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Provided by John Lloyd-Jones KC
King’s Counsel specialising in criminal law. Defending and Prosecuting on the Midland and South Eastern circuits and in the Court of Appeal. Instructed in the most serious, high-profile and often multi-handed cases, involving murder, firearms, conspiracy, fraud and cybercrime. A trial strategist, dedicated to the forensic analysis of evidence and passionate about the in-court examination of witnesses.
Called (1993);
Head of Criminal Team, 36 Bedford Row (2011-2014);
KC (2013);
Panel Chair, Bar Tribunal & Adjudication Service (2019-present).
Criminal Bar Association;
Midland & South-Eastern Circuits;
CEDR Mediator.
Durham University;
Army Officer;
Polytechnic of Central London (CPE);
Inns of Court School of Law (Winner: Evered Ver Heyden Foundation Advocacy prize).
R v Singh (2024 Leicester)
Murder. Defending man of good character accused of murdering (smothering) his elderly mother and then digging a shallow grave in which to hide her body. His defences at trial were total denial, alternatively diminished responsibility (delusional disorder) supported by oral evidence from three psychiatrists.
R v JG & others (2024 Reading)
Murder & Attempted Murder. Prosecuting four Defendants (including 17-year old main offender) for machete murder and attempted murder of two 17-year old boys involved in rival county lines class A drugs operation in High Wycombe. Further allegation of s.18 Wounding with Intent (improvised weapon used against fellow inmate whilst main offender remanded in custody at HMP Bullingdon). Main offender convicted of Conspiracy to Rob, Murder, Attempted Murder and s.18. Other offenders convicted of Conspiracy to Rob, one of Manslaughter and a fifth Defendant for Assisting an Offender and drugs offences.
R v KDB (Nottingham 2024)
Murder. Prosecuting the Christmas Day knife murder trial of a 29-year old man by a 17-year old youth with whom he had had a minor disagreement in a nearby underpass. The stabbing had occurred in public near a busy road junction in Nottingham.
R v Newman (2024 Derby)
Murder, s.18 & Attempted s.18. Newman, in revenge, drove a 3-tonne van into a crowd of people enjoying a Christmas night out in Ilkeston town square in 2023. He killed one man and injured two others. Convicted after 3-week trial.
R v Brown (2024 Luton)
Murder. Prosecuting. Defendant convicted of Murder having beaten to death a sex worker in his own flat. After murdering the Deceased, the Defendant then hid her body - in his flat and then in his car - for 5 days before taking her to a quiet country lane where he set fire to her to destroy the body.
R v Basson (2024 Leicester)
Murder & firearms offences. Prosecuting 2-week trial before Mr Justice Martin Spencer. Defendant was convicted of Murder: Having fatally shot his girlfriend in the head at close range (with an illegally held semi-automatic handgun) he then falsely claimed accident.
OP Holyhead (2023 Nottingham)
Murder. Successfully prosecuting four Defendants for stabbing to death a man on day release from prison. The murder, which took place on a busy city centre street at night, was planned and targeted.
R v Clark (2023 Leicester)
Manslaughter. Defending 20 year old Defendant of good character accused of killing an older man who, in drink and for no reason, had approached him on a city centre street late at night. Death resulted, effectively, from freak injury sustained when Deceased went to the floor.
R v MS & others (2023 Derby)
Murder and s.18. Securing acquittal of young Kurdish asylum seeker alleged to have been involved, with four co-accused, in town centre fight with six other armed males. One man was killed and another seriously injured. The incident had arisen from a long-standing feud between the operators of two rival barber shops.
R v Phillips (2023 Northampton)
Murder/Manslaughter: Defending 19-year-old man charged with killing another young man in an impromptu fight in the street in broad daylight.
R v Karbauskas (2022 Lincoln)
Murder. Prosecuting Lithuanian Defendant for stabbing to death a member of his family with a large knife. Issue at trial was identity of the killer; main Prosecution evidence came from five ‘lay-listeners’ (relatives and associates of both the Defendant and the Deceased) who recognised their voices from a Nest audio recording that captured the events of the killing.
R v Sergiu Boianjiu (2022 Northampton)
Rape & Attempted Murder. Defending Moldovan man (previous conviction for Murder in Moldova) charged with ambushing young woman as she walked home from club in early hours of morning; brutally assaulting her; dragging her down an alleyway, raping her and then trying (unsuccessfully) to beat and stamp her to death.
R v Ben-Zur (2021 Bristol)
Money Laundering. Prosecuting (for CPS International Justice & Organised Crime Division, Birmingham Office) extradited Defendant for historic (2010-2014) laundering of proceeds - as banker and book-keeper - of cannabis importation operations. Coded ledgers revealed transactions involving 8,500 kilos of cannabis worth £9.3m.
OP Haxey (2020 Nottingham)
Murder. Prosecuting seven Defendants for their involvement in revenge machete murder of vulnerable drug addict during attempt to regain control of his flat that had been seized by rival Class A drug dealing gang.
OP Spruce (2020 Blackfriars & Inner London)
Money Laundering. Prosecuting (for West Midlands CPS Complex Casework Unit) multi-handed conspiracy to export stolen cloned Range Rovers and Mercedes to Southern Africa and Far East.
R v Amari Smith (2019 Northampton)
Murder/Manslaughter. Prosecuting young Defendant for stabbing to death young victim (both armed with knives) during argument/encounter on the street.
[2021] 1 Cr.App.R.(S.) 37
R v Gamble (2018 Leicester/Central Criminal Court)
Cybercrime. Instructed by CPS International Justice & Organised Crime Division, London. Prosecuting Defendant (15/16 years old at the time) for hacking (‘social engineering’) into computers and communication accounts of Director of CIA, Deputy Director of FBI, Secretary of Homeland Security and other high-ranking US government and intelligence officials. Defendant was founding member of online collective “Crackas with Attitude”. He also gained unauthorised access to US Department of Justice and law enforcement networks.
R v Alan Yeomans (2018 Derby)
Confiscation/Money Laundering. Defending. Instructed in confiscation proceedings by Sonn MacMillan Walker, London after the previous Solicitors went into administration and previous Counsel sacked. The case attracted notoriety as Defendant had disguised a substantial luxury mansion as a farm shed. Insolvency Service claimed a benefit and available amount figure of £8m.
Provided by Chambers
John Lloyd-Jones KC is a trusted silk who frequently handles heavyweight criminal cases. He offers expertise in matters concerning fraud, cybercrime and homicide.
Provided by Chambers
John Lloyd-Jones was impeccably prepared throughout, and handled emotionally fraught conferences with the client with aplomb. His advocacy before the judge was powerful.
John is tactically very astute.
John Lloyd-Jones was impeccably prepared throughout, and handled emotionally fraught conferences with the client with aplomb. His advocacy before the judge was powerful.
John is tactically very astute.