Andrew Bird KC

Practice Areas

Andrew read law at Cambridge and was called in 1987. A tenant at 5SAH since 1989. He took silk in 2021.

Recent notable cases include:

NUFC v HMRC (criminal and civil tax investigations).

NCA v Javadov (Account Forfeiture).

The Encrochat JR and the SFO investigations into Rolls-Royce and Petrofac.

Hill v IOPC (telecoms investigations).

R (ED & F Man) v HMRC (legality of search warrants).

DPP v Krasniqi (civil recovery)

He has acted (both Prosecution and Defence) in a number of private prosecutions, both at trial and on JR/Appeal, including D Ltd v A, Wollenberg, and De Mercur as well as defending trials and confiscations for fraud, bribery and money-laundering.

He is also skilled at advising at the pre-charge stage and in tax investigations, and has particular expertise where these cases involve restraint orders, search warrants, production orders and applications under s.59 CJPA.

He also maintains a practice in other serious crime, recently defending in two murders and prosecuting rape, stalking and sexual assault.

Career

Standing Counsel to RCPO (2005-2011).

SFO A Panel (2012-2017).

Treasury Civil A Panel (2012-2021).

Grade 4 CPS specialist prosecutor.

Professional Memberships

FLA, POCLA, PPA, CBA, SE Circuit.

Publications

Smith and Owen on Asset Recovery (OUP 2025); Montgomery and Ormerod on Fraud (OUP 2025).