David Hislop KC

General Crime and Business Crime

David’s long and varied career at Bar has allowed him to achieve expertise in a number of areas, from murder and terrorism to the fine arts of fraud, cross-border crime, money laundering, and regulatory work. For the last 14 years, he has specialised in the defence of those charged with murder, terrorist offences and the most serious of sexual and drugs offences. He is especially known for his expertise in cross-examining prosecution experts in pathology and DNA.

Popular with clients, David is known for his industry and ability to scythe through vast mountains of paperwork to drill down to the real issues in a case. He has a well-deserved reputation as a persuasive jury advocate with “…a preparedness to defend the indefensible and win…”. Recently described in a Legal Directory as “an exceptional lawyer who possesses the knowledge one might expect given his experience. Beyond that he has a sage-like wisdom which sets him apart from many others."

David served as the author of the Fraud section on Westlaw’s On-Line Encyclopediafor several years. He was a contributing author to The Practitioners Guide to the Law and Regulation of Financial Crime, providing specialist chapters on Bribery and Corruption and Search Warrants and Production Orders. He has also authored a number of specialist articles on money laundering, banks, and their customers, restraint orders, consumer protection legislation, and insider trading.

LLB (Auckland University)

Diploma, National Institute Trial Advocacy (Denver University, Colarado)

Advanced Diploma, National Institute Trial Advocacy (Hofstra University, New York)