Our criminal team has developed a strong reputation over the years, not only for their expertise and wealth of experience, but also for their commitment to providing the highest standards of service to solicitor and lay clients.

Our dedicated criminal team of 5 Silks and 22 talented junior tenants, each possessing experience in chambers’ areas of expertise, prosecute and defend work at all levels, from the Magistrates’ Court to the Supreme Court. 

Areas of expertise:

• Murder & Manslaughter
• Serious sexual offences
• Drug trafficking & drug conspiracies
• Fraud, inc. mortgage fraud, duty evasion, benefit fraud, fraudulent trading
• Trading Standards
• Anti Social Behaviour Orders
• Sex Offender Orders
• General criminal offences

The team has a long established reputation of appearing in many high profile cases and major trials such as Paul Burrell (the royal butler case), The Morecambe Bay Cocklers Case, The Garry Newlove murder, Matthew Hardman (ritual killing), Orlando Santos (double killing), the Brannigans Murder case, Peter Moore (serial killing) and Sion Aubrey Roberts (Caernarfon bombing).

Members of chambers are instructed by most of the major defence solicitors in the region as well as by the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Revenue & Customs, the Asset Recovery Agency, The Serious Organised Crime Agency, Police Authorities and The Department for Work & Pensions.