Michael Hick

5 Paper Buildings

Position

Specialises in criminal fraud and serious crime. Instructed by the Serious Fraud Office (A list), the Financial Conduct Authority, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the CPS specialist fraud unit (Grade 4). Defence practice ranges from money laundering to murder. Worked on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry. Recent appellate practice includes R v Mehta (whether it is open to a jury to convict of a lesser included conspiracy) and R v Bayode (whether permissible to re-try defendant for murder following conviction for manslaughter).

Education

Taunton School, Somerset; Birmingham University (1983 BA English); Inns of Court School of Law (1995 Barstow Law Scholarship).

Mentions

London Bar

Fraud: crime

LEADING JUNIORS4
Michael Hick – 5 Paper Buildings ‘Michael is a very experienced leading junior who has excellent judgement. He is able to process and efficiently lead the prosecution in cases with a high volume of digital material. He deals with disclosure efficiently. He is a very effective advocate who knows how to keep complex cases simple.’

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