Adam King has focussed his practice on serious and complex jury trials. He defends and prosecutes in the Crown Court in trials including rape, murder and other violence, fraud, and homicidal driving. He has also developed specialisms in several technical advisory areas, such as Restraint of cryptoassets, Legal Professional Privilege, and Contempt, and is a chapter author of Sweet & Maxwell’s “The Law of Artificial Intelligence”. He is often instructed on a private basis to defend doctors, police officers and other professionals. He has advised the Financial Conduct Authority on several matters, as well as various institutions in relation to the Proceeds of Crime Act. Adam’s main regulatory specialism is defending Police Officers in the disciplinary tribunals. He has successfully fought cases involving a wide variety of allegations – including driving, dishonesty, violence, sexual misconduct, and offensive communications.
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Adrian Darbishire’s defence practice focuses on workplace crime in many forms, but particularly in relation to (a) health and safety matters, including manslaughter (b) financial matters, especially sanctions breaches, cartels, corruption and money laundering issues and (c) professional misconduct, especially in relation to medical and legal professionals. He has long experience of the specific issues that arise in these cases, such as in relation to disclosure, LPP, confidentiality and the nature (and misuse) of investigatory powers. He is well-versed in the interplay between prosecutors and regulators, and has appeared in or advised in relation to many tribunals, from professional bodies (GMC, GDC, SRA etc.) to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. His practice focuses on professionals charged in criminal and disciplinary proceedings arising in connection with their work, especially anti-competitive behaviour; fraud; corruption; market abuse; serious professional misconduct and negligence; and health and safety breaches. He is also engaged in advising and defending companies in other criminal matters, such as those relating to dangerous or environmentally damaging products and workplaces. He has considerable experience of defending doctors in criminal and General Medical Council matters, including gross negligence; offences concerning the conduct of clinical research; sexual offences; verbal/physical abuse of patients; misuse of alcohol/drugs; and claims frauds. He has a particular interest in criminal cases with technical aspects such as accounting, engineering and medicine. Through cartel, corruption and sanctions work in particular, he has significant experience in and knowledge of the international dimension to domestic criminal law, for example where parallel domestic and foreign investigations are in place. He has been involved in challenges to domestic legislation based upon European directives (see R v B(I) [2010] 1 Cr App R 16), UN Security Council Resolutions (see R v PD & EB (Iraq Sanctions) [2011] EWCA Crim 2082) and ECtHR. He has Administrative Court experience for applicants and respondents on judicial review, case stated and habeas corpus. He has experience of inquests for implicated parties and families of the deceased, as well as substantial appellate experience in criminal matters, particularly in relation to sentencing. Notable cases include: acting for defendant in the first cartel prosecution (Marine Hose); acting for defendant in first cartel trial (BA/Virgin allegations); acting for prosecution in first statutory corporate manslaughter prosecution.
Alexandra Felix undertakes a combination of prosecution and defence work in fraud and general serious crime as a led and a leading junior and often in high-profile cases. She also undertakes regulatory work, both prosecuting and defending, in a variety of tribunals. Her approach to her work is rigorous, detailed and meticulous. Her diverse criminal practice ranges from the prosecution of crimes of violence, organised crime, immigration offences and frauds, to the defence in high value frauds, money laundering and violent offences (including murder, S.18, rape). She has recently defended in a high profile multi handed money laundering case with a background of corruption, prosecuted alone a serious blackmail case at the Central Criminal Court and has particular experience of defending police officers in criminal trials. Her regulatory and disciplinary tribunal work includes representation at the General Medical Council, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (where she led the defence of multiple partners), the General Dental Council, the General Social Care Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Police Disciplinary and Appeals Tribunals. She also has experience of Judicial Review arising out of tribunal decisions.
An exceptionally talented advocate, highly ranked, Ali Bajwa KC is held in the highest regard by clients, juries, his peers and the judiciary, alike. Corporate and Financial Crime - Ali is recognised for his expertise in complex and serious financial crime. He has represented clients against a range of multi-million-pound frauds and circumstances including those involving multiple jurisdictions. Ali is intelligent, creative and diligent in his preparation and decisive and elegant in his advocacy, presenting the most complex of cases to great effect. Crime - Ali is renowned for his defence work in the most serious, complex and high-profile cases across the full spectrum of offences. He has experience of all levels of the legal system from pre-charge to appeal. He often represents those with public profiles and professionals, with reputations at stake. His work is important, he has acted in landmark cases and addressed complex areas of law in giving evidence to Parliamentary Committees. Ali is innovative, collaborative and industrious, he has incredible intellect and judgement combined with a warm manner; he is a highly sought-after defence barrister. Regulatory - Ali has focused his career on the defence of individuals. This specialism has extended to the representation of professionals throughout parallel proceedings, including criminal, disciplinary/fitness to practise hearings, inquisitorial (inquests, inquiries) and administrative and public law challenges. He has experience throughout multiple stages of various tribunals, regularly appearing at appeal. Public Law - Ali employs his specialist expertise in the defence of individuals to represent them through the various strands of parallel, proceedings. His experience extends to inquisitorial (inquests, inquiries) and administrative and public law challenges. He has particular knowledge of human rights and civil liberties, being involved in many of key challenges to the terrorism control order and pre-charge detention legislation.
Arabella specialises in all aspects of crime and fraud, appearing for both the prosecution and the defence. She has a successful and growing practice and, as such, is regularly instructed in serious and complex cases. As a sole junior and led junior has successfully defended individuals charged with rape, conspiring to incite prostitution, sexual assault, drug related offences, frauds, crimes of violence, and others. She is also a CPS Grade 2 advocate; therefore, she regularly prosecutes individuals charged with the full range of offences. In addition, Arabella has a developing practice in the field of Public Law - with a particular emphasis on judicial review, public inquiries, and inquests – and Regulatory Law.
Ari specialises in private prosecution in criminal intellectual property infringement. He successfully prosecuted R v O'Reilly & O'Leary, the first Ul (European case concerning the supplier of an IPTV (lnternet protocol television) system, whose operators defrauded UK and international broadcasters. He acts for corporate clients in music, film, sport and broadcast media, including the Football Association Premier League, Sky and Satellite lnformation Services. He advises on designing and implementing private prosecution systems to reduce exposure to intellectual property theft. Ari chairs Chambers' private prosecution working group, having conducted more than 50 such cases and trained investigators at the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), British Recorded Music lndustry and numerous trading standards services. He prosecuted successfully for FACT in R v Rafiq and others, a multi-million-pound fraud conspiracy using film 'release groups', the first such prosecution outside the US. Ari was called to the Northern lreland Bar following his instruction by the DPP for Northern lreland to prosecute the film copyright case R v Reid and Lewis. He prosecuted Paul Mahoney, convicted of operating a major film piracy website and appeared for the prosecution in the Court of Appeal of Northern lreland in Mahoney's unsuccessful appeal. Ari has trained the Crown Prosecution Service Specialist Fraud Division in the effective prosecution of copyright and trade mark offences.
Ben FitzGerald prosecutes and defends in cases of serious crime, fraud and professional regulatory offending. He is a Grade 4 prosecutor for the CPS and member of the SFO's A Panel of prosecuting advocates. He successfully prosecuted Ben Butler in 2Q16 for the murder of his six-year old daughter Ellie, and her mother Jennie Gray for child cruelty and perverting the course of justice. He is regularly instructed both alone and as a led junior in the most serious criminal cases. Ben represents corporate clients and private individuals who require impeccable preparation and advocacy. He currently represents a major UK bank in relation to alleged fraud and an individual banker in connection with the SFO's EURIBOR investigation. He has successfully defended the UK's largest retailer against private criminal prosecution. He recently secured the acquittal of a chartered accountant on charges of fraud. He represents a company director charged in connection with an alleged [109 million tax fraud in Operation Amazon, reportedly HM Revenue & Customs' biggest ever prosecution. He has extensive experience of advising on Legal Professional Privilege, investigatory powers and judicial review proceedings. He acts regularly in Health and Safety cases for both the prosecution and for corporate or individual defendants. He recently represented a contractor charged over a death whilst working at height (R v Bakewell). He secured convictions against corporates and individuals arising from a workplace death on an industrial estate (R v Babamiri and others). He is a highly-rated and expert advocate in professional disciplinary proceedings. He is equally adept whether presenting the case for the regulator or acting for the individual professional. He is regularly instructed in the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, GDC and NMC to deal with complex and serious cases.
