Courtenay Delsdue McVay Griffiths KC (born 10 October 1955)[1] is a Jamaican-born British barrister, who has defended in some high-profile cases.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, the second youngest child of a carpenter father,[2] Griffiths moved to England with his family in 1961 and was raised in Coventry.
[4] Griffiths pursued a law career after his father told him stories about Norman Manley QC, the first Prime Minister of Jamaica.
[4] He was a Legal Assistant to the Greater London Council's Police Support Committee, and also spent 12 months as a Revson Fellow at City College, New York.
[4] Today he practises predominantly in criminal defence, including murder cases, fraud and drug offences.