Jamie Burton
founder and chair, Just Fair; barrister (KC), Doughty Street Chambers; author Three Times Failed: why we need enforceable socio-economic rights

Jamie is a barrister and social justice campaigner. He represented the claimants in many of the highest profile cases during the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. He acts for the disability charities in the Covid-19 Inquiry and on behalf of survivors and the bereaved in the Grenfell Tower public inquiry. He has a strong reputation for using the law in a pioneering way to tackle poverty and discrimination.

Jamie is also chair/co-founder of Just Fair, an NGO that works on human rights, specifically economic, social and cultural rights. Just Fair has had a significant impact on the public debate on human rights in the UK. It has produced several landmark reports on the housing crisis, food poverty and disability rights. Jamie represents Just Fair at the UN and has made submissions to the UN regarding the UK’s compliance with its human rights obligations.

Jamie is an accomplished public speaker. He has given lectures on human rights law, and social justice. Recently he has been invited to address conferences organised by Reb Law, Legal Action Group, Lawyers Without Borders, The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, the Public Law Project, Housing Rights Watch, FEANSTA, SOAS and the International Commission of Jurists.

He is also the author of Three Times Failed: why we need enforceable socio-economic rights.

Follow Jamie on X/Twitter: @Jamieburton29

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