Practice Profile

Education

M.A. Oxon

Appointments

Recorder

Practice Profile

Criminal law specialist practising in London and Kent. Undertakes both defence and prosecution work. Instructed in the full range of criminal cases, but deals particularly with matters involving sexual misconduct, serious violence and drugs.

Notable Cases

R -v- Reeves: Instructed as defence leading junior - 6 week murder trial at the Central Criminal Court.

R -v- Clifton: Instructed for the defence as junior counsel - 13 day double murder trial at Maidstone Crown Court.

R -V- Gordon: Instructed as defence counsel - 8 day attempted murder trial at Maidstone Crown Court.

R -v- Bygrave: Defence counsel - 10 day murder trial at Maidstone Crown Court.

R -v- Liddle: Defence counsel - 18 day assisting murder trial at Maidstone Crown Court.

R -v- German: Defence counsel - 10 day rape trial at Maidstone Crown Court.

R -v- Jessop: Instructed as defence counsel - 8 day rape trial at Maidstone Crown Court.

Memberships and Affiliations

Criminal Bar Association, South Eastern Circuit, Kent Bar Mess, Ecclesiastical Law Society.