Position

Paul is a first-rate advocate with a thriving practice as both a leader and a junior alone in cases of substance and complexity.

He is a Junior Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court, appointed by the Attorney General in 2017 to prosecute the most serious offences including murder and terrorism. In that role Paul accepts instructions from all divisions of the Crown Prosecution Service and from the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority.

Alongside prosecuting, Paul maintains a busy private defence practice, mainly in the areas of corporate and financial crime, cybercrime, serious sexual offending and motoring offences, where his expertise is sought at all stages of proceedings.

Paul has particular expertise with regards to the proceeds of crime and judicial review.  He also has a sizeable appellate practice.  In the last few years he has appeared as sole junior counsel in over one hundred cases before the Court of Appeal.

Paul is the joint editor of Millington & Sutherland Williams on the Proceeds of Crime, and Kingsley Napley & 6KBW College Hill: Serious Fraud, Investigation & Trial, and a contributor to Blackstones’ Criminal Practice and Taylor on Appeals. He is a case commentator for Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime, and a regular contributor to the Criminal Law Review and Archbold Review.

Education

University of Cambridge, LLM (Hons), Law.

Mentions

London Bar

Crime

LEADING JUNIORS2

Paul Jarvis – 6KBW College Hill ‘Paul is a highly respected practitioner who thinks with pure clarity. He is a fountain of knowledge and knows the law inside out. He is a true expert in defending sexual offences and is a master of tactical decision making. He is silk quality and clients are in total awe of him.' 

London Bar

Fraud: crime

LEADING JUNIORS3

Paul Jarvis – 6KBW College Hill ‘Paul is an exceptional lawyer with an outstanding command of the law. He possesses the remarkable ability to simplify complex legal concepts for his clients and he maintains a composed and unruffled demeanour within the courtroom, displaying a remarkable level of professionalism which resonates exceptionally well with judges and juries alike.’