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This page provides information about Nicola Williams from the members panel of the MPA's inquiry into the case of PS Gurpal Virdi.
Warning: This is archived material and may be out of date. The Metropolitan Police Authority has been replaced by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC).
See the MOPC website for further information.
Panel member: Nicola Williams
Nicola Williams is a Black Londoner of Guyanese descent. An experienced
criminal law barrister, she has successfully acted in a variety of serious trials before all levels of the judiciary, including murder trials, and Commonwealth death penalty appeals before the Law
Lords in the Privy Council. In addition, she is also a published writer; “WITHOUT PREJUDICE” is her first novel. She is a former lay adviser to the Race and Violent Crime Task Force of
the Metropolitan Police, a member of the Society of Black Lawyers, and is actively involved in the South Bank Alumni Association. In February 2000, she was a contributing lecturer on
“Comparative Policing Strategies” in Ankara, Turkey, which was sponsored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Council, in co-operation with the Turkish National Police.
In 1991, she won the Cosmopolitan Woman of Achievement Award (Professions category). She is a member of Mensa.
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