Career
John is a highly-acclaimed KC with over 40 years’ experience at the Bar, over 24 in Silk. Highly sought after, he has a proven record in complex, high-profile, legally significant cases. His legal and advocacy skills are of the highest standard and he is recognised as a leading specialist in Crime, Financial Crime and Environmental and Health & Safety Law.
John has an exclusively defence-based Criminal practice with heavy emphasis on all forms of serious fraud and ancillary issues, such as confiscation of proceeds of crime and money laundering.
He has extensive experience of defending serious crime matters, including complex, high-profile national cases, involving murder, manslaughter, historic sex abuse, drugs and terrorism related offences.
John also holds a strong professional disciplinary and regulatory practice, with particular expertise in heavyweight environmental and health and safety work. The employers, directors and individuals he represents benefit from his deep experience in Criminal Court proceedings, conducting advocacy before Juries, which he combines with his detailed working knowledge of public bodies including the Health & Safety Executive.
John is an incisive advocate known for his formidable ability in the courtroom and outstanding communication skills. He is meticulous, thorough and methodical and exceptionally able to bring clarity to complex information and situations, equally accomplished at detailed cross examination as ensuring