Profile
Matthew Kerruish-Jones
Matthew is a door tenant here at 1 Stanley Place. He now practises from Farrars Buildings in London.
He practises both criminal and civil law. His criminal experience is mainly in the Crown Court where he conducts trials for both prosecution and defence. He is currently a Category 3 Prosecutor, but also has a regular defence practice.
He has particular experience in cases involving serious violence, public order matters and drug related offences.
Matthew has also acted as a led junior in cases involving money laundering, Companies Act offences, fraudulent trading and conspiracy to defraud. In addition, Matthew regularly appears on behalf of the prosecution in confiscation hearings at the Crown Court and forfeiture hearings in the Magistrates' Court.
Inn of Court:
Year of Call: 2003
Year of Call: 2003
Recent Cases:
Regina v Thomas & Lewis - Grievous Bodily Harm, contrary to Section 20
Regina v Stubbs - Racially Aggravated Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm, contrary to Section 20
Regina v Kinnon - Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
R v Grundy - Possession of Controlled Drugs Class A
Regina v Harrison - Multiple Counts of Supplying Controlled Drugs Class A
Regina v Booth - Multiple counts of violence including Grievous Bodily Harm, contrary to Section 18, Robbery, False Imprisonment and Theft
Civil Litigation
Matthew also undertakes Personal Injury work and has acted for claimants and defendants who have sustained injuries as a result of road traffic accidents.
Regina v Thomas & Lewis - Grievous Bodily Harm, contrary to Section 20
Regina v Stubbs - Racially Aggravated Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm, contrary to Section 20
Regina v Kinnon - Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
R v Grundy - Possession of Controlled Drugs Class A
Regina v Harrison - Multiple Counts of Supplying Controlled Drugs Class A
Regina v Booth - Multiple counts of violence including Grievous Bodily Harm, contrary to Section 18, Robbery, False Imprisonment and Theft
Civil Litigation
Matthew also undertakes Personal Injury work and has acted for claimants and defendants who have sustained injuries as a result of road traffic accidents.