Our Pupils

Justin McClintock

Justin has experience defending in a broad range of cases including affray, robbery, fraud, sexual assault, and various road traffic offences. As well as criminal law Justin accepts instructions in regulatory and disciplinary matters.

Recent Cases

R v F (Snaresbrook Crown Court) - Conducted a successful appeal against conviction for assault.

R v Beqiri and others (Kingston Crown Court) - Mitigated on behalf of a defendant convicted of conspiracy to launder £9.8 million. The sentence imposed was such that the defendant was eligible for immediate release from custody.

R v W (Bromley Magistrates' Court) - Defendant acquitted of drug driving following a positive test for cannabis and failure of roadside field impairment test.

Other Relevant Experience

• Instructed as part of the defence team for former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt following the instigation of disciplinary proceedings by the International Cricket Council.
• Contributor to the second edition of ‘Abuse of Process: A Practical Approach' (Colin Wells, 2011).
• Author of ‘The LawWorks Immigration Report: Assessing the Need for Pro Bono Assistance' (2008).

Douglas Lloyd

Douglas specialises in Crime (both Defence and Prosecution) and also accepts instructions in related areas such as Prison Law and Extradition, as well as a variety of Civil matters.

He completed the BVC at Nottingham Law School, which rated his Criminal advocacy as “Outstanding”. In addition he was voted “Best Criminal Advocate” by judges on Inner Temple’s residential pupil training course.

He has a Masters degree in Public International Law and has guest lectured on undergraduate and postgraduate International Criminal Law courses, most recently at the University of Glasgow.

Prior to coming to the Bar he taught a hybrid English and Law course to lawyers in Russia and Turkey, and worked for human rights groups in India and Ghana.