Benn Maguire has a continuing reputation as a formidable advocate. He is currently instructed in the News of the World ‘hacking’ case and recently he has successfully defended a member of the Household Cavalry charged with homicide, a merchant banker acquitted of assault charges, a company director found not guilty of perjury and represented an alleged drug supplier following his successful appeal to the Court of Appeal. He has experience of a broad spectrum of criminal matters, including homicide, grave sexual offences and drugs offences. Whilst he undertakes both prosecution and defence work, he is particularly noted for his very successful defence work, both public and private. He is a favourite with the best criminal law firms and, as a highly respected leading junior, Benn regularly leads in all areas of criminal work, including money-laundering, drugs importation (including one of the largest cases in history), historic child abuse and confiscation matters. His tenacious and tactical approach to his appellate work has secured a number of unexpected reversals of fortune.
Caoimhe Daly’s principal area of practice is general crime. She also has experience of appearing on behalf of the Law Society of Ireland, both at their disciplinary tribunals and in the High Court of Ireland. She has experience of prosecuting and defending in the Crown Court, both alone and as a led junior, in a variety of cases, including: serious assault; firearms offences; fraud; drugs; armed robbery; and sexual assault. She also has expertise in restraint and confiscation proceedings. She is regularly instructed in the criminal aspects of copyright and trade marks, ranging from large-scale conspiracies to defraud to supplying counterfeit goods and breaches of consumer protection law. She also has experience of regulatory law, appearing before the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Crispin Aylett is a practitioner with a wealth of experience in all areas of criminal law, including fraud. Since leaving Treasury Counsel’s Room in December 2013, he has continued to prosecute at the Old Bailey while also defending in cases of murder, terrorism and historic sexual abuse. He was appointed Senior Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court in 2006 following five years as Junior Treasury Counsel. Over the years he has been instructed on some of the most grave and high profile murder cases of the day, some of which include: The murder of Sarah Payne; the so-called ‘Camden Ripper’; R v Ali Dizaei; the murder of the Chohan family; R v Barrett (the fatal stabbing of a cyclist in Richmond Park by a schizophrenic who had discharged himself from a psychiatric hospital); the re-trials of Sion Jenkins; R v Morgan & Vincent (prosecution for murder of members of the So-Solid Crew); R v Pickford & Walker (the kicking to death of a gay man on Clapham Common); R v Mir & others (the murder of two brothers in Tooting); the murder of Jimmy Mizen; R v Sonnex & Farmer (the murders of the two French students); the so-called ‘Bride in the Burkha’; R v Dighton (killing of a headmaster and his wife by their son); R v Ross & St. Aubin (murder outside Wandsworth prison by public schoolboy gangster); R v Jeffrey and others (execution of nightclub doorman).
David acts for leading corporations in the music, film, sport and broadcast media including the Football Association Premier League, SKY, Federation Against Copyright Theft and Satellite lnformation Services. He has acted in the majority of intellectual property related private prosecutions over the last 10 years. He has trained investigators at the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), British Phonographic lndustry (BPl) and numerous trading standards services. David was leading counsel for FACT in R v Anton Vickerman (2008-2012) the first time that online piracy had been effectively prosecuted within the jurisdiction. The case was cited in the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee's report, Supporting the creative economy. David was called to the Bar of Northern lreland following his instruction by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern lreland to prosecute film copyright and internet piracy cases. R -v- Hugh Reid and Marcus Lewis (2013-2014) and R -v- Mahoney (2015) David advises clients on how to design and implement issue-specific private prosecution systems to reduce exposure to intellectual property theft. He frequently speaks at seminars on private prosecution nationally and internationally.
David Jeremy is a criminal barrister; and not a politician, diplomat or marketeer. His reputation is for straight dealing with clients, opponents and judges. But he is the ‘go-to’ barrister for a demanding solicitor and a difficult case. His experience of prosecuting, defending and sitting as a recorder, gives him a perspective and tactical advantage that can be used to transform a criminal trial. His ability to identify early the decisive issues in a case means that he knows which points to take and which to concede. He understands the importance of maintaining credibility in the eyes of the judge, the respect of his opponent, and thus how to obtain the best outcome for his client. As an advocate, David Jeremy demonstrates both technical skill, and a capacity for hard work. He ‘speaks’ to both judges and juries. He is a persuasive speech maker and a destructive cross-examiner. David Jeremy’s practice derives most frequently from referrals from other advocates with or against whom he has done criminal trials. He is also the advocate of choice for the quality solicitor who is dedicated to their client and prepared to work hard in a committed team.
David Spens QC has a formidable reputation for securing acquittals against the odds, defending the most high-profile, sensitive and complex cases concerning business crime, health and safety, serious sexual offences, murder and terrorism. Formerly a Treasury Counsel, David has defended exclusively for the last 22 years. David has a successful track record in defending fraud and money-laundering, and has developed a niche practice defending individuals accused of bribery and corruption in the UK and overseas. He is instructed to defend â senior manager in R v Reynolds, the SFO's prosecution of Alstom Power for bribery in Lithuania (Operation Yuletide); in R v Forrester he secured notable acquittals for a sales manager accused by SFO of bribery in three African states. David is regularly instructed in cases which involve manslaughter by gross negligence in the context of health and safety legislation. ln the field of serious sexual offences, David has particular expertise in historical matters. He is currently instructed to represent a philanthropist accused of historical sexual abuse in London and the Caribbean. Since defending Learco Chindamo, the youth convicted of murdering headmaster Philip Lawrence, David has been instructed in many murder cases, most involving joint enterprise; he has special expertise in cross-examining pathologists and forensic psychiatrists.
Edward Brown QC has an outstanding practice in general and corporate criminal law, and in related areas (regulatory, health and safety, inquests, Public lnquiries), chiefly at the Central Criminal Court where for 14 years until 2014 he was Treasury Counsel (7 years as Senior Treasury Counsel). Since completing his Treasury Counsel appointment he has increasingly been instructed in business crime investigations, for both the prosecution and defence. He has prosecuted and defended in many of the most notable and sensitive cases, including murder, corporate, political, police and individual corruption and fraud, corporate manslaughter, terrorism, police and political corruption, and export control evasion. ln particular he is the lead criminal QC in the current prosecution brought by the SFO against Barclays and its senior executives arising out of the 2008 capital raising. Recently he successfully prosecuted Ben Butler for the killing of his daughter Ellie and was instructed by the Attorney General of lsle of Man to conduct the disciplinary proceedings against the former Attorney General. He is the lead counsel at the lndependent lnquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (lICSA, formerly the "Goddard lnquiry") acting for the CPS. He acted for a multinational corporate in a recent DPA negotiation and acts for JCB on H&S cases. He was lead counsel in a recent carbon monoxide corporate manslaughter case and prosecuted in the Mark Duggan shooting case (and was involved in the lnquest). Other cases include the murder of Robert Troyan, a socialite murdered by financial advisor David Jeffs, the double child killing by their father (Say); defending in "Cash for Peerages" police inquiry and MPs expenses (acting for the Labour Party - no charges brought);was lead counsel in the leading case on anonymity of witnesses (Mayers); Barot (the ‘dirty bomb Al Qaeda terrorist, the highest ranking AQ leader prosecuted in UK) and the Stockwell gang shooting of the five year old Thusha. He called reportedly the youngest ever witness in a murder trial (aged 4). ln the past has been instructed in many of the most important and significant cases including Matrix Churchill, the Dome Robbery, Rigg Approach corruption, Blue Arrow, Birmingham Six officers and Zeebrugge corporate manslaughter (the ferry disaster). He has advised Attorneys General on numerous cases and was consulted by the then Solicitor General (and has given seminars) on Deferred Prosecution Agreements. He lectures young gang members in South London on the consequences of joint enterprise gang violence and is a trustee of Growing Against Violence (GAV). He is head of the Crime Group at QEB Hollis Whiteman.
