Date of Call: 2001
Background
Rory has a background in publishing which included a promotions background at EMI and Warner Bros. before forming a ‘start up’ publishing enterprise dealing with African Emerging Markets.
Crime
Rory has a wide experience of defending and prosecuting serious crime including fraud and dishonesty, serious offences against the person, drug supply and importation both at 1st instance and appellate level. He also advises and appears in extradition matters and at Coroner's inquests for various interested persons.
Licensing and regulatory work
He acts in Licensing matters for applicants and regulatory authorities in applications and appeals. His Trading Standards work involves the defence and prosecution of individuals and corporations in all areas including: Trade Descriptions, Product Safety, Prices, Property Misdescription, Food law and Health and Safety.
Notable Cases
R v Piggins and others [2005]
Junior Counsel for the defence.
Leading case concerning ‘racial hate crime’. Represented the ‘alleged’ head of The Racial Volunteer Force ( formerly ‘Combat 18’).
R v Bolodeoku [2005] EWCA
Counsel for the Crown.
Inconsistent verdicts, absent witnesses and hearsay evidence.
R v Oren Atlan [2004] EWCA Crim 1798
Counsel for the Crown.
Leading authority on timing and content of ‘Watson Directions’.
Noel Heath, Charles Miller & Glenroy Matthew v Government of the United States of America [2002] UKPC 33
Junior counsel for the respondent.
Extradition to the US and the conformity of the 1870 Act with the St Christopher and Nevis constitution.
Other Associated Work
Member of Tower Hamlets Educational Appeals Tribunal.
Head note writer for the Jamaican Law Reports.