Recognised as a leading junior for criminal fraud by both The Legal 500 (2007) and Chambers & Partners (2008), David’s practice includes all types of serious crime, with specialisations in complex and difficult fraud, white-collar crime, murder, sex, violence and firearms.
He is regularly instructed by CPS Central Casework and the Serious Fraud Office in high-profile fraud and white collar matters and by a variety of agencies on confiscation issues.
David speaks and writes regularly on his areas of legal expertise, in particular on fraud-related topics.
Key cases
- R v Kenning, Fenwick & Blackshaw [2008] EWCA Crim 1534; Times, July 10 2008: an agreement to aid and abet an offence did not constitute a criminal conspiracy
- R v Welcher & Ors [2007] EWCA Crim 480; (2007) Crim LR 804: admissibility of employment interviews in criminal proceedings for conspiracy to defraud and corrupt
- Rv Gray [2007] EWCA Crim 2658: The proper approach in determining a confiscation order
- R v Harper & Ors [2005]: "The Mars Confectionary corruption case" - concerned the bribing of a manager at Mars in order to obtain service contracts
- R v Bowers & Ors [2004]: the trial of a gang who disguised themselves as security men and used a bogus security van to steal over £1 million from a bank vault at Gatwick airport
- R v Palmer [1997-2001]: "The Goldfinger case" - junior counsel for the prosecution of a timeshare fraud at the Central Criminal Court and the subsequent confiscation proceedings
Contact David Matthew
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk