Main Areas of Practice:
- Homicide (with special interest in involuntary manslaughter, eg corporate manslaughter and medical gross negligence)
- Commercial fraud
- Money laundering.
- Emphasis on child deaths, serious injury and abuse
- Special interest in paediatric pathology and ‘factitious illness’ cases.
- Professional and Clinical Negligence
- Administrative Court Issues
Clerk(s):
Jo Pickersgill: 0113 203 5500 (jo@parkcourtchambers.co.uk)
Kirsten Frankland: 0113 203 5501 (kirsten@parkcourtchambers.co.uk)
Appointments:
1982 – Recorder
1987 – QC
1997 – Deputy High Court Judge (Queens Bench Division and Family Division)
Additional Information:
Member of Specialist Associations:
Criminal Bar Association, Family Law Bar Association.
Recommendations:
Leader at the Bar: Chambers Guide.
Chambers & Partners 2010 (Crime): "is an outstanding court performer with a complete grasp of the cases he handles." These tend to be murders, although he does have a particular niche in involuntary manslaughter cases. Commercial fraud and money laundering cases also fall under his remit.
Chambers & Partners 2008 (Crime): "is equally respected. An expert on murder and fraud in particular, he 'stands out for the quality of his preparation and advocacy' - attributes that win him results time after time."
Legal 500 2007-08 (Crime): ".... remains on peak form"
Legal 500 2005: 'for serious commercial fraud and corporate manslaughter'
Seminars: contributions include:
- June 2006: New Evidence; Re-hearings of Threshold and Perpetrator Findings
- March 2004: Expert Evidence in Child Care Cases
- November 2002: Confidentiality, Privacy and Disclosure: police disclosure obligations in child care cases
- November 2001: Problems and Pitfalls in Ancillary Relief Proceedings
