Main Areas of Practice:
- Homicide
- Fraud and Money Laundering
- Health and Safety
- Environmental Law
- Inquests
Work is primarily homicide, serious fraud and regulatory work. In recent years he has defended and prosecuted in a number of high profile HSE cases involving fatalities. He has also defended major companies in relation to large scale environmental incidents, and represented public bodies and professional clients at a number of high profile inquests(particuarly those involving fatalities in the course of school trips).
Clerk(s):
Kirsten Frankland: 0113 203 5501 (kirsten@parkcourtchambers.co.uk)
Appointments:
- Recorder
- Appointed to Attorney General’s List 2002
- Queen’s Counsel 2006
Additional Information:
Specialist Associations:
Criminal Bar Association, Health & Safety Lawyers Association
Recommendations:
Chambers & Partners 2010 (Crime): ".. a great choice for homicide, fraud and money-laundering matters."
Chambers & Partners 2008 (Crime): ".. has a similar practice (murder and fraud) but leavens it with a good deal of health and safety work. 'He thrives because he never shirks the task, however weighty or seemingly hopeless it is'".
Chambers & Partners 2007: listed in “notable practitioners” as “a new silk with a great track record as a junior”
Legal 500 2011-12 (Crime): Recommended by clients
Legal 500 2010-11: ".. is highly rated for serious crime"
Legal 500 2009-10: ".. is often chosen to lead occupational death and serious injury cases"
Legal 500 2008-09: ".. is outstanding in HSE cases"
Legal 500 2007-08: ".. joined by new silk ... previously mentioned as a star junior"
Legal 500 2006: “very very good”
