Regularly appears in multi-handed drugs and fraud cases and has significant expertise in dealing with cases involving substantial amounts of paperwork, telephone evidence and cell site.
Areas of Expertise
Edward is one of the founding members of chambers.
A senior leading junior counsel with vast range of experience to call on.
Regularly appears in multi-handed drugs and fraud cases and has significant expertise in dealing with cases involving substantial amounts of paperwork, telephone evidence and cell site.
Trusted by those instructing to represent the most difficult of clients, in complex trials.
Regulatory offences and tribunal work
Edward has considerable experience in appearing on behalf of Doctors and Surgeons in London and Manchester to meet allegations of unprofessional conduct.
In addition Edward is very experienced presenting defences in gross misconduct proceedings against serving Police Officers.
Including appellate work at the High court. He also undertake work on behalf of solicitors accused of unprofessional conduct.
Notable Cases
Terrorism, Murder, attempted murder and serious violence
R v K
Leading junior, Kurdish attempted murder, client acquitted
R v R
Leading junior on multi-handed murder by arson, client acquitted.
R v M
Multi -handed murder, client acquitted, convicted on perverting allegation
Fatal driving offences
R v B - Death by Dangerous driving
Client was only 18 years old at the time of the offence. Consideration of expert’s collision reports and statements of multiple witnesses to the collision.
R v C - Death by careless driving
Defendant was a lorry driver for a living. Experts reports were paramount to the defendant’s case and persuaded the prosecution to accept that it was in fact careless driving.
Fraud and financial crime
R v H
Leading junior in 4 month trial of allegations corporate and accountancy fraud excess of £20 million . client an accountant . POCA issues involving the transparency of the Dubai banking system and Malta
R v K
Junior on one of the high profile leading MT frauds
R VM junior counsel
Dealing with Crash for cash’.at various courts
R V O
Moped enabled crime conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary x2 acquitted.
Sexual offences
R V M
Forensics examined for second doner .Client acquitted after trial
R v J - Historic allegations dating from 1990’s father and daughter
The case had extensive social service records to review and closed files to retrieve and deal with under time constraints.
Drug Offences
R v C
Organized crime group multiple importation of cocaine £19m.
R v B - Conspiracy to supply Class B approx
Multi-handed prosecution supply between Midlands OCG and Plymouth OCG, This case had a number of chambers members involved with a reduced sentence following analysis of the offences.