Meet Felicity

Dr Felicity Gerry KC is an international barrister, consultant and media commentator with expertise in complex, contemporary legal issues such as human trafficking, homicide, terrorism, war crimes and the white collar/corporate – criminal cross over. Her career spans over three decades and multiple jurisdictions, including admission in England and Wales, Australia, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, the Cook Islands, the International Criminal Court and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Felicity also has over ten years’ experience in tertiary level academia as a senior lecturer, professor of legal practice and Honorary Professor.

She is known for handling complex cases involving complicity law, modern slavery, international criminal law, women’s rights and law reform. She is often called upon the speak on issues relating to criminal justice, human rights and international peace and security.

Recently, Felicity defended at the International Criminal Court on the Al Hassan team, was Lead Counsel for Mr Bahtijari in the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, and released a report on the liability of European states for the torture of Guantanamo Bay detainee, Ammar al Baluchi.

Felicity’s work is underpinned by a commitment to law reform around issues affecting vulnerable individuals and communities. In the United Kingdom she has long advocated for change on controversial joint enterprise law, including in the landmark Supreme Court case, R v Jogee. In 2024 she drafted an application to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on behalf of Alex Henry – a young man with ASD who was convicted, under joint enterprise law, of murder.

Her Parliamentary submissions in both the UK and Australia have led to changes in the law on modern slavery, FGM, reproductive rights and sentencing of vulnerable offenders. Felicity is also at the forefront of the campaign for a posthumous pardon for Christine Keeler, tied to one of Britain’s most infamous political scandals, The Profumo Affair. In 2018 she drafted a petition for mercy which helped secure a reduction in sentence and release of Indigenous man Zak Grieve, who was imprisoned for life under mandatory sentencing laws in the Northern Territory.