Heather Rogers KC (3 June 1959 – November 2023) was an English barrister.[1][2] She died from a pulmonary embolism at age 64.[3]

Along with Richard Rampton, she represented Deborah Lipstadt and her publisher Penguin Books against accusations from David Irving of libel after Lipstadt said that Irving was a Holocaust denier in her book Denying the Holocaust, in the case of Irving v Penguin Books Ltd.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Heather Rogers KC". 24 November 2023 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  2. ↑ Baksi, Catherine (9 November 2023). "Heather Rogers obituary" – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Obituaries, Telegraph (21 November 2023). "Heather Rogers, leading media and defamation lawyer who acted for Deborah Lipstadt against David Irving – obituary" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Julius debuts as solicitor-advocate". Law.com International.
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