Eleanor Laws QC defends in cases involving young and vulnerable witnesses, in particular serious violence (including murder) and serious sexual offences. Notable cases include highly publicized sex trafficking cases. These include the Oxford sex trafficking case, acting as Specialist Advisory Counsel in the Jersey Child Abuse cases, cases arising out of the recent North Wales Children's Homes lnquiry, cases involving historic allegations, abuse by professionals and in numerous other high profile sex cases. She regularly trains the profession. She is an External Advocacy Trainer for CPS Grades 2-4, and recently assisted in compiling a training programme for the treatment of vulnerable witnesses as part of the launch of the Advocate's Gateway. She is part of HHJ Rook QC's Working Group whose task is to develop advocacy training for cases involving sex offences and vulnerable witnesses and defendants. She has lectured to the Criminal Bar Association and members of the South East Circuit on False memory, Advocacy in cases involving vulnerable witnesses, and Disclosure in criminal cases. Appointed by COIC to Chair the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal Hearings; Elected Committee Member (Criminal Bar Association).
Eloise’s practice, both public and privately instructed, encompasses the full range of criminal offences and continues to grow steadily. She has successfully defended clients in Magistrates and Crown Courts across London, and further afield, in matters including; drug possession with intent to supply; dangerous driving; racially aggravated public order offences; domestic burglaries, and benefit fraud involving tens of thousands of pounds. Eloise is also increasingly being instructed in private prosecutions in cases brought by both government bodies and individuals, and is regularly instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service as a Grade 1 Prosecutor. In her first six, Eloise assisted her pupil supervisor, Julian Evans, Junior Treasury Counsel, in relation to a series of trials, including: an attempted murder trial involving a large haul of firearms; a multi-handed murder trial involving complex cell site and CCTV evidence (with Crispin Aylett QC), and a gang related murder in central London (with Mark Heywood QC). In her second six, Eloise guided by pupil master Paul Wakerley assisted him with a number of cases including the successful acquittal of an undercover police officer in relation to a road traffic matter; a General Medical Council disciplinary matter, and a multi-handed cuckoo smurfing fraud, involving cash sums in excess of £10m. This year, Eloise has been instructed in a number of sensitive and complex cases with regards to fitness to plead and insanity, where the Defendant’s mental health or significant learning disability has required the evidence of multiple medical expert witnesses. Eloise is also assisting the public and regulatory law team at Field Fisher LLP with Lord Justice Goldring’s Hillsborough inquests.
Fallon’s experience of complex financial crime includes serious fraud, bribery and corruption, false accounting, money laundering, tax and duty evasion (including civil fraud investigations conducted by the HRMC). Her recent work in this area has included; Advising individuals pre interview and charge in relation to large scale international fraud investigations; Advising companies and individuals in relation to challenges to search warrants and seizure of documents; Being led junior defending in a large and complex fraud and money laundering case at Southwark Crown Court, which resulted in her client being acquitted on all counts; Reviewing documents in preparation for and/or anticipation of criminal litigation; Instructed as Independent Counsel in a multi-jurisdictional SFO. This role required consideration and determination as to whether documents matter involving investigations by the DOJ and were subject to legal professional privilege; Being instructed by HMRC (as junior alone and as led junior) in appeals before the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chambers). These cases involve complex allegations of missing trader intra-community (MTIC) fraud where HMRC have denied repayment of VAT; Advising and assisting a leading international financial institution. In this capacity, Fallon liaised with bankers, senior executives and financial crime analysts. She dealt with issues such as KYC and due diligence, secrecy jurisdiction complexities, cross-platform banking issues, bearer shares, corroboration regarding Source of Wealth and Source of Funds and mandatory regulatory requirements surrounding Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). Fallon also trained bankers on their regulatory requirements and practical ways to ensure adherence to the 2007 Money Laundering Regulations. Fallon prosecutes and defends regularly in the Crown Court, at first instance and on appeal, and is recognised for the passion and dedication she puts into her caseload. Her reputation as a rising star has enabled her to gain experience far beyond her level of call.
Fraser Coxhill provides expert advocacy and advice in a wide range of serious crime and quasi-criminal litigation including inquests and professional disciplinary proceedings. In crime, he defends and prosecutes in cases involving complex legal and evidential issues including murder, corruption, kidnap, human trafficking, conspiracy to supply class A drugs, money laundering, fraud and trading standards offences. Fraser regularly prosecutes (CPS Grade 3) on behalf of the CPS Special Case Work Division. Alone, he appears in multi-defendant trials concerning offences such as kidnap, false imprisonment, conspiracy to supply controlled drugs, and possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. He recently prosecuted individuals charged with conspiracy to supply 10 kilograms of cannabis. As led Junior, Fraser has particular experience of sensitive issues surrounding probe and cell-site evidence, RIPA, PII and cases involving the use CHIS. He is expert in all aspects of confiscation, restraint and forfeiture proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Fraser’s civil and disciplinary practice includes: advising and appearing on behalf of the HMRC in proceedings before the First Tier Tribunal (Tax); Police officers via the Police Federation of England and Wales; The Security Industry Authority; The General Dental Council; The Nursing and Midwifery Council; The General Social Care Council; Solicitors appearing before the SRA; and HGV drivers appearing before Traffic Commissioners. Fraser also provides advice and representation in relation to all features of the inquest process. He recently appeared on behalf of the Royal British Legion to represent the family of a soldier killed in Iraq.
Jason provides strategic advice and representation to firms and individuals facing investigation and potential criminal prosecution by the SFO and prosecution and/or disciplinary action by FCA and other regulatory bodies including the FRC. A formidable advocate, Jason has acted for firms and individuals in connection with over 100 FCA regulatory investigations and associated proceedings. He also acts for individuals and corporates in some of the more high profile and complex criminal prosecutions. Many of his cases result in no formal public action. Jason is currently acting for a CEO of a Bank in connection with alleged oversight failings, two individuals in connection with investigations by the SFO and FCA in relation to the alleged manipulation of LIBOR and EURIBOR, as well as numerous FCA investigations and proceedings for market abuse and breaches of FCA Rules and Principles. Past cases include FCA-v-Koutsogiannis (LIBOR investigation with no action taken), FCA-v-Chiesa, FCA-v-Capital Alternatives Limited (Court of Appeal), FCA-v-X Plc (listing rules investigation with no action taken). He also recently persuaded the RDC to revoke a prohibition order. Previous criminal instructions include R-v-Standard Bank PLC, R-v-Whelan (market manipulation), R-v-Norton Healthcare (price fixing) and Operation Tabernula (insider dealing). Jason also advises firms on compliance issues under anti-money laundering and anti-bribery legislation.
Joanna Warwick’s principal area of practice is general crime. She has wide-ranging experience prosecuting and defending cases of violence, sexual assault, arson, public order offences, fraud, theft, robbery, driving offences and drug offences. She has been instructed as junior counsel in cases of serious and complex crime, including multinational terrorism, murder, attempted murder, medical fraud and armed robbery. She also has defence and prosecution experience in cases involving restraint and confiscation. In addition to general crime, Joanna has experience in regulatory law, appearing before professional disciplinary tribunals such as the General Medical Council, the General Dental Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council. She also has experience of trading standards prosecutions and has appeared before the Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court to prosecute trademark offences and breaches of consumer protection law.
Jocelyn Ledward has built up a substantial mixed practice of fraud and mainstream crime, with particular expertise in long-running, complex cases in all areas of criminal law and regulatory law. The last few years have involved a mixture of complex, high-profile mainstream criminal cases, business crime, and professional disciplinary proceedings. Jocelyn has significant experience in both prosecuting and defending sexual offences. She has been involved in high profile and complex sexual cases often involving sexual and indecent conduct by professionals (GMC v Bonhoeffer). Her experience of these cases extends to detailed knowledge of digital media, particularly in line with her involvement as counsel in the prosecution of Stuart Hazell. She also has extensive experience of homicide and serious violence, money-laundering, conspiracy to defraud and tax evasion, VAT fraud, large-scale drugs supply and importation, corruption and other offences of dishonesty (including high-value theft and robbery conspiracies). Past highlights include representing a director defendant in the first prosecution by the OFT under the Cartel Offence provisions of the Enterprise Act, following the landmark ‘Marine Hose’ plea agreement with the DoJ. She has extensive experience in relation to disclosure and Public Interest Immunity; handling of electronic material; in dealing with evidence from foreign jurisdictions; and in confiscation; she also has developed a particular interest in social media offending. She provides advice to and represents corporate and professional/director clients in Health and Safety at Work Act, Trade Descriptions Act and Insolvency Acts cases. Her professional disciplinary experience includes appearing before the General Medical Council and other regulatory bodies, primarily in the healthcare field. Jocelyn is registered on the Bar Council Public Access directory.
