W Robert Griffiths

W Robert Griffiths KC, SC is a practising barrister. Born in the Mumbles, Swansea, and brought up in Pembrokeshire, he attended Haverfordwest Grammar School from which he was awarded an Open Scholarship to St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He was called to the Bar in 1974 and appointed a Junior Counsel to the Crown (Common Law) in 1989 and appointed a QC in 1993. He was appointed a Senior Counsel (SC) in New South Wales, Australia in 1999. He was The Times Lawyer of the Week (2007) for his representation of the Australian umpire Darrell Hair in his claim against the International Cricket Council in respect of the ball tampering affair at the Oval. He is a Master of the Bench of Middle Temple and a Fellow of the Erasmus Forum in recognition of his contribution to law, philosophy and sport. He was Chairman of the MCC Development Committee for four years Chairman of the Laws Sub-Committee for six years and a member of the MCC Committee for twenty years. He was a director of The London Chamber of Commerce and President of The London Chamber of Arbitration. He was formerly a trustee of The Lord Taverner’s and a special adviser to The Prince’s Regeneration Trust. He is a Vice President of Crawshays Rugby Club, President of Johnston (Pembrokeshire) Cricket Club and he is a Freeman of the City of London.