A founder member of Matrix Chambers, Sir Ken Macdonald QC was appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2001. He was elected Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association of England and Wales in 2003 and became a Bencher of the Inner Temple in 2004. He was Director of Public Prosecutions for 2003-2008.
As DPP, Ken Macdonald established the Organised Crime Division, the Counter Terrorism Division, the Special Crime Division and the Fraud Prosecution Service. These quickly became world leaders with conviction rates of up to 95%. He played a major role across Whitehall in the development of criminal justice policy, especially in relation to international treaties and jurisdiction, mutual legal assistance, extradition, terrorism and grave cross border crime. He conducted highly sensitive discussions and negotiations in many countries, including with senior ministers and with heads of government.
In 2007, he was knighted for services to the law, and in the 2008 inaugural Times Law 100, he was listed fourth most influential lawyer in the United Kingdom, directly behind the Senior Law Lord, the Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chief Justice. In 2009, he became a trustee of Index on Censorship, the leading free speech advocacy group.
As DPP, Ken Macdonald established the Organised Crime Division, the Counter Terrorism Division, the Special Crime Division and the Fraud Prosecution Service. These quickly became world leaders with conviction rates of up to 95%. He played a major role across Whitehall in the development of criminal justice policy, especially in relation to international treaties and jurisdiction, mutual legal assistance, extradition, terrorism and grave cross border crime. He conducted highly sensitive discussions and negotiations in many countries, including with senior ministers and with heads of government.
In 2007, he was knighted for services to the law, and in the 2008 inaugural Times Law 100, he was listed fourth most influential lawyer in the United Kingdom, directly behind the Senior Law Lord, the Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chief Justice. In 2009, he became a trustee of Index on Censorship, the leading free speech advocacy group.
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