Julian Evans specialises in criminal practice, prosecuting and defending. He also prosecutes in regulatory proceedings for the General Medical Council, the General Dental Council, and the General Social Care Council. He undertakes a wide range of criminal work and has specialised in the prosecution of large-scale and complex cases. At the Central Criminal Court, he has prosecuted in a large number of serious cases, including Operation Trident murder investigations, multi-handed murder and manslaughter cases. He has also appeared on behalf of the prosecution in the Court of Appeal in relation to appeals against conviction in complex and difficult cases. He undertakes advisory work in relation to aspects of statutory interpretation and the referral of sentences to the Court of Appeal. He has developed a significant prosecution practice encompassing a wide range of offences, including complex fraud, serious sexual and violent offences, and large-scale conspiracy offences. He has also defended in a number of serious cases, including high-level conspiracies to rob, complex fraud, murder and manslaughter cases, as well as defending in other cases covering a wide variety of offences. In the area of regulatory work, he has prosecuted a large number of cases before regulatory tribunals and has prosecuted cases on behalf of the General Medical Council and the General Dental Council. He was appointed Junior Treasury Counsel in 2009.
Karen Robinson’s expertise spans all areas of criminal law, and she is instructed to prosecute on behalf of the major prosecuting authorities and by leading defence solicitors. She has been appointed to the Attorney General’s list of approved counsel and is a Grade 3 prosecutor. In general crime, her specialised areas include serious and organised crime, police corruption, murder, firearms, fraud, drug and serious sexual offences. She has developed considerable experience in associated proceedings, including confiscation, restraint and forfeiture. Karen has particular expertise in cases involving complex disclosure issues, public interest immunity and third party material. She has also dealt with a number of cases where the mental health of the defendant has been in issue. Karen is instructed by HMRC in appeals brought in the VAT and Duties Tribunal by companies denied VAT repayments because of alleged involvement in Missing Trader Intra Community (MTIC) fraud. Karen is also instructed to appear before professional disciplinary tribunals, including the General Social Care Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Katherine practises in domestic and international crime, specialising in business crime, extradition and human rights. She appears for both the prosecution and the defence, primarily in the Crown Court. Katherine was part of the team representing British-Canadian businessman Victor Dahdaleh, who was acquitted in December 2013 at Southwark Crown Court of all eight counts relating to allegations of multi-million dollar corruption in Bahrain after the Crown offered no evidence. Katherine was recently instructed as disclosure reviewing counsel by the Competition and Markets Authority in relation to a criminal cartel investigation. Katherine has completed two secondments in white-collar crime departments at Norton Rose Fulbright and BCL Burton Copeland. Katherine has significant experience in international crime and human rights law. Having worked on the prosecution of Popovic et al at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Katherine is now part of the legal team instructed to investigate, and prepare of a report detailing, human rights abuses in a Middle Eastern country. She is regularly instructed in appeals in capital cases (both death penalty and non death penalty) before the Privy Counsel and other jurisdictions.
Katherine acts on behalf of both the prosecution and defence in the full range of criminal matters. She is a Grade 1 CPS advocate and regularly prosecutes on behalf of the CPS in the Crown Court. In her defence work, Katherine has experience of defending those charged with, inter alia, driving offences, burglary, fraud and drugs supply. Katherine has particular experience in the prosecution and defence of financial crimes and related confiscation proceedings. During pupillage, Katherine assisted with the defence of a head salesman accused of fraud relating to the mis-selling of HGV driver training (prosecuted by trading standards) and the trial preparation of the largest collective investment ‘land banking’ scheme prosecuted by the Financial Conduct Authority to date. More recently, Katherine acted as led junior for the Crown in the successful prosecution of a £240,000 fraud. She is currently instructed as led junior for the Crown in a complex money laundering case at the Central Criminal Court (involving expert evidence on the Hawala banking system). When not in court, Katherine is instructed as disclosure counsel to the SFO in the preliminary stages of a high-profile investigation.
Kerry Broome’s expertise spans all areas of criminal law, both defending and prosecuting. She acts as sole or junior counsel in cases of serious violence; rape and serious sexual offence; large-scale drugs importation; serious fraud and white-collar crime; confiscation; restraint and asset recovery proceedings. Kerry has been appointed to the Attorney General’s C list of prosecution counsel and undertakes matters on behalf of government departments, including HM Revenue and Customs; the Department for Work and Pensions; and the Serious Fraud Office.
Linda specialises in serious crime as a leading junior, prosecuting and defending in prominent cases involving murder, manslaughter, serious fraud and drugs offences. She has particular expertise in serious sexual offences, complicated child abuse and grooming cases and historic offences, and is a specialist rape prosecutor and a Category 4 CPS prosecutor. She has wide ranging expertise with witnesses appearing via video links, as well as working with vulnerable adult and child witnesses. She is a trained intermediary who is able to help learning-disabled adults and children to understand legal questions and communicate their answers. She is frequently called upon by the CPS to advise in difficult cases involving sexual allegations. Linda has been instructed to advise pre-trial in cases involving celebrities. She has for many years undertaken disciplinary work in the General Medical Council and other medical disciplinary tribunals, Courts Martial appeals and advisory work for the Ministry of Defence. She also has recent experience of high profile inquest inquiries.
Lucy Kennedy's practice incorporates many complex, evidentially high-volume cases. She has repeatedly demonstrated her ability to manage vast amounts of material and plainly has an aptitude for close and thorough analysis and for identifying the essence of a case. She decisively converts and presents convoluted material into understandable manageable form, thereby dramatically enhancing a jury's ability to understand obscure or complicated evidential issues. Formally a solicitor, she practised in civil law for five years and turned down equity partnership in order to transfer to the bar eleven years ago. An effective 'no nonsense advocate', she has a reputation for producing powerful and persuasive legal submissions: she has more than once persuaded judges to completely alter their interpretation of intricate and pivotal law – had she not succeeded in doing so, often the case would have been 'lost'. Her preparation is outstanding. Consequently, she commands confidence of the court in her presentation of cases and in her legal submissions. Her overall knowledge of the law is broad but detailed – borne of the variety of cases she is instructed to prosecute or defend: ranging from, for example: fraud and money laundering to possession of indecent images of children; HIV grievous bodily harm to cross-jurisdictional conspiracy to breach immigration rules.
Lydia is an exceptionally experienced practitioner specialising to a high level in regulatory law and professional discipline. She advises, presents and defends in some of the most complex and high profile and sensitive cases brought on behalf of a wide range of regulatory bodies including all the major healthcare regulators and is repeatedly instructed on matters involving a range of issues including conduct, performance, health as well as procedure. Lydia routinely advises and appears on cases involving the GMC, GDC, GOC, GCC, HCPC, GPhC, and NMC amongst others. She appears before a range of tribunals and before the High Court. Her advisory and appellate work extends to cases for the Professional Standards Authority. She also undertakes work for NHS England, police disciplinary hearings, inquests, and parallel proceedings in the criminal courts representing healthcare and other professionals. She has also advised and appeared in cases involving university disciplinary proceedings, various international healthcare associations and the RCVS.
Early career largely defending in fraud including: Guinness, North Sea oil and Channel Tunnel corruption. As First Senior Treasury Counsel: high profile terrorism, serious fraud and terrorist funding, official secrets, serious crime, corruption and public law cases. Practise now predominantly private defence: corporate and financial crime, inquests and inquiries, health and safety and corporate manslaughter, medical gross negligence, public law. ln 2017 and 2016 represented: director of Alstom, senior executive of Rolls Royce, senior executive of the Airbus subsidiary EADS, Chevron oil, large construction company at inquest, senior Glaxo executive, senior surgeon, a large financial institution, FCA in its largest insider dealing case. He has also: advised BP re ln Amenas inquest, carried out the 2014 lndependent Review into Corruption in the Stephen Lawrence Case (having prosecuted the 2012 trial), acted for Bruce Hall (Alba Bahrain corruption), OFT cartel prosecution, Wonga, Google, and in Tchenguiz/SFO judicial review.
