5 St Andrews Hill

Don practises in crime, business crime and asset recovery, civil fraud & confiscation.

The majority of Don’s practice has involved prosecuting serious and organised crime and substantial fraud. He regularly prosecutes lengthy, complex, multi-defendant cases for the South East Complex Casework Unit and has also established himself as an expert on disclosure issues.

Don was Disclosure Counsel in the prosecution of Andrew Coulson, Rebekah Brooks and others for illegal “phone hacking” at The News of the World in what the press (National and International) described as “The Trial of the Century”. Previously, he acted in a similar role in the prosecution of Levi Bellfield for the abduction and murder of Milly Dowler. This case stemmed from one of Britain’s largest ever murder enquiries and was the biggest operation of its kind in the history of Surrey Police.

Don has successfully prosecuted numerous multi-kilo Class A drug conspiracy cases arising out of Operation Venetic, relying on evidence obtained from the encrypted communications platform EncroChat.

Don is currently acting as Deputy First-Junior Counsel to a long-running and complex public inquiry.

Don Ramble and Narita Bahra QC co-authored: 'Tackling Disclosure in the Criminal Courts – A Practitioner’s Guide.’ Published in September 2019.

Don has lectured to solicitors and fellow members of the Bar on disclosure.

In 2012 Don was invited by Lord Justice Gross to take part in a discussion group as part of his review of sanctions for disclosure failures. This culminated in a report “Further Review of Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings: sanctions for disclosure failure” written by Lord Justice Gross & Lord Justice Treacy.

Don was called to the Bar in 1998. Don is a Level 4 Advocate on the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Panel of Approved Counsel. Don is a Level 3 specialist fraud advocate on the CPS panel of approved counsel.

Asset Recovery, Civil Fraud & Confiscation

Don has extensive experience of the areas of law that arise in confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Business Crime & Financial Regulation

Throughout his career Don has regularly been instructed to prosecute fraud cases, including serious prosecutions relating to money laundering and fraudulent trading.

Criminal Prosecutions - Private & Public

Don is a Grade 4 CPS prosecutor and has extensive experience in the Crown Court in cases relating to murder, serious assaults, fraud, organised crime, drugs, public order offences and people trafficking.

Inquests & Inquiries

Don accepts instructions in relation to public inquiries and inquests.

He is currently acting as Deputy First-Junior Counsel to a long-running and complex public inquiry.

Don has particular experience in drafting detailed Rule 9 requests for evidence, making Restriction Order applications as well as all aspects of privacy redaction work.

Criminal Bar Association. South Eastern Circuit. Kent Bar Mess. Cybercrime Practitioners Association.