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Colin Aylott KC KC
Position
Colin Aylott KC is a leading defence silk known for his courtroom presence and impeccable strategic judgment. Since taking silk he has built a significant practice in the fields of homicide, serious crime, and complex fraud. He has appeared for the defence in numerous high profile criminal trials including the News International “Operation Elveden” prosecutions and the SFO LIBOR manipulation case.
Since taking silk Colin has been instructed across a broad spectrum of high-profile criminal cases ranging from high profile multi-handed murder trials at the Central Criminal Court, to acting for the Managing Director of a Monaco based company in the SFO Unaoil bribery and corruption investigation.
His extensive experience of serious crime work includes: murder, terrorism, and multi-handed conspiracies involving the importation and supply of class A drugs and firearms. He is one of the go-to Silks to defend in multi-handed homicide cases, particularly in cases alleging gang violence.
His fraud practice covers all aspects of complex financial crime including bribery, corruption, tax fraud, insider trading and market manipulation. Colin is frequently asked to advise prominent individuals who are under investigation and advises on all aspects of pre-charge strategy.
Career
Called: 1989
Silk: 2017
Memberships
- Criminal Bar Association
- The Fraud Lawyers Association
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Colin Aylott KC – Mountford Chambers ‘Colin is a pragmatic and impressive barrister. He is a great advocate with excellent drafting skills who charms juries. He is exceptionally clever, incredibly hardworking, and is a delight with clients.’
Mountford Chambers hosts a ‘fine mix of some of the best barristers in London’ and is fast gaining a strong reputation for its fraud offering. Colin Aylott KC acted for the defence in a case involving two directors of peer-to-peer lending platform Collateral (UK) Limited, who are alleged to have fraudulently claimed to investors that the platform was regulated by the FCA – the two brothers received sentences totalling eight years. Alexandra Scott, ‘a thoughtful, clear and concise advocate’, has considerable experience in relation to a variety of fraud, money laundering and trading standards offences.
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Colin Aylott KC – Mountford Chambers ‘Colin is the perfect barrister. His written submissions are excellent. He is technically brilliant on the law and procedure. He is excellent with clients and gives them real time and attention. His advocacy is first-class – poised and clear, not aloof and juries really like him. One of the best at the Bar.’