Drystone Chambers

Giles joined Chambers in 2017, and became a tenant in June 2018 on completion of his “third six” pupillage. He appears regularly in the Magistrates, Youth and Crown Court, and has also had success in the Court of Appeal. Giles both defends and prosecutes, using the experience and knowledge gained in one role to his clients’ advantage when performing the other. He is on the CPS advocates panel, as well as prosecuting for local authorities.

In this course of his pupillage and his previous position with another leading Chambers in London, Giles gained a wide range of experience in a number of areas. He worked with the team prosecuting the LIBOR and EURIBOR litigation, an SFO prosecution of complex inter-bank trading fraud; was involved in the leading case of R v Joseph & Others [2017] EWCA Crim 36 on the defences available to victims of human trafficking; and as a result also assisted in the preparation of the practitioner text Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Law and Practice (Southwell, Brewer and Douglas-Jones), focussing in that context on the prosecution of the perpetrators of trafficking.

Called to the Bar July 2016 2017 Gray’s Inn – Ann Felicity Goddard pupillage scholarship 2016 Gray’s Inn – Norman Tapp mooting prize 2016 BPP University – BPTC (Outstanding) 2015 BPP University – GDL (Distinction) Winner of GDL and LLB mooting competition Awarded Excellence Scholarship for BPTC 2012 University of Cambridge – MPhil Theology 2011 University of Cambridge – BA Theology (Double first)

CPS Level 1 prosecutor Member of the Criminal Bar Association Member of Grays Inn Member of the Howard League for Penal Reform