abstract:Neil Lawson (born on 8 April 1907 (or 1908) – died in January 1996, aged 88) was a British barrister and QC. He first came to notice by MI5 in 1932 when he acted for the Daily Worker in a contempt of court case and in 1933, he was closely involved with D N Pritt in the legal arguments about those falsely accused by the Nazis of setting the Reichstag on fire.