Anthony Scrivener nació el 31 de julio de 1935 en Canterbury, Kent, Inglaterra. Estuvo casado con Hui Tan Ying y Irén Becze. Murió el 27 de marzo de 2015 en Suffolk, Inglaterra.
He was a prominent barrister whose clients included Saddam Hussein. He led the former dictator's legal team which challenged the legality of the tribunal that tried him.