Barrister profiles

Giles Morrison

2002

Giles primarily defends in the full spectrum of criminal cases with an emphasis on fraud, money laundering and drugs offences. He has significant experience in matters relating to the proceeds of crime. He has appeared as led junior and junior alone in a wide range of cases including murder, blackmail, false imprisonment, firearms, grievous bodily harm, serious fraud, drugs offences, and money laundering. He also has experience of road traffic offences in both the magistrates' court and Crown Court.

He also has experience of Coroners Inquests, Extradition and is instructed in a large number of cases involving offences under the Animal Welfare Act and Dangerous Dogs Act.

Prior to joining Chambers, Giles was employed by a large firm of solicitors specialising in crime, fraud and extradition. While there, Giles acted for many Rail Martitime and Transport Union members for criminal offences, road traffic matters and Health and Safety Executive investigations.

Recent Cases

R v Ammar Hussain Counsel for the defendant. Instructed to represent the defendant for £500,000 of credit card and mortgage fraud
Southwark Crown Court, 2011
R v Russell Stanislaus Counsel for the appellant. Successful appeal against Sentence in relation to the destruction of two pit-bull type dogs
Isleworth Crown Court, 2011
R v Anthony Goulty Counsel for the defendant. Instructed to represent the defendant in a case involving historic sexual abuse
Harrow Crown Court, 2011
R v Kieran Dunne Counsel for the second defendant. Successful sumission of no case to answer in a trial for affray involving weapons
Snaresbrook Crown Court, 2011
R v Chad Horseman Counsel for the defendant. Secured the successful return of two Staffordshire Bull-Terriers to their owners following a charge of having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place thereby causing injury to a person
Bristol Crown Court, 2011
R v Asiya Sitaeva Counsel for the defendant. Large bull-mastiff dog returned to its' owner subject to a contingent destruction order, following an attack on a dog and having bitten two people (see Dangerous Brighton dog granted stay of execution after string of attacks)
Brighton and Hove Magistrates Court, 2010
R v Jamie Estabrook Counsel for the defendant, Represented the defendant for burglary of his grandmother's home and three further burglaries (further reading: News, 16 January 2010)
Basildon Crown Court, 2010