Date of call: 1994
Areas of Practice
Domestic and International Criminal Law, including bribery, corruption, fraud, health and safety and homicide.
-Appointed to HM Attorney General’s list of Special Advocates
-Appointed to the list of advocates at the International Criminal Court
-Appointed to the list of advocates at the Special Tribunal for the Lebanon
-Recommended in Chambers and Partners 2011 as a leader in the field of Crime
-Elected member of the Criminal Bar Association
Notable Cases
-2010 – instructed to represent X, a suspect in the International Criminal Court investigation into the Situation in Darfur, Sudan.
-2010 R v N [2010] EWCA Crim 2050 : International money laundering involving funds dispersed to or coming from Lebanon, South Africa, Denmark, Zimbabwe and Grenada.
-2010 R v Johal [2010] EWCA Perverting the course of Justice following the killing of an elderly lady.
-2010 R v Botcher [2010] EWCA Crim 709; [2010] Lloyd's Rep. F.C. 423; [2010] Crim. L.R. 650. Boiler room fraud operated from Barcelona involving money laundering through multiple overseas jurisdictions.
-2010 R v Tyler – Murder. Husband with extensive record of domestic violence accused of strangling wife.
-2010 R v Rumsey – Allegation of share selling (boiler room) fraud involving losses of $100m.
-2010 R v Coe – Allegation of involvement in political riot in South London
-2009 R v Eiley, Savery and Polonio [2009]UKPC 40. Privy Council appeal on behalf of three Appellants convicted of murder in Belize. Convictions of all appellants overturned as unsafe.
-2009 R v Richardson [2009] EWCA Crim 2473: Director of company convicted of possession of firearm. Mandatory 5 year sentence overturned on appeal.
-2009 R v P&O Ferrymasters: Spillage of hazardous chemicals on motorway.
-2009 Regina V Callaghan: Balfour Beatty employee charged with death by driving whilst intoxicated
Publications
-Legal Network TV – the hearsay provisions
-Prosecuting Computer Fraud with Miranda Moore QC
-Profile of Edward Fitzgerald QC for Counsel Magazine
Speaking Events
-The Bribery Act 2010: A series of seminars delivered together with Amanda Pinto QC
-The Crime and Security Bill 2009 - some uncomfortable truths.
-Money laundering: The Cook the thief, his wife and her lawyer.
-Lead contributor to CBA response to the North Review on Drink and Drugs in Driving
-Author of the screenplay 'Gravesongs' - winner of the Oscar Moore/Screen International Award.