Westgate Chambers

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Nicholas Howard Hamblin

Westgate Chambers, South East

Work Department

Crime

Career

Nicholas works on all levels of crime, prosecution and defence including in particularly regulatory work including firearms, liquor licensing and animal welfare. Appointed Junior Counsel to the Attorney General’s Panel of Prosecuting Advocates. Ranked in legal editorials as a specialist in white-collar crime. Freeman of the City of London. Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers. Pupil Supervisor.

Notable cases:

R-v-Green – VAT Fraud. R-v-Genisten – Murder. R-v-Dubery (& others) – Mortgage fraud. R-v-McDonagh (& others) – Conspiracy to steal. R-v-Serifi (& others) – Instructed by Customs on multi handed heroin conspiracy. R-v-Munley – Murder (featured in The Real Cracker). R –v- Wells (& others) – 20 million carousel fraud. R-v-Pound – at the time, the longest running criminal trial in English history.  

Memberships

Sussex Bar Mess South Eastern Circuit Criminal Bar Association

Education

A. (Hons) Business Law CPS Grade 3 Advocate