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Joseph Giret

1985

Joseph has been involved at all levels of heavyweight crime, and is currently instructed in terrorist trials. Joseph is also a specialist in Military Law, and regularly practices Army Courts Martial work in this country and abroad [he played a leading role for the first defendant in, what was the first case of alleged Iraqi abuse to come to trial, in Osnabruck, Germany – known as the ‘Bread Basket’ case]. Joseph has recently been instructed in a murder trial as leading junior counsel, and has acted as junior counsel in numerous other murder trials. Joseph maintains a practice in regulatory work, having appeared on behalf of pharmacists and doctors at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the General Medical Council on numerous occasions.

News

• The 'Chicken Cottage Murders' - Old Bailey trial stayed by 15NBS Barristers
  The longest running murder trial in the history of the Old Bailey has been stayed as an abuse of process following proven instances of witness tampering.
  1 February 2008
• New Bridge Street Barristers representing solidiers accused of abusing Iraqi Nationals
  4 February 2005