Julian Goose QC's highly distinguished criminal practice focuses on a range of serious and complex cases, often those receiving high-profile media attention. He acts regularly for both Prosecution and Defence.
His serious crime practice includes frequent instructions in cases of homicide and high-value drugs cases. He recently acted for the Crown in the much-publicised prosecution of Karen Matthews and Michael Donavan, who were found guilty of all charges relating to the kidnap of Karen's daughter, Shannon Matthews.
In addition, he has particular experience of cases involving complex fraud and financial crime. He also is regularly called upon to advise on and act in regulatory cases, and has appeared in numerous Health & Safety matters, including defending in work-related deaths caused by high-voltage electrocution, machine accidents and drowning.
Julian's work has attracted favourable comment from The Lawyer and the Legal 500's "Who's Who in the Law". The industry guides have recommended him in successive editions as a leader at the Bar, with recent editorial saying he "ranks as a heavyweight for serious crime”.
Julian joined 2 Hare Court in September 2010, and is also Head of Zenith Chambers in Leeds.
Practice areas:
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R v Krasniqi & others (2011) |
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Prosecuted four defendants who were all inmates in a Category A prison in their attempted murder of a convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal, Radislav Krstic.
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R v Kasprzak (2011) |
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Defended a 26 year old Polish national in a case where he was charged with the attempted murder of his girlfriend, by using a Taser, tying her up and burying her, in a box, in woodland.
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R v Richardson & others (2011) |
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Prosecuted 5 defendants in the murder of a 22 year old former soldier
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R v Mahmood (2010) |
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Defended a 21 year old accused of a triple murder after setting fire to a house in an alleged revenge attack.
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R v Salmon (2009) |
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Bradford shooting murder by gang from Manchester – client acquitted |
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R v Conteh (2008) |
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East London gangland drugs-related murder. Client acquitted |
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R v Matthews & Donavan (2008) |
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Prosecution |
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Case concerned the kidnap of 9-year-old Shannon Matthews by her mother Karen |
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R v Khan (2011) |
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Defended in a Corruption & Misfeasance in Public Office trial, involving a CPS Lawyer. The case included complex issues of entrapment and its effect on a learning disabled defendant.
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R v Clarke (2011) |
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Defended in one of the UK’s largest Excise Duty Diversion Frauds.
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R v Sale (2011) |
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Defended in a Corruption case involving contractors and Network Rail.
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R v Kao & others (2009) |
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Prosecuted large scale immigration fraud in which bogus teaching colleges were used as a front to provide false qualifications for UK visa applications for none EU nationals.
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R v Reynolds (2008) |
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£250m MTIC fraud |
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HSE v Compass Engineering Ltd (2011) |
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Defended a company in the HSE prosecution after an employee was dragged through an aperture said to be the size of a “CD case”.
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Natural England v York Sports Ltd (2011) |
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Defended a company and its Director in a prosecution brought by Natural England under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in respect of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the North Yorkshire Moors.
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