Called to the Bar 2001/Gray's Inn

Education

• King's College, University of London, BA (Hons) German and Russian
• City University, CPE/PG Dip in Law
• SOAS, University of London, LLM Public International Law
• Inns of Court School of Law

Areas of Practice

Police Law

Acted for West Yorkshire, Northumbria, Durham and Essex Constabularies.

Acted for the Defendant in civil actions against the Police.

Operational Police cases include Sexual Offences Prevention Orders, ASBOs, Football Banning Orders and applications under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, including appeals to the Crown Court.

Prison Law cases include referrals to the High Court of minimum term to be served under life sentence and judicial review of provisions for medical treatment for a serving prisoner.

Appeared at Coroner’s Court Inquests.

Professional Membership

• Criminal Bar Association
• North Eastern Circuit
• Amicus (Assisting Lawyers in US Death Row cases)

Additional Information

• Previous Employment 1994-1999 Army Officer (Captain)
• Intern, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
• Legal Researcher, Enemy Property Claims Assessment Panel, DTI
• International Election Observer (Kosovo, Macedonia, Russia and Ukraine)