Areas of Expertise

Crime is at the centre of our business. We appear all over the country, predominantly in the south east, and undertake both publicly and privately funded work. We have a large team of expert practitioners with extensive experience in the criminal courts at all levels of seniority in the prosecution and defence of criminal and regulatory charges. We handle a wide range of work up to the most complex of cases supported by up to date IT practices.

We act for clients who have been charged with or are being investigated for matters across the entire spectrum of criminal cases including:

Terrorism
Murder and manslaughter
Corporate killing/health and safety
Offences against the person
Sexual offences
Fraud
Money laundering
Confiscation proceedings
Drug trafficking and dealing offences
Robbery and theft
Arson and criminal damage
Public order offences

We have a strong prosecution team covering all levels of seniority. We are instructed on behalf of a number of prosecuting authorities including:

The Crown Prosecution Service
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
The Serious Fraud Office
The Independent Police Complaints Commission
The Department of Trade and Industry
The Department of Work and Pensions
The Health and Safety Executive

Regulatory work:

Members are regularly instructed to appear before disciplinary tribunals, including:

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
The General Medical Council
Lloyds of London Disciplinary Tribunal

Other areas of particular expertise include:

Court Martials
Civil Actions against the Police
Licensing
Judicial Review
Mental Health Tribunals
Immigration Appeals Tribunals

A number of members are qualified to Chair Mental Health Tribunals and Asylum and Immigration Appeals Tribunals. Six members of Chambers sit as Recorders.