| Year of birth | 1952 |
| Year of call | 1975 |
| Inn | Middle Temple |
| Circuit | South Eastern |
| Recorder | 1998 Assistant Recorder 2000 Recorder |
| QC | 2000 |
| Full CV |
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A white collar crime fraud specialist, much of his recent work has been defending, although, in the past, he has, in addition, regularly been instructed by SFO (including MLA cases) and CPS.
Since taking silk in 2000, his cases have included most aspects of fraud and allied offences, including allegations of price fixing, money laundering, MTIC fraud, duty evasion and advance fee fraud as well as confiscation.
He also prosecutes and defends in murder and other cases of serious crime. He is instructed in regulatory matters, for example on behalf of the FA, and regularly works in the Cayman Islands, both in an advisory capacity and appearing in court there, at all levels.
He was a contributor to the CBA’s responses to the Law Commission in respect of the review of the law relating to fraud and dishonesty and, more recently, the review of the laws of conspiracy and attempt.
Between 2003 and 2009 he was the Chairman of Chambers’ Management Committee.
He is cited as a Leading Silk in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners legal directories.
Notable Cases
| Case name | R v George and others | Case name | R v GG plc and others (‘Kent Pharmaceuticals’) |
| Appearance | Defence | Appearance | Defence |
| Category | Section 188 of the Enterprise Act 2002 | Category | Conspiracy to defraud |
| Detail | Successfully represented one of the Defendants in the OFT’s prosecution of four British Airways executives accused of price fixing in collusion with Virgin Atlantic Airways executives | Detail | Represented a human Defendant in the successful defence of the SFO’s largest ever prosecution in relation to allegations of the price fixing of prescription drugs |
| Case name | R v Beveridge and others | Case name | FA v Barnett |
| Appearance | Defence | Appearance | FA |
| Category | Money laundering | Category | Regulatory charges |
| Detail | Partner in firm of Solicitors accused of laundering £200m through the firm’s client account | Detail | Charges against Ashley Cole’s agent in relation to the Chelsea FC "tapping up" case |