5 St Andrews Hill

Edmund is a specialist criminal advocate, ranked in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.  He was called by Lincoln’s Inn in 1997, took Silk in 2019, and sits as a Recorder in the Crown Court and the County Court.

Edmund is a specialist criminal advocate, ranked in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.  He was called by Lincoln’s Inn in 1997 and took Silk in 2019.  He is a Recorder of the Crown Court and the County Court, and is authorised to sit at the Old Bailey. He is also a contributing editor to Phipson on Evidence.

He both prosecutes and defends the full range of serious criminal offences, from complex tax and commercial fraud to allegations of murder, serious violence and other organised crime.  His cases frequently involve multi-defendant trials with an international dimension, such as cross-border arms trafficking & brokering and corruption, and often raise substantial issues of jurisdiction, disclosure, and public interest immunity.  He also regularly provides pre-charge advice on the strategy of responding to on-going investigations particularly into allegations of commercial crime.

Edmund was called to the Bar in 1997.

A Recorder since 2018, authorised in crime (plus criminal appeals and serious sexual offences) and civil. DV security clearance since 2007, with STRAP induction. On the SFO's panel of prosecution King's Counsel. Prior to taking Silk he was on both of the SFO’s A-panels of junior counsel, and on the CPS’s Grade 4 specialist panels for Fraud, Serious Crime, Rape and Serious Sexual Offences, and Proceeds of Crime. General Dental Council’s Fitness to Practice Panel member 2013-2017.

Asset Recovery, Civil Fraud & Confiscation

Edmund provides experienced and practical advice to clients in confiscation proceedings, and in applications for Restraint, Freezing, Forfeiture or other Civil Recovery (eg Part 5 of PoCA etc).

Business Crime & Financial Regulation

Edmund is a specialist in financial and business crime cases.

Criminal Prosecutions - Private & Public & Inquests & Inquiries

Edmund undertakes Private Prosecution and Inquest & Inquiry work.

Sanctions

Edmund is part of our Sanctions team and accepts instructions in this practice area.

Criminal Bar Association. South-Eastern Circuit. Kent Bar Mess. Fraud Lawyers' Association. Private Prosecutors' Association. Proceeds of Crime Lawyers' Association. Cybercrime Practitioners' Association.

Awards Sir Thomas More Awards (Lincoln's Inn) 1996 & 1997. Ede & Ravenscroft Prize 1997. Buchanan Prize (Lincoln’s Inn Student of the Year) 1997.