Robert Smith QC

Appointments:

• 1986 – Queen’s Counsel
• 1989-1992 - Member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
• 1982-2008 -Recorder and Deputy High Court Judge (Queen’s Bench Division And Chancery Division
• Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple
• Visiting Professor at the University of Northumbria, Department of Law

Additional Information:

Specialist Associations:

Personal Injuries Bar Association, Bar European Group, Criminal Bar Association, West Riding Medico-Legal Society, Health & Safety Lawyers Association, Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Caballos de Pura Raza Española, The British Association for the Pure Bred Spanish Horse, The Classical Riding Club, The Association pour la Légèreté en Equitation, The British Charolais Cattle Society.
Member of the European Circuit and North Eastern Circuit.
Member of the Advisory Panel for ‘Blackstone: Criminal Practice’

Lectures/Seminars:

Principles of Cross Examination in Criminal Cases, Advocacy Skills

Recommendations:

Chambers & Partners 2011: Recommended in Crime: is widely considered "the best and most impressive silk on the circuit."  He has a very wide criminal practice, handling not only general criminal matters but also cases with health and safety, human rights and medico-legal angles to them."

Recommended in Health & Safety: ".. a top-drawer barrister who is great with juries and brilliant on the law."  Highly regarded by clients and instructing solicitors alike, he has a special interest in the treatment of science and medicine in the law, and is admired for his "staggering command of the facts" when he takes a brief.

Chambers & Partners 2010: Recommended in Crime: "..is the creme de a creme on the prosecution side and widely held to be one of the very best silks on the circuit"  and Health & Safety: "..is the jewel in Park Court Chambers' crown.  His expertise encompasses a broad range of criminal, civil and regulatory work, and he is highlighted in the feedback for his "unbelievably immense knowledge of a panoply of fields."  Peers describe him as a "class act" and "an utterly astute tactical player."

Legal 500 2011-12 (Crime): "is still the leading advocate on the circuit"

Legal 500 2010-11 (Crime): ".. is simply awesome, his advocacy is impeccable, his technical knowledge faultless"

Seminar handouts:

Principles Of Cross-examination In Criminal Cases

Prosecution and Defence of Cases involving Joint Enterprise Homicide

Door Tenant:

New Court Chambers, Newcastle (Tel: 0191 232 1980)


Recently Published Book Reviews in Equestrian Literature:

• The Pure Bred Spanish Horse
• Twisted Truths of Modern Dressage
• Training the Horse in Hand - The Classical Iberian Principles 

Equestrian Articles:

• Masters of Equitation Part 1
• Masters of Equitation Part 2
• Masters of Equitation Part 3
• Masters of Equitation Part 4

Recently published a series of four articles on the Principles of Lightness in Equitation under the title of Légèreté and the French Classical Tradition

• Part 1: The Meaning of Légèreté
• Part 2: The Refinement of Légèreté
• Part 3: True and False "Lightness"
• Part 4: Lightness - Continuing the Tradition

Anyone wishing to gain access to these articles should contact Kirsten Frankland on 0113 203 5501 or email on kirsten@parkcourtchambers.co.uk