Lawyers involved in the Hutton inquiry

Lord Hutton's inquiry will take evidence from Monday

Witnesses appearing at Lord Hutton's inquiry into the death of government weapons expert Dr David Kelly have the option of employing legal help.

BBC News Online looks at the careers of some of the top barristers involved.

Kelly family

Jeremy Gompertz QC first appeared at the Hutton inquiry when on the first day he made representations on behalf of the Kelly family arguing that TV cameras should be kept out of the proceedings.

A QC specialising in civil actions against the police, inquests and crime, especially fraud, he is perhaps best known for his involvement in another high-profile inquiry - into the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence.

Called to the Bar in 1962, Gompertz became a Recorder and then a QC in 1988.

He was educated at Beaumont College and Trinity College, Cambridge.

In his leisure time he is keen on travel, skiing and racing and breeding horses.

BBC

Andrew Caldecott QC - who is representing the BBC at the inquiry - specialises in media law, defamation and privacy.

He represented Naomi Campbell in her privacy action against the Daily Mirror.

He was also involved in the proceedings that led to an injunction on behalf of the killers of James Bulger.

He regularly advises and acts for both broadcasters, publishing houses, corporations, celebrities as well as government departments.

He was educated at Eton and Oxford.

Government

Philip Sales acts for the government in high profile cases of public law and has done since he was appointed first Treasury junior in 1997.

His role includes appearing before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

He is also involved in co-editing a book on administrative law for academic purposes and has published a series of articles on his areas of specialism.