| Year of birth | 1968 |
| Year of call | 1999 |
| Inn | Middle Temple |
| Circuit | London and South Eastern |
| Full CV |
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Recommended as a "leader in the field" in:
- "fraud", Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2009 & 2010
- "crime", Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2009 & 2010
- "professional discipline & regulatory law", Legal 500 2009
"Part of the younger generation – definitely one to watch in the future. Immensely personable, excellent with difficult clients and a first-class advocate." – Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession, 2009
"Highly experienced in dealing with confiscation proceedings and has appeared as leading counsel representing company directors in money laundering cases and ancillary matters. He has "good technical knowledge" and is a skilled operator in court." – Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession, 2010
In fraud and crime, Robin has prosecuted and defended companies, directors, lawyers, accountants and bankers in cases of fraud, money laundering, insider dealing and corruption, as well as a range of other criminal offences from homicide to road traffic. His advisory work has included cyber crime, blackmail and extradition.
Much of Robin’s white-collar caseload features parallel civil and criminal proceedings and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. He has considerable experience in this area and is frequently instructed to provide bespoke advice to corporations as well as private individuals affected by actual or potential restraint, seizure, confiscation and civil recovery orders.
Dovetailing his fraud and crime practice, Robin also has burgeoning practices in financial services regulation and professional misconduct.
In terms of financial services regulation, Robin regularly acts for City professionals suspected of market abuse, insider dealing and/or breaches of the FSA’s Statements of Principles for Approved Persons. In 2009, he acted in the most recent case of market abuse to be heard by the Financial Services & Markets Tribunal, C & P v FSA.
Robin acts in a range of professional misconduct proceedings and, in particular, he defends police officers charged with breaches of the Police Code of Conduct. His work in this field has led to a variety of other civil proceedings, such as coroner’s inquests and judicial review proceedings.
Notable Cases
| Case name | CII / TI | Case name | W |
| Appearance | Defence | Appearance | Defence |
| Category | Money Laundering / Fraud | Category | Money Laundering / Corruption |
| Detail | Proceedings against the relatives of a former Nigerian Politician | Detail | Proceedings against a company director in connection with irregularities at Sainsbury’s plc |
| Case name | T | Case name | P |
| Appearance | Advisory | Appearance | Applicant |
| Category | Market Abuse / Insider Dealing | Category | Market Abuse |
| Detail | FSA | Detail | Financial Services and Markets Tribunal proceedings |