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Education:
Christ's College, Cambridge, Double First Class Honours degree in
law.
Harmsworth Scholar.
Crime
Areas of Practice
All types of homicide; complex drugs cases
especially those involving NCS and PII issues; frauds; serious sex
cases.
Recent Cases
R v Rogers -
Prosecuting death in police custody
R v Fennelly - Methadone manslaughter of a child, complex
toxicology
R v Howle - Successful defence of 12 year old accused of
shooting dead another child
R v Dunlop -
Leading counsel in first ever (and as yet, only) double jeopardy murder
case.
R v Kyriacou Successfully defended murder. Issues - Who done it? Cell site evidence
R v Copeland Successfully defended murder. Issues medical
causation and participation.
R v Blakey Defended successfully a police officer charged with
manslaughter. Submission of no case succeeded at the end of 10 weeks of
prosecution evidence. Highly complex issues on causation (12 prosecution
medical experts). Detailed submissions on misfeasance in a public office
required.
R v Slater Manslaughter; Issue medical causation. Successfully
defended.
R v Morrison, Whitaker and Rose Successfully prosecuted a double
murder and attempt murder case which required detailed consideration of
vast amounts of unused material, evidence from locations in disparate
parts of the country, similar fact evidence and complex ballistic and
chemical evidence.
R v Crossling Prosecuted successfully a gangland
murder, having to deal with hostile, reluctant and intimidated
witnesses.
R v Pinnock Multi-handed gangland revenge murder.
Involved complex telephone evidence.
R v Schultze.
Success defending in heavy Manchester gangland Conspiracy to Murder.
R v Operation Convoy. Successful prosecution of all 13 Defendants
(including public company) on patient abuse case. Voluminous papers.
R v Holdsworth. Successful prosecution in head injury baby murder
case. Complex medical issues especially following Clarke etc
R v Bailey. Defence murder. Unique issues on neuropathology,
causation and res judicata
R v Stockton "the cat
amongst the pigeon case". Successfully raised the defence of
long-standing provocation.
Have successfully resisted two so-called
ancient "miscarriage of justice" appeals against Michael Mansfield QC.
Been involved in a number of cases
involving covert methods of investigation and National Crime Squad, e.g.
R v Hendra Defence of alleged international drug dealer,
involving allegation of £1.5 billion worth of drugs. R v Stewart &
others Successful prosecution of 8 handed drugs case. (NCS)
Recently prosecuted murder cases in which
the combined issues of self-defence, provocation and diminished
responsibility have been raised, requiring detailed consideration of the
developing law on the latter two defences.
Fraud Cases
R v
P.A. Smith (Fraud) Sheffield Crown Court
R v Smith and Hope (Company
Fraud) Leeds Crown Court and Court of Appeal
R v Mcmanus (Fraud)
Teesside Crown Court
R v Berry and Beacock (Fraud) Teesside Crown
Court
R v Salmon (VAT Fraud) Teesside Crown Court
Been successful
in all fraud trials undertaken in silk.
Civil
Areas of Practice
As a junior, covered the whole spectrum of personal injury and clinical
negligence work. He now specialises in group actions, disease litigation
and cerebral palsy cases. He also conducted a large number of civil
actions concerning the police.
Significant Cases
Group actions/disease litigation:
He was leading counsel to the
DTI in the Wistow Fumes litigation (CO poisoning), solicitors Nabarro
Nathanson. Leading counsel in the Court of Appeal case of Doherty v
Rugby Joinery (VWF).
Cerebral Palsy Cases
Wood v Leeds Health Authority
- Hempsons
Clifton v Bradford Hospital
- Hempsons
Pusey v Calderdale & Kirklees Health Authority -
Eaton & Co
Storey v North Yorkshire Health Authority - Harrowells
Reece Parker v Pontefract General Infirmary - Harrowells
Woods v North Lincolnshire & Goole
Hospitals - Bridge McFarland
Civil Actions against
the Police
Costello v Northumbria Police - Ambit of duty of care
- Crutes
Robinson and Mahon v Northumbria Police - type of
windscreens necessary for patrol cars
Represented Manchester City
Football Club. Issue - division of duty between police and football
club.
Supplementary
Information
Working knowledge of German and French. For last 8
years has hosted law students from Europa-Universitat Viadrina,
Frankfurt (Oder).
Associate tenant at 9 Gough Square, London and St
John's Buildings, Manchester.
Professional
Memberships
Member of the Criminal Bar Association
Member of
PIBA
Interests
Hockey
(President of Adel Hockey Club)
Walking. Winter Climbing. History
Bloodstock: Chairman of syndicate
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