Westgate Chambers

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Piers Reed

Westgate Chambers, South East

Work Department

Crime, Licensing & Regulatory

Career

Leader in defence and prosecution from murder to serious sexual offences. Level 4 prosecutor. Instructed by international companies in all regulatory cases and inquests. Advocacy Trainer for Lincoln’s Inn, and Bencher since 2007.

 

Devised and ran advocacy courses both here and abroad. 

Notable cases:

R v. Cornish & Ors, (2015) Leading counsel in 5 handed prosecution for kidnap and GBH; R v. Luckhurst (2016) Prosecution counsel of retired police officer accused of serious sexual historic family offences; Re: George Cooper (dec’d), week long inquest in Chesterfield concerning carbon monoxide poisoning; R v. Enyiagu & Ors (2016), prosecution of 5 handed illegal immigration case

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association

Education

Called 1974 CPS Grade 4 Advocate Vulnerable Witness Trained