Furnival Chambers

Serious crime, criminal/civil fraud, anti-terrorism.

Criminal practitioner with specialist knowledge of police operations and procedures. Particularly experienced in the fields of public order, armed robbery, murder, drugs and motoring offences. Has appeared in the Court of Appeal in specific areas of law relating to police procedure and the use of informants. John’s recent high-profile cases, which have received considerable media coverage, have included: representing one of nine defendants charged with conspiracy to commit murder and acts of terrorism in connection with the ‘ricin’ poison plot; appearing in a case arising from the import of 150 kilos of opium into the UK from Iran; acting in the multi-handed trial of the associates of gang members convicted of the murder of a solicitor in North London, which also involved several counts of serious violence and a conspiracy to commit robberies on the London Underground.

Called 1994.

Criminal Bar Association.