London Bar
Inquests and inquiries
Leading junior5Edmund Gritt – Three Raymond Buildings ‘Edmund is an indomitable force at Inquests. He is utterly brilliant, capable of both charm and completely destructive cross-examination.'
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Edmund Gritt
Three Raymond Buildings, London
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Position
Edmund’s practice has four main strands:
Inquests Crime Professional discipline Regulatory (both criminal enforcement and licensing)He specialises in cases which combine factual complexity with technical difficulty, usually where the core issues involve substantial disputed witness evidence. He has extensive experience in handling the most highly charged cases (such as those concerning deaths, allegations of abuse and of professional malfeasance) with calm determination and careful forensic thinking. His oral and written advocacy is effective across the range of courts, tribunals, panels, committees and inquiries.
Edmund’s advisory work spans pre-charge advice on behalf of regulators (advising as to investigation and drafting charges) to assisting corporates and individuals subject to investigation.
Career
Called 1997, Gray’s Inn. Before coming to the Bar worked for the Economist intelligence unit for five years, where he specialised in economic and financial matters in the Middle East.
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association; Administrative Law Bar Association.
Education
Eltham College; Peterhouse, Cambridge University (BA Hons); University of Westminster (Dip Law).