Michael Goodwin KC is highly regarded as an expert in Business Crime & Fraud, and Serious & Organised Crime cases.

The Legal 500 describes Michael as clever, organised, calm and a class act in the courtroom, and as being a serious heavy-hitter in criminal fraud. He combines a powerful intellect with a measured and effective advocacy style.

According to Chambers UK Michael has amazing flair in court and outstanding knowledge. He is a great court advocate who charms juries and judges. He is also very technically skilled and a well-respected barrister with notable expertise in prosecuting and defending high-value financial crime cases.

Michael has extensive experience defending and prosecuting in high profile and complex criminal litigation. Michael represents corporate and professional clients. He provides strategic advice during the investigative stages of a case, and court representation throughout the life of a case. He conducts cases fearlessly and with tactical precision. He is a meticulous and extremely persuasive advocate.

Michael also has particular expertise of Regulatory & Professional Disciplinary proceedings, and represents professional clients in concurrent criminal and non-criminal proceedings if required.

Call: 1996

Silk: 2019

Current Appointments:

SFO KC Panel (2020 to date)

Chairman of BTAS (2020 to date)

Deputy District Judge

Advocacy Trainer, Inner Temple

Ethics Trainer, Inner Temple

Barrister Mentor, Inner Temple

Head of Pupillage, Education & Training at Red Lion Chambers (2017 to date)

Previous Appointments:

SFO Counsel (Panel A) (2013–2020)

CPS Panel Advocate (Grade 4, highest grade) (2013–2020)

CPS Specialist Fraud Panel (2013 –2020)

CPS Serious Crime Panel (2013–2020)

Former appointment: Attorney General B Panel

CBA Social Mobility Committee Member (2017 to date)

South Eastern Circuit Committee Member (2017–2020)

Independent Reviewer for the Surrey Police Crime Commissioner’s Community Safety Fund (2013–2016)

Regional Coordinator for the National Citizenship Foundation Mock Trial Competition (2011–2020)

Publications:

Criminal Finances Update, 2018

‘Legal profession Brexit Working Group paper on Criminal Law’, COMBAR, 2017

Brexit & Money Laundering Regulation, 2017

‘Criminal Law – 5th Edition by Nicola Monaghan, reviewed by Micheal Goodwin KC’, Law Gazette, 2nd September 2019

Michael discussed Crypto Fraud in a podcast with RPC’s Alice Kemp who hosts the Taxing Matters podcast. This is a fast moving and significant area of the law with increasing numbers of people and businesses falling victim to crypto fraud. Listen to podcast here

‘Disclosure Legal Developments & Practice’, RLC Serious Crime Group Webinar, January 2022

'Exploring private prosecutions for business’, RLC Webinar, with panel members from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, December 2021, with panel members from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP

‘Defending A Fire Brigade Prosecution’, The Big Red Guide (Fire Industry Sector), co-authored with Sailesh Mehta

‘Red Lion Chambers celebrates the 20th anniversary of Pro Bono Week’, RLC Blog, November 2021

‘The authors examine HMRC and the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce recent ramping up of operations to identify and investigate any and all misuse of the government’s various coronavirus support schemes, particularly the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)’, The Accountant Online, co-authored

‘A leap forward in corporate liability: failure to prevent economic crime offence’, New Law Journal, co-authored with Anita Clifford (Red Lion Chambers) and Daniel Martin (partner at JMW)

‘What your business needs to know when it comes to crypto fraud’, Techround, co-authored with Tom Davies (Red Lion Chambers) alongside Simon Davison (AnotherDay) – they advise that conducting pre-transactional due diligence for crypto investments, in the same way you would for conventional investments, can make all the difference.

South Eastern Circuit

CBA

FLA

PPA

FSLA

POCAL

ARDL

HSLA

University of Leeds

City University

Inns of Court School of Law