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A leading criminal practitioner with an academic and teaching background; an extensive leading practice, prosecuting as well as defending.

Classified as a grade 4 prosecutor and a specialist prosecutor in rape and child abuse cases, he has been recognised for many years by Chambers and Partners Guide as a leader in his field, currently cited as a “spiky advocate with a good knowledge of disclosure” and who is “very client friendly”.

In recent years his leading work includes the prosecution of multi-handed organised crime cases which includes armed robbery, kidnap, international human trafficking and drugs importations, serious fraud, historic child abuse, SOCA and Operation Trident cases. He has also been involved in high profile murder cases and advised police authorities on difficult policy and procedural issues at a high level.

His recent defence caseload also involves organised crime and drugs related work, sexual offences, international human trafficking and fraud. He also has considerable experience in murder cases (domestic and “contract killing”) and has been commended by the Court of Appeal for the handling of an appeal of a particularly sensitive case.

He has, as a result, particular expertise in all types of disclosure issues, organised crime and intelligence operations, foreign jurisdictional matters, informant handling, forensic science, (particularly DNA and firearms cases) as well as the presentation and analysis of telephone evidence, cell site and computer evidence.

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