Anthony Maurice Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford (born 1 May 1940), is a British hereditary peer and King's Counsel. He inherited the title of Baron Gifford on the death of his father, the 5th Baron, in April 1961. In 1970, Gifford was instrumental in establishing the first law centre in the UK.
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Anthony Gifford was educated at Winchester College and King's College, Cambridge, was called to the Bar in 1962 and took silk in 1983.
He was a co-founder of the North Kensington Neighbourhood Law Centre, Britain's first law centre, giving free legal advice. He founded Wellington Street Chambers and was its head for 15 years. He joined 8 King's Bench Walk in 1989 and from 2001 was head of Chambers. In 2006, the chambers relocated to 1 Mitre Court Buildings, remaining there until 2014.
He was Counsel for Paul Hill in the Guildford Four appeals and for Gerry Hunter in the Birmingham Six appeals.
Gifford was chairman of the Broadwater Farm inquiry and the Liverpool Eight inquiry, both of which investigated patterns of alleged racism and discrimination. He represented the family of James Wray at the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.