Call to bar

1998

Practice

Criminal Law - Specialist Criminal Practitioner. Acts for prosecution and defence in cases of murder, rape, fraud, major drugs conspiracies, serious violence and large scale public disorder. Grade 4 prosecutor.
Prison Law – all aspects.
Regulatory – all aspects.

Personal

Formerly a Solicitor [1991].
Member of the Criminal Bar Association.
Member of the South Yorkshire Medico – Legal Society.

Representative Cases

R v Hussain (2008) – Led defence junior. Defendant charged with murder.
R v Harrad (2008) – Defence counsel. Defendant charged with rape.
R v Bowns (2008) – Prosecution counsel. Defendant charged with rape.
R v Leary (2008) – Defence counsel. Defendant charged with serious violence
R v Coyle & others (2007) – Led defence junior. Represented man charged with major drugs conspiracy. 6 week trial.
R v Hesketh (2006), CLW/06/42/6, (2006) 150 S.J. 1468, C.A. Court of Appeal. Confiscation – Statutory assumptions – fresh evidence. Counsel for the Crown.
R v E (2006) Alleged indecent assault by Company Director on employee – acquitted by jury. Counsel for the defence.
R v T (2005) Abduction and Rape of stranger. Counsel for the defence.
R v M (2004) - Abduction at gunpoint and indecent assault. Counsel for the defence.
R v B and Others (2003) - The ‘Sportsman’ case – The largest ‘football violence’ case ever in South Yorkshire. Counsel for defendant acquitted after trial lasting 2 months.
R v I (2003) - Alleged rape of passenger by taxi driver. Counsel for the Crown.
R v Peters (2002) - Attempted Murder. Counsel for the Crown.
Kinsella v D.P.P (2002) CLW/02/12/8, The Daily Telegraph, March 21, 2002, D.C. Divisional Court. Drink driving – special reasons – abnormal metabolic rate. Counsel for the Crown.
R v W (2001) Alleged murder of child – pleaded guilty to Manslaughter. Junior Counsel for the defence with Q.C.
R v Allen and Others (2000) - Conspiracy to supply heroin by prison inmates. Junior counsel for the Crown with Q.C.
R v Baxter (2000) - Alleged Murder of transsexual – convicted by jury of Manslaughter. Junior counsel for the Crown with Q.C.
R v T (1999) - 53 counts of historical sexual abuse of children by father. 29 counts stayed as abuse of process; acquitted on remaining counts. Junior Counsel for the defence with Q.C.