After 15 years of a highly successful criminal practice involving a wide range of criminal work, both prosecution and defence, involving all levels of courts from the Magistrates to the House of Lords, Natasha now specialises in Regulatory work. Natasha has a wide experience of regulatory work, including Health and Safety, Licensing, Gaming and Trading Standards. She regularly prosecutes for the General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and conducted a number of appeals for the General Social Care Council (now part of the Healthcare Professions Council). Natasha is on the Attorney-General’s List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law and is a Level 3 advocate on the CPS Advocate Panel for General Crime. She is also an accredited advocate on the CPS Advocates Panel Rape List. Natasha has conducted many fitness-to-practise hearings for the GMC at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, as well as numerous review hearings and investigation committee hearings. In her criminal work Natasha appeared in money laundering and large-scale drug-trafficking cases, murder cases, rape cases, armed robberies, child sex cases, child cruelty cases and fraud cases, amongst many others. Notable cases include: R v Riley – Massive Drug importation conspiracy orchestrated by a long serving senior Customs and Excise Officer including substantial money laundering offences; R (HSE) v BUPA Care Homes Ltd – Widely reported case involving failings in safety standards leading to the death of a patient in a BUPA care home; R v Butler – Landmark baby shaking case dependent on the ‘triad of injuries’ theory; R v Philips – High Court case funded by Addison Lee plc in which the minicab company was arguing for equal rights with black cabs.
Practice Areas Inquests, inquiries, the conduct of investigations and reviews, together with advice and representation in relation to matters at the intersection of public, criminal and regulatory law. Experience Specialising in prominent cases of public concern and importance that address the key issues of the day. He draws on his wide-ranging legal background, experience in Ministerial, Prime Ministerial and other appointments to provide a strategic perspective equalled by few. Over the past two decades, he has appeared in substantial roles in most major public inquiries and many controversial inquests. He heads QEB Hollis Whiteman’s Inquests, Inquiries and Public Law team. Public inquiry experience extends back to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry. Currently or recently involved in the Lampard Inquiry, investigating matters surrounding the deaths of mental health inpatients across NHS Trusts in Essex (as Counsel to the Inquiry); the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan, investigating matters arising from the deployment of British Special Forces to Afghanistan; the UK Covid-19 Inquiry examining the UK response to and impact of the pandemic (representing a company); the Grenfell Tower Inquiry investigating the circumstances concerning the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017 (representing two companies); the Undercover Policing Inquiry investigating allegations of inappropriate conduct of undercover officers (representing Home Secretary to 2020); and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse investigating the extent to which State and non-State institutions failed in their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation (representing Home Office and other government departments). Coronial experience encompasses inquests arising from deaths in custody and terrorist incidents through to ‘Troubles’ or ‘Legacy’ inquests in Northern Ireland. Inquest experience ranges from the Fishmongers’ Hall Inquests concerning the deaths in the 2019 terror attack at Fishmongers’ Hall (representing a university) through to the Stephen Dymond Inquest concerning the death of a participant on the Jeremy Kyle Show (representing a doctor). His background is in criminal law and he continues to advise and appear in serious criminal cases, often where there is a connection with an inquest or inquiry. Similarly, he is instructed in health and safety and regulatory/disciplinary matters, particularly where there is an inquest/inquiry or other public law connection. He has a strong interest in human rights due diligence in the corporate context and has conducted extensive work in relation to the operation of the supply chain provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Appointments His work as a barrister is informed by public appointments. He sits as a Security Vetting Appeals Panel Member, hearing appeals from those refused national security vetting. He sat until recently on the Board of UK Anti-Doping, which implements and manages sports anti-doping policy in UK, latterly as Vice Chair. He has experience in Assistant Commissioner roles concerning the siting of electoral boundaries, for the Boundary Commission for England, with a similar role in Northern Ireland. He is currently trustee at a peacebuilding NGO and was formerly trustee of a modern slavery charity. He was appointed to both the Attorney General's Panel of Counsel (civil) and Crown Prosecution Service Advocate Panel (criminal), prior to taking silk.
Nicholas Corsellis is a highly respected leading counsel whose abilities have allowed him to develop a multi-disciplined practice. His advocacy is extremely attractive and professional and lay clients appreciate his direct and clear approach packaged with diplomacy and courtesy. He is a recognised specialist in high-profile cases ranging from murder, armed robbery and fraud, for example, representing the first defendant at trial in the 2016 Hatton Garden Jewellery Heist, the organiser of the £40 million Graff jewellery robbery, the first defendant the Victoria Station Murder, the Latvian serial rapist and murderer Dembovskis and a 15 year old contract killer (R v G). He has a wealth of experience dealing with sophisticated multi-million pound frauds over the last 15 years and his experience and talents have allowed him to vary his areas of practice to include advising on FCA prosecutions for the defence. He is accredited as a Grade 4 Prosecutor for the CPS and is one of the few specialist rape prosecutors; Nick also defends allegations of sexual crime on a privately instructed basis. He is also sought after to deal with GMC/GDC work and has a niche speciality in sports corruption and regularly appears at the Court of Arbitration of Sport in such cases.
Orla Daly specialises in complex and high-profile cases, prosecuting and defending a wide spectrum of offences including homicide, organised crime, financial crime, and all categories of assault and sexual assault, including rape. She has particular expertise across the full gamut of sexual offences, present and historical, and their various respective defences. She is frequently instructed in multi-handed cases and is adept at dealing with complex, often expert and medical evidence. She regularly represents professionals and high-profile individuals for a vast array of offences, fully aware of the importance of preserving reputation. Orla is often involved in unusual, challenging cases and those that have set precedent. She has experience at all levels of tribunal from the magistrates through to the appeal courts.
An extremely well regarded Silk practising in crime, fraud and regulatory law. In his last year as a junior, Legal 500 nominated him for its “Crime Junior of the Year” Award. This was crowned by his appointment to Silk in March 2020. In mainstream crime, he has built a substantial mixed defence/prosecution practice embracing the full calendar of grave crime including homicide, sexual offences, terrorism, drugs and serious organised crime. His recent work includes: defending in the Op Ravendale alleged drugs-related murder by shooting case; defending in the Wembley murder/ diminished responsibility manslaughter case (R v Osei); representing the alleged gunman in a four-handed allegation of conspiracy to murder (R v I & others); acting for a defendant acquitted of all charges in the Op. Rawlins murder trial. Other defence instructions include: the extremely high profile stranger-rape case of R v Trotter; a multi-million pound drugs supply case believed to be the largest residential seizure of MDMA and crystal meth in UK legal history (R v Scotland); securing the acquittal of a UKBA employee accused of conspiracy to import drugs through Gatwick Airport, and representing one of the defendants accused in the Op Tendersea Huddersfield rape-grooming case. Paul also successfully led the Op Laius human trafficking and modern slavery prosecution and he is currently instructed by the NCA in one of the leading Encrochat drugs cases (Op Sylleptic). Alongside mainstream criminal practice, Paul also has a very strong reputation in fraud and white collar crime. He appeared for the Serious Fraud Office in the landmark Deferred Prosecution Agreement case of SFO v XYZ Ltd and acted for the Financial Conduct Authority in Op Cotton – the first land-banking prosecution, and the largest criminal matter that the FCA had then brought. He is currently also instructed by the SFO in the prosecution of an alleged legal services funding fraud (Op Totem). He represented the Supply Chain Manager in the Williams Hybrid Power Co alleged bribery case, defended one of the alleged conspirators in the Op Zapote multi-million pound internet banking diversion fraud, and represented an alleged confidence trickster accused of posing as a wealthy aristocrat to defraud finance lenders. Paul also has a thriving regulatory and professional discipline practice, appearing regularly before the General Medical Council and the General Dental Council. Most recently in this field, he acted for the GMC in the highly publicised “napping doctor” misconduct case (GMC v Sawati).
