An experienced, robust and dogged advocate who specialises in criminal work with expertise in the areas of white collar crime as well as other serious and organised crime.
Key cases
- R v Sarpong & Others (2009) defending one of the accused in the murder of Brendan Lawrence
- R v I [2008] EWCA Crim 1113 - Prosecution Appeal against a ruling that proceedings amounted to an abuse of process due to delay in historic sexual abuse case
- R v James & Others [2008] EWCA Crim 1869 – representing the first appellant in an historic appeal from the CCRC in relation to breaches of pre PACE standards in the case of a high profile attempted murder of a police officer
- R v Gunn & Others (2006) - a large scale drugs conspiracy, involving an organised criminal gang in the Midlands
- R v Fogo & others (2006)- a drug related murder by a rival gang; key to the case was expert evidence from forensic odontology – tooth/bite mark comparison
- R v O’Neill & Others (2006) - group murder
- R v Powell & Others (2005) – A 9 handed multi million pound drugs importation & distribution conspiracy; including the largest single seizure of crack cocaine by Scottish and Lothian Borders police
- R v A (James) [2005] EWCA Crim 1140 - Indecent Assault not available alternative to USI
- In Re H (A Minor) (1999) [2000] 1 FLR 374 House of Lords -a case of child abduction and interpreting the Hague convention
Contact Adrian Langdale
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk
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