Call to bar

1993

Practice

Criminal law – both prosecution and defence. Grade 4 prosecutor.
Prison law – all aspects.
Regulatory – all aspects.
Immigration law

Appointments

Judge of Immigration Appeal Tribunal.

Personal

Royal Navy 1973 – 1981, Petty Officer 1978 – 1981.
DeMontfort University 1989 – 1992.
1st class LLB Hons.
President of Student Law Society.
Law School Mooting Champion.
Semi-Finalist International Law Mooting Competition; Strathclyde University.
Council of Legal Education 1992-3. Called to Lincoln’s Inn 1993.
Upjohn Scholarship.

Representative Cases

R v C (2008) – Police Disciplinary case.
R v B (2008) – Police Disciplinary case.
R v G (2008) – Led defence junior. Defendant charged with murder.
R v B & G (2007) – Led prosecution junior. Juvenile defendants charged with murder by kicking a man to death.
R v Geraghty & others (2006) – Led junior. Defence counsel representing a man charged with money laundering. Trial listed 6 weeks.
R v Buck, Bowser & others (2005) – Largest commercial vehicle theft/handling case to date investigated nationally.
R v Quinn & others (2005) – Leading defence junior. Conspiracy to supply class a drugs. Case listed 4 weeks.
R v Hand (2003) – [2003] EWCA Crim 309, [2003] Cr. App. Rep. (S) 68, 2003 WL 270766. Method of fixing minimum term for juveniles convicted of murder.