Paul Wakerley has a strong reputation within criminal law. He specialises in crime and has experience across the board. He is instructed in both private and publicly funded cases and more recently upon a direct access basis by high net worth individuals seeking pre-charge advice and/or advice upon appeals against earlier convictions. He is also instructed by specialist casework units of the Crown Prosecution Service and is graded at Level 4. He is however particularly noted for his successful defence practice. He appears as both leading junior and junior alone in the full spectrum of criminal work. Paul also regularly prosecutes and defends in trading standards work where he has led for the prosecution in large scale counterfeiting cases and privately defended company directors appearing before the Crown Courts. Paul has added to his experience with recent instructions taking him to successfully represent police officers before internal disciplinary tribunals and in the presentation of cases before the General Medical Council. R v Daniel Mitchell (2013) – Daniel Mitchell acquitted of a death by careless driving charge, Paul Wakerley defended. R v Dean Packman & Other (2013) – Successful defence of money laundering allegations involving cash seizures in excess of £500,000. R v Christopher John Symons (2013) – Tim Roberts QC and Paul Wakerley defended Christopher Symons charged with the murder of company director Patricia Goodband. PC G (2014) – Successfully represented police officer in disciplinary proceedings. R v Paul Wesley & Others – Leading in multi-handed class A drugs supply; defending alleged head of Cambridgeshire gang.
Peter Finnigan defends and prosecutes in a wide range of criminal cases from international fraud to high profile general crime. He has considerable experience of serious organised crime and has been instructed in numerous murder cases such as that of Kenny Noye for both murder and for laundering the proceeds of the Brinks Mat gold bullion robbery. A former standing counsel to HMRC (he was instructed in the lraqi Supergun case), Peter has appeared in many revenue frauds and in high value drugs trafficking cases. He has extensive experience in the field of commercial and professional/city fraud, corporate crime, money laundering, asset restraint, criminal and civil recovery. Also, cross-border crime, mutual legal assistance and plea agreements. Peter has been involved in a number of high profile SFO cases ranging from Blue Arrow to insider dealing and sanctions busting cases (including Saddam Hussein's 'Oil for food' scheme: Mabey and Johnson Ltd and lnnospec). He has also recently been instructed in a number of corruption cases including the investigation by the SFO into allegations concerning a multi-national (Alstom Group) and the defence of a procurement consultant concerned in World Bank financed projects. ln 2016 he successfully defended one of the brokers in the second LIBOR trial and is currently instructed to defend the former CEO of a major charity against allegations of fraud.
Peter Kyte has been a leading criminal barrister since 1996. His cases have covered the widest spectrum of offences. He prosecutes, but mainly defends, and firmly believes that having experience of both sides provides advantages. Exclusively engaged in criminal work. Prior to taking Silk, his work was divided fairly evenly between prosecution and defence. For many years, he has practised in the field of commercial crime, major drugs trials and a variety of homicide cases. His experience includes mortgage frauds, such as R v Okosieme, R v Athey and R v Dearsley and others; and numerous other commercial fraud cases, including R v Clamp (persistent theft of diamonds by a de Beers sorter), R v Mcrea (large-scale defrauding of the NHS by a dentist) and R v Dass (corruption by an employee of HM Customs and Excise). He defended in R v Lee, the first share ramping trial subsequent to new legislation designed to protect stock exchange investors. He was also involved in a 16-month trial representing a quantity surveyor charged with a building fraud (R v Beard and others). He has defended in major drugs trials, including Operations Julie and Donna (LSD manufacture) and R v Warburton (the first trial involving Michael Michael, the supergrass). He has acted in many murder cases, both domestic and professional and those involving drugs and firearms. He has also acted in cases relating to ‘honour killings’, such as R v Adan and R v Bashir; and triad killings, including R v Lau and others. He has also been involved in numerous other cases, covering a wide range of criminal practices, such as money laundering, arson, sex crimes (including historic assaults on children) and armed robbery (R v Hoines, a lorry hijacking case). In 1997-98 he was called to the Cayman Islands Bar to defend in two gangland murder trials. Peter is a leading legal assessor/adviser and advises many of the fitness to practise panels, such as the Professional Conduct Committees.
Philip specialises in serious general and corporate crime, regulation and sports law. ln his career he has defended Levi Bellfield for multiple murders, represented one of the Pakistan cricketers charged with match fixing and is currently defending a complex SFO bribery and corruption case. He recently defended a police officer charged with corruption and a GP charged with sexual offences. Philip is regularly instructed for companies and individuals who are not defendants but who require advice relating to matters such as fraud, potential criminal liability rising from corporate activities, confiscation and compensation. He was recently instructed by two corporates and four individual defendants in a market abuse trial taking place in lndia. He has regularly been instructed to appear in cases involving serious sexual allegations and homicide. He led for the prosecution in the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary, and in a major Metropolitan Police operation involving multiple defendants accused of laundering money from organised crime. He prosecuted R v Ali Dizaei (the Metropolitan Police Commander convicted of perverting the course of justice) and recently led in a €60 million money laundering case. He has extensive experience of appearing before regulatory and sports tribunals. ln August 2017 he was appointed independent Head of Rugby Judiciary for the RFU. He appears on behalf of the British Horseracing Authority and the Gambling Commission before their regulatory panels.
Philip McGhee prosecutes and defends, alone and as a led junior, general crime (including: sexual offences, firearms offences, controlled drugs offences, violence, dishonesty and public order offences) and serious and organised crime, (including: conspiracies, money-laundering and fraud). He has experience in large-scale restraint, confiscation and forfeiture proceedings, and in matters of disclosure and public interest immunity. Philip practises in the professional regulatory and disciplinary fields, acting for regulatory bodies and for professionals facing disciplinary or conduct hearings, particularly in the medical, nursing and care-related professions (General Medical Council; Nursing and Midwifery Council; Health Professions Council) as well as the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Philip also prosecutes and defends in trading standards work, including in counterfeit goods cases and matters involving alleged unfair trading and false or misleading business advertising. He has also represented clients facing prosecution for breaches of fire safety and workplace safety regulations. Awarded the Reid Scholarship and Prince of Wales Scholarship and Senior Award by Gray’s Inn.
Philip Stott is an experienced and talented advocate in the criminal courts, trusted by defence solicitors and prosecuting authorities alike in cases with high levels of sensitivity and complexity. He is frequently instructed on a private basis, and, outside of the criminal courts, to represent professionals before their regulatory body. His experience includes prosecuting and defending cases involving allegations of Homicide, including allegations of medical negligence or involving expert evidence. Acquisitive crime, including crimes of high levels of violence, blackmail or sophisticated dishonesty. Sexual offending, including rape and the abuse of children. Large scale cases of money laundering and/or fraud, including complex white collar/business crime. The supply of drugs, particularly over international borders. Immigration offending, including misconduct by public officials or lawyers. Motoring fatalities, and driving offences.
Rachna acts for the defence and prosecution in cases of serious and complex business and general crime. She has extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional cases and in dealing with disclosure of the most sensitive kind, including in the context of a multi-million pound private prosecution for historic fraud offences, believed to be the largest successful private prosecution ever brought by an individual. She has been instructed as junior counsel in cases of domestic and overseas corruption, fraud, money laundering, conspiracy to defraud, arms sanctions offences, false accounting, perverting the course of justice, commercial-scale immigration offences, perjury and historic sexual offences. Appearing alone, she has defended and prosecuted cases of robbery, burglary, weapon possession, possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, sexual assault, arranging child sex offences, religiously aggravated assault and in cases of serious violence. In addition, she is on the SFO’s list of approved counsel. Most recently, she appeared before the Lord Chief Justice in the case of R v Shoyeju [2014] All ER (D) 15 (Mar), a guideline case for misconduct in a public office. Rachna appeared as a junior in the Court of Appeal in the case of R v PD [2011] EWCA Crim 2082. In addition to general crime, Rachna has experience in regulatory law, appearing before the General Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal. Rachna is a contributing author to Blackstone’s Guide to the Bribery Act (Monty Raphael QC; foreword by The Right Hon. Lord Woolf; OUP).
Rebecca is a leading junior regularly instructed in high-profile and complex cases in the areas of regulatory law and professional discipline. She acts both for regulatory bodies and for registrants, with a growing emphasis now on defence work. Her practice includes all related appellate work, along with applications in the Family Division and in other High Court proceedings. She regularly advises on matters of law and procedure for various interested parties. She also undertakes police work. Rebecca's recent instructions include those in GDC v BK on behalf of the respondent (GDC) in the High Court Appeal. The case is now an important authority in relation to the test for dishonesty in regulatory proceedings. Further instructions have included those in GOC v BK; a case in which a litigious registrant was charged with allegations of historic fraud. ln other work, Rebecca prosecutes and defends all types of crime, including fraud, misuse of social media, serious offences of violence, sexual offences, and cases involving sensitive issues of disclosure. Rebecca is a member of the RFU's disciplinary panel and specialist safeguarding panel.
Roger Smart’s practice encompasses all areas of criminal law. He specialises in cases of homicide, kidnapping, blackmail, large-scale supply of drugs, firearms, armed robbery, fraud, public official corruption, people trafficking and money laundering. The investigations underlying these cases often involve covert pro-active and reactive operations and in certain instances Roger is instructed to advise during the live phase of the inquiry prior to arrests being made. He has a detailed knowledge of, and wealth of experience in relation to, issues attracting public interest immunity. Roger is particularly adept at providing advice on strategic decisions arising in large-scale, complex multijurisdictional inquiries. He has an excellent knowledge relating to a wide range of firearms acquired through serving for many years in the armed forces.
Sean Larkin QC provides specialist advice and advocacy at all stages of criminal and regulatory proceedings, with a particular emphasis on financial and serious crime, regulatory or disciplinary breaches by individuals (particularly professionals) and companies. He is described as ‘incredibly bright and industrious’ and ‘absolutely superb’. Nominated for Crime Silk of the Year (Legal 500 2017) Professional Discipline Silk of the Year (Chambers UK 2017) and, he was also Times Lawyer Of The Week following his appearance in the Supreme Court in the landmark case on the definition of terrorism. Recent cases include: advising corporate entities, directors and other professionals facing allegations of bribery, fraud and regulatory breaches; Operation Amazon (defending a CEO in largest e-disclosure case), Operation Cotton (prosecution of FCA’s largest case), defending a trader in Euribor, providing advice in Barclays-Qatar investigation, defence of a Dr accused of sexually assaulting patients over a period of years; several cases of serious violence, sexual assault and terrorism; Dr Pandya (GP accused of FGM), advising other healthcare professionals facing allegations of misconduct; Operation Vaulter (defending director accused of laundering £900m), defence of a former CEO for £52m pension fraud; defence of company for workplace death. Sean's experience includes: advising, pre-charge through to representation or prosecution at trial, a variety of professionals (including lawyers, doctors, dentists, police officers, directors, IFAs, accountants and insolvency practitioners) in a wide variety of criminal, regulatory and disciplinary offences. He regularly speaks at conferences and conducts training sessions on a variety of legal topics. More information at www.qebhw.co.uk
Selva is a specialist in cases involving professionals charged in criminal, regulatory and disciplinary proceedings. His principal focus is financial crime, and cases involving doctors (and other healthcare professionals), particularly those involving complex technical issues. He has wide experience in GMC, GDC, GCC, HCPC and GOstC cases including appeals to the High Court. He is regularly instructed in prosecutions and regulatory cases involving legal professionals. He also specialises in representing police officers in disciplinary proceedings. He has substantial experience in cases of fraud involving banks, companies, financial advisers and share dealing, as well as in the healthcare sector. He has expertise in health and safety cases, and those involving general crime including sexual allegations. He also represents interested parties in complex inquests. Recent criminal cases include defending a doctor against allegations of sexual assault; defending an osteopath against allegations of sexual assault; SRA private prosecutions under the Solicitors Act and the Legal Services Act; defending an actress/ producer in the first prosecution for fraudulent claims for film tax credit; defending a sub-postmaster accused of trading in counterfeit stamps; defending a CEO in a prosecution for making misleading statements to the market in the largest fraud on the Alternative investment Market. Recent disciplinary cases include defending an osteopath against allegations of sexual assault during the course of examinations; representing a police officer in disciplinary proceedings arising out of a death in custody; an inquiry into a series of exposure prone procedures leading to the largest "look back" exercise in NHS history; and an inquiry into a fatality arising from conflicting opinions about the use of alternative remedies. Recent inquests include acting for the family of a Royal Navy officer who died in a fall from a warship; acting for a company in relation to a workplace electrocution; and acting for a police officer in relation to a death in custody.
Susannah Stevens has an extensive criminal practice and is instructed to defend and prosecute in serious, complex cases covering the whole spectrum of criminal work, including murder, serious fraud, money laundering, drug trafficking, rape and child cruelty. She has particular expertise in difficult cross-examinations and representing those regarded as vulnerable, including those with mental health issues. Susannah is also regularly instructed in police discipline, Courts Martial, and prison law matters. Her police discipline work includes the successful abuse of process application arising from a delay in serving the regulation notice in a case of racial assault and abuse. The proceedings followed a Channel 4 Dispatches programme and recommendations by the IPCC. Advised concerning a potential civil action of misfeasance in public office and negligence involving the conduct of a joint branch board chairman of the Police Federation. The case involved complex, esoteric issues of vicarious liability of the Chief Constable, the definition of a police federation representative, potential conflicts of interest and breaches of funding rules. Representing a Metropolitan Police sergeant in relation to a claim of false imprisonment against the Chief Constable of Kent, arising from an incident on Christmas Eve when the officer was off duty and sought to assist a Kent officer with an arrest.
Crime: Tom’s criminal practice encompasses the full range of offences and he regularly appears in the Crown Court for both the prosecution and the defence. Notable cases defending include the successful acquittal at half time of a youth charged with conspiracy to commit violent disorder as part of a gang. Tom has represented clients as young as 13 in the Youth Court and has had experience of cross examining equally young witnesses. He has successfully defended charges including attempted burglary, handling stolen goods and a charge of ABH arising out of an incident at a school where a fourteen year student suffered a broken arm. For the prosecution Tom was led in December 2013 in the successful prosecution of Operation Farmer which involved a series of sophisticated cash in transit robberies committed over a nine month period. Private motoring: Tom has experience both prosecuting and defending the full range of motoring offences. Notable successes include the successful argument of special reasons in relation to a defendant charged with driving whilst disqualified following a recent ban and the successful exclusion of urine sample evidence resulting in acquittal for a charge of drink driving. Financial crime: Tom was part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) disclosure team on Operation Tabernula, the most complex Insider Dealing case ever prosecuted by the FCA. He also has experience of the FCA’s regulatory enforcement and offences under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. He has experience of contested confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and is particularly familiar with the complexities of equitable interests in land in this context. Professional discipline/regulatory: in 2013 Tom spent 6 months seconded to the G during which time he worked as part of the Fitness to Practise policy team on modernising the G’s Fitness to Practise Rules. He also worked to develop policies for criminal disclosure from the police in relation to fitness to practise proceedings. From this work Tom has gained an extensive understanding of the health care regulatory framework and the key issues involved in fitness to practise proceedings. Inquests and Inquiries: In 2012, Tom was seconded to the Department of Health for a number of months as a junior member of the Inquiry team to assist in the preparation of the report arising from the Public Inquiry into the failure to regulate the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. From this he has gained a thorough understanding of the law and procedure relating to public inquiries. He is currently instructed through the Royal British Legion to act for the families of two soldiers killed in a friendly fire incident on operations in Afghanistan in 2009. This is one of the first Article 2 inquests to be held involving British troops serving outside of British bases on operations following the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Smith and Others v MOD [2013] UKSC 41. Court Martial: Tom maintains a strong interest in court martial cases and criminal cases involving service personnel and is able to use his own experience whilst serving in the army to obtain the best possible results for clients. He possesses first-hand knowledge of the particular challenges associated with service life and is well aware of the impact these can have in both court martial and criminal proceedings.
