Crime

Rosalind Emsley-Smith comes highly recommended for her work ethic, strong advocacy and client care skills. She regularly handles serious crime and complex fraud matters, acting as both prosecution and defence counsel in cases concerning violent and sexual offences. She also has a thriving regulatory practice, has prosecuted a number of cases for the HSE and frequently presents cases before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal.

She is extremely thorough and has first-rate client care.

Michael Hayton KC has expertise across both serious and regulatory crime. He is often instructed on homicides as well as handling white-collar crime and broader violent and sexual offences. His clients are often professionals but he also has experience acting for the prosecution.

He is a stellar performer and gets a grip on things early.

Virginia Hayton is a respected advocate with an impressive serious crime practice. She is particularly well versed in defending those charged with murder and sexual offences, including rape, prostitution and child abuse. She also appears for the defence in cases concerning serious organised crime and driving offences, including death by dangerous driving. She has experience in regulatory and health and safety work.