Justin is a silk with a strong record in defending grave and high-profile criminal matters including murder, serious and historic sexual offences, multi-million pound drug importation, armed robbery and other firearms related offences. Described as “devastating in defending complex fraud and acquisitive crime” having defended in one of the largest VAT frauds. In 2024, prosecuted one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives for an assassination and defended in a series of high-profile murders and privately instructed sex cases.
Defends in Courts Martial cases. He has represented forces personnel across the UK and in Germany on serious offences including rape and grievous bodily harm. Expert in wildlife crime and press-sensitive case management.
He has lectured on sexual offences, insanity and advised on the drafting of legislation for Parliament on both wildlife crime and cheating the public revenue (2022). As a prosecution junior counsel, he was promoted to Grade 4, served as London RASSO rape accredited counsel and trained whilst a KC at CPS HQ in extradition work.
BA (Hons) Inns of Court School of Law Called 1982 Pupillage at CCC with First Senior Treasury Counsel Grade 4 and RASSO prosecutor Recorder (Appeals & Serious Sex tickets) 2004 - present Silk: 2015 - present
Some French and Spanish
Criminal Bar Association
BASC
South Eastern Circuit
National Rifle Association
Bar Yacht Club
Amersham and Chiltern RFU
Inns of Court School of Law (Bar finals)
BA(Hons) in Law, London
Winner of the Lord Denning Mansfield Cup for mooting
Ryde School