Profile description
He exclusively defends in serious and complex crime. His practice encompasses murder,
gross negligence manslaughter, evasion of duty, MTIC and serious fraud, terrorism,
complex multi-handed drugs cases and corruption.
He has appeared in many high profile cases. He defended John Hardy, a former sergeant
major, in Operation Elveden who was accused of selling stories about Prince William and
Prince Harry to The Sun. He was the only source to be acquitted by a jury in those News
International trials. As well as his skills as a jury advocate, he is well known for his ability
to develop complex legal arguments. He is known for his mastery of detail even in cases
with voluminous quantities of evidence. He has an advanced knowledge of computing
which can assist with the management of large amounts of evidence.
He led for the defence in the first case in which an application for independent special
counsel for disclosure was granted [R v Greaves]. Since then he has made several
successful applications for special counsel which led to the cases collapsing.
He has defended a number of solicitors and professionals in recent years who have
found themselves charged with criminal offences.
He has advised CEOs, such as Julian Wheatland, former Chief Executive of Cambridge
Analytica.
He will provide an extremely comprehensive and involved service together with a robust
defence to those charged with more minor offences who wish to pay privately.
He also appears in Sport Regulatory work and has appeared before the FA Appeal
Committee and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. In 2012 he succeeded in
restoring Bradford City FC to the FA cup after they were disqualified.
