I
have been attending Counsel in the Crown and County Court since 1992.I was self-employed in this role until 1998 when I joined Partridge
& Wilson Solicitors of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.At the end of 2005, Partridge & Wilson decided to no longer
undertake criminal defence work and I again became self employed.
Whilst
at Partridge & Wilson, I worked on all aspects of all Crown and County
Court matters including Court attendance, correspondence, preparation,
proofing witnesses and instruction of experts etc.
I also am a Tribunal
Clerk for the Tribunal Service, employed by the Ministry of Justice on an
ad-hoc basis.
I
have attended Counsel at Crown Court trial in the following matters, the
number in brackets indicates the number of trials, “numerous” indicates
over 30 such matters:
Murder
(5)
Rape
(9)
Indecent
Assault on children/Gross Indecency (Numerous)
Child
Pornography (3)
Armed
Robbery (3)
Robbery
(11)
Customs
and Excise Diversion Fraud (1)
Probate
Fraud (1)
Section
18 (Numerous) including 2 Mandatory Lifers.
Section
20 (Numerous)
Violent
Disorder/Affray (Numerous)
Kidnap
(2)
False
Imprisonment (5)
Burglary/Theft
(Numerous)
Deception
Offences (Numerous)
Arson
(6)
Death
by Dangerous Driving (2)
Death
by Driving whilst under influence of Drink/Drugs (1)
Child
Cruelty (3)
Supply
of Controlled Drugs (Numerous)
Cultivation
of Cannabis (2)
Perverting
the Course of Justice (8)
Appeals
from Magistrates Court (Numerous)
Breaches
of Community Penalties (Numerous)
Appeals
to Court of Appeal (5)
I
have attended Counsel in the County Court and High Court in