Tom is instructed to prosecute and defend in complex and serious matters in the Crown Court. He has gained considerable experience in a wide variety of cases ranging from serious assaults to complex fraud. Tom has gained particular expertise in criminal aspects of copyright and trademark law. He has prosecuted in cases ranging from large-scale conspiracies to defraud to supplying counterfeit goods and breaches of consumer protection law. He has lectured on trading standards law on a number of occasions at conferences and seminars across the UK and is frequently asked to advise in this area. Tom is also regularly instructed to prosecute on behalf of Government Departments including the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Tom’s experience in this area has given him a detailed knowledge of issues arising from corporate liability and the prosecution of strict or near strict liability offences. He is therefore ideally placed to advise individuals or companies who are facing proceedings in a quasi -criminal / regulatory context. Tom was instructed as disclosure junior in the largest and most complex insider dealing case ever brought by the Financial Services Authority (Operation Tabernula). He has unrivalled knowledge of the law on disclosure and the practical difficulties that arise when prosecuting document heavy cases. Tom has also gained and developed experience in a number of regulatory tribunals. He has frequently appeared before the Nursing and Midwifery Council and on behalf of the Security Industry Authority.
Tom specialises in fraud, financial and business crime. He has considerable experience in the conduct of serious and complex cases, including allegations of conspiracy to defraud, sanctions offences and corruption. He is meticulous, creative and tactically astute. Tom currently acts for the former Managing Director of Tesco in proceedings for fraud and false accounting, and recently represented Ryan Reich, a former Barclays swaps trader, who was acquitted of conspiracy to defraud concerning the alleged manipulation of LIBOR. Tom has experience in cases with a multi-jurisdictional aspect, and advises both individuals and companies on a range of criminal and quasi-criminal matters. He currently acts for a pharmaceutical company in judicial review proceedings arising from an international investigation into the alleged supply of counterfeit and unlicensed drugs. He regularly deals with restraint, confiscation and related proceedings, recently securing the recovery of over £4 million for an interested party Tom also prosecutes and defends in health and safety cases, recently acting for the prosecution in proceedings against a construction company charged with corporate manslaughter. He has a strong general crime practice and appears in a range of disciplinary tribunals.
In the field of disciplinary law Tom Kark QC has focused for over a decade on medical regulation, acting for a variety of regulators and recently for registrants in high profile and complex cases. ln 201612017 he acted for the GMC in the FTP and High Court appeal of Dr Squier (Neuropathologist 'baby shaking expert'); the case of Mr lan Paterson (Birmingham breast surgeon); in the Supreme Court for the General Pharmaceutical Council and in the Court of Appeal on behalf of a nurse for the RCN. Tom was Counsel to the lnquiry into the Mid Staffordshire Health Trust which was a seminal point in the NHS. He has acted for the Home Office in the lndependent lnquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Tom has also appeared at Coroner's inquests and represented the family of the Red Arrows pilot Flt. Lt. Sean Cunningham who died after his ejection seat catastrophically failed. Tom's practice originated in criminal law and as standing Counsel to HMRC for eight years. Tom gained considerable experience in serious crime and in large white collar fraud cases. He subsequently developed a practice defending white collar criminal cases as well as prosecuting serious crime. Tom's practice continues to include business crime and general crime with an emphasis on health & safety; in 2016- 2017 he was involved in several gross negligence manslaughter cases and related health and safety offences arising from deaths in the workplace. Tom is currently chairing the Public Inquiry in Northern Ireland into allegations of patient abuse at the Muckamore Abbey Hospital.
Tom joined QEB Hollis Whiteman in February 2015. He now accepts instructions in all of chamber's practice areas, which encompass: general crime: Tom has successfully defended clients charged with dishonesty offences (theft, fraud), assault, harassment, and public order offences. In addition, Tom is a Grade 1 CPS advocate, and has prosecuted in both the Magistrates' and Crown Court. Motoring offences: Tom is regularly instructed on a private basis to represent individuals and companies charged with driving offences. He has sound knowledge of all driving offences, including insurance and licencing matters. He has particular experience with special reasons and exceptional hardship arguments, which may save a driver from a ban even though they are guilty of a motoring offence. Criminal and civil fraud: Tom is presently instructed by the Serious Fraud Office to review material relating to an investigation into liquidity auctions at the Bank of England during the financial crisis. Intellectual property infringement: Tom has a strong interest in trading standards law and intellectual property infringement, and spent a good deal of time during his pupillage working at the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). Sports law: Tom is a registered lawyer under The FA Football Agents Regulations, which allows him to represent players and clubs in England. As a pupil, he assisted with the drafting of advice for the FA Premier League on the protection of its sports data from fraudulent third parties. Public inquiries and inquests: between February and June 2014, Tom was instructed by FieldFisher, solicitors to the Coroner of the Hillsborough Inquests, as a junior member of their disclosure team. He has good experience of large document review tasks.
ln business crime, fraud, general crime and arbitration, William Boyce QC is instructed in the most complex, prominent and high value cases. His expertise and experience includes: frauds in banking, mortgages, market making and mergers and acquisitions; false announcements to the market; insider dealing; FX manipulation; arms to lraq sanctions breaches; international bribery and corruption and cartel offences. William is currently instructed to act for a high-profile trader and rate-setter in relation to alleged LIBOR manipulation. He is also currently instructed in three very high value arbitrations involving the oil and gas industry. ln the field of crime generally, he has been instructed in many notorious murder trials, attempted murder trials (including of an MP), and in trials relating to acts of terrorism. He has been instructed in many investigations and proceedings of great public interest, including those involving: the 'Birmingham Six'; Winston Silcott (and the Broadwater Farm riots and the murder of PC Keith Blakelock); Stefan Kiszko and others. He is regularly instructed in the Court of Appeal in relation to cases in which he was not instructed in the courts below. ln R v Harvey, in the UK Supreme Court, he argued that VAT should be taken into account when making orders under The Proceeds of Crime Act. More broadly: he acted on behalf of the prosecution in the largest ever private prosecution brought by an individual in this country; he has been instructed in a trial in the Chancery Division and in committal proceedings in the High Court; he has acted pro bono for servicemen's families in relation to inquests and, separately, in relation to disabled children, who have been refused compensation. William has a broad advisory practice, providing advice, guidance and direction to companies and to individuals.
Zoe Johnson defends and prosecutes the most serious and high profile crime. Her eleven years as treasury counsel (the second woman ever to have been appointed senior treasury counsel) gave her vast experience in cases of homicide, terrorism and organised crime. For example she was instructed in the first ever case of terrorist fund raising [R v Oumerzouk] and advised in the case of Gary McKinnon, accused of hacking into NASA and the US department of defence. She has acted in a number of "honour killings" and hate crimes. She has a lot of experience of cases of misconduct in public office and has advised in relation to the prosecution of News lnternational. She has particular expertise in cases with medico-legal features. After appearing in 2005 in R v Harris and Others she is adept in allegations of "shaken baby syndrome" and has appeared in many such cases [most recently R v Tautz]. Zoe is accomplished in presenting and dissecting psychiatric evidence and has been involved in a large number of contested diminished responsibility, insanity and fitness to plead cases. She is instructed in cases of extreme sensitivity, often involving the death of children [e.g R v Tania Clarence, a mother who suffocated her three disabled children and R v Dixie, the murder of Sally Ann Bowman]. She has a special interest in medical gross negligence manslaughter cases and recently secured the acquittal, at the close of the Crown's case, of Dr Rudling, a GP accused of failing to recognise a life threatening illness. Zoe successfully defended in the first ever prosecution under the Female Genital Mutilation legislation [R v Dharmasenal and as a result has been asked to advise several clients (individuals and religious groups) prior to a possible charge of FGM. For many years Zoe has defended and prosecuted in all areas of business crime such as bribery and corruption, insider dealing and accountancy fraud [R v Beard and others]. Her experience includes advising companies on sanctions, advising on the construction of legislation for the FCA and advising the SFO on various investigations [e.g the investigation into Hewlett Packard's takeover of Autonomy]. Zoe was instructed as leading counsel in the second ever Defended Prosecution Agreement [R v XYZ] which set the bench mark for such agreements and was approved by the Court in June 2016. Zoe has appeared regularly over the years in various tribunals, in particular the GMC, GDC and HCPC. Earlier this year she successfully defended a registrar obstetrician accused of mismanagement of a twin delivery leading to death and dishonesty [GMC v Dr Mohan]. She recently successfully defended a doctor accused of multiple sexual assaults. Zoe is instructed in the first proceedings ever brought by the British Psychological Society.