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Heath Edwards

Heath Edwards

Position

An experienced specialist criminal advocate with a practice focusing on defending and prosecuting cases of the utmost complexity and seriousness. Conducting cases frequently involving the use of forensic accountants and the analysis of digital and telecommunications evidence (including computer, telephone and cell site analysis). Appearing to defend in the Court of Appeal in R v Ali (cold case murder referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission), appearing in the Crown Court in R v Braddon (murder), R v Sheldon (rape), R v Phillips (Operation Dino a multi-handed insurance fraud) and R v Sweetman (multi-handed drugs conspiracy). Appearing to prosecute Operations Michigan, Versailles and Fairmont (multi-handed drug conspiracies with in excess of 100 defendants) and Operation Barcelona (multi-handed fraud). Regularly appears to defend and prosecute complex disclosure, restraint and confiscation proceedings.

Career

Called 1996, Gray’s Inn.

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association.

Education

University of Warwick (LLB).

Mentions

Wales and Chester Circuit • Regional Bar

Crime (general and fraud)

Leading junior1
Heath Edwards – 9 Park Place 'Heath is an intensely likeable personality and this carries across in court in terms of his advocacy and interactions with juries, judges and opposing counsel. With detailed and complex cases he has the ability to immediately filter through the extraneous down to the nub of the matter, without losing the detail on the way.'