I am very pleased to hear the Chris Alexander was found not guilty in respect to the GEP involvement.
What an interesting thought.
GEP was seriously criticised at my local airport when it became common knowledge that HE had advised Alexander to change Solicitors / Counsel from his original Solicitors / Counsel - so that Alexander could have a fair trial with a competent legal team well versed in aviation matters who did their best to defend him.
I understand that GEP's defence for that line of action was that if Alexander was convicted it was after a fair trial with fair representation.
I have never met GEP but others have at Oxford, so I am only commenting third hand.
At the hearing I attended Alexander was represented by a local barrister from local Chambers, not Stephen Spence. So I presume that his legal team did change.