Sir Charles Barry Shaw, CB, KC (12 April 1923 – 30 September 2010) was a Northern Irish barrister.
[1] On 10 April 1972, he was appointed to the newly created position of Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
[1][2][6] As such, he was head of the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland "throughout the worst years of the Troubles".
[1][7] In December 1964, Shaw was called to the Inner Bar of Northern Ireland, thereby becoming a Queen's Counsel (QC).
[5] In the 1974 Queen's Birthday Honours, Shaw was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in recognition of his service as Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland (DPP).
[9] In the 1980 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Bachelor, and thereby granted the title sir, in recognition of his service as DPP.