Eight years ago, I was instructed as leading counsel for two South Yorkshire Police officers who had overseen the force’s evidence-gathering in response to the Hillsborough stadium disaster. They were accused of trying to minimise the blame placed on the police by amending witness statements.
It has been the longest and most challenging assignment of my 27-year career, with the weight of public and media opinion pitted heavily against us.
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