law & Order

Sara Khan
Gary Doak
10 October 2018

Sara Khan

Lead Commissioner, Commission for Countering Extremism

The Government’s counter-extremism commissioner: Born in Bradford, she became a leading Muslim voice speaking out against Islamist extremism while running the campaign group Inspire. Her role now is to lead the Government’s search for effective ways to counter extremism of all types.

Imran Khan QC

Solicitor

He is representing some of the victims and survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster at the official inquiry into the fire.

Lisa Osofsky

Director of the Serious Fraud Office

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An American and former FBI lawyer who has just taken over one of the most challenging jobs in British law enforcement. Praised for her “iron fist” and fresh thinking, her US experience in chasing the mafia and criminal financiers will stand her in good stead.

Max Hill QC

Incoming DPP

He will become the new Director of Public Prosecutions in November after stepping down from his current role as Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.

Alan Moses

Chairman of IPSO

This former judge is now responsible for upholding press standards.

Martha Spurrier

Director of Liberty

A barrister who now leads the country’s most prominent human rights campaigning organisation.

Claire Waxman

London Victims Commissioner

She has been striving to improve the treatment of victims who have suffered sexual assaults and other crimes.

Geoffrey Cox QC

Attorney General

A barrister who has participated in some of the country’s biggest fraud trials, he took over earlier this summer as the Government’s most senior law officer.

Peter Clarke

Chief inspector of prisons

A former head of counter-terrorism policing, he has been outspoken about poor conditions in prisons and the need for better rehabilitation.

Baroness Hale

President of the Supreme Court

The first woman to become a Supreme Court justice and the most senior female lawyer in British legal history.

Alexis Jay

Leading the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

A former social worker, she led the inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, which found at least 1,400 children had been abused over a 16-year period, before being appointed to her current role investigating the problem nationwide.

Martin Moore-Bick

Judge presiding over the Grenfell Tower inquiry

Retired from the Court of Appeal, he was appointed by the Prime Minister last year to head the Grenfell inquiry, and has promised a “vigorous investigation” to get to the truth.

Harriet Wistrich

Human rights solicitor

She represented the two women whose legal challenge led to the reversal of the decision to free black cab rapist John Worboys​

Philippa Kaufmann QC

Barrister

A leading barrister who represented victims of Worboys at the High Court. She is also representing campaigners in the undercover policing inquiry.

Vidisha Joshi

Managing partner, Hodge, Jones & Allen

Dynamic leader of campaigning law firm that punches above its weight in taking on the Government, NHS and other public bodies in vital public interest cases, from the Stephen Lawrence murder to the Grenfell Tower fire.

Jolyon Maugham QC

Barrister and founder of the Good Law Project

A London barrister and founder of the Good Law Project, which has brought a number of legal challenges to the Brexit process as part of its mission to deliver a progressive society.

Cressida Dick

Metropolitan Police Commissioner

The first woman to run Scotland Yard, she took over the country’s top policing job last year more than 30 years after joining the Met. Educated at Oxford University, she also had a brief spell working in a senior Foreign Office role.

Andrew Parker

Director-General, MI5

The head of the Security Service since 2013, he has overseen the efforts of Britain’s spies in tackling an unprecedented rise in the number of terrorist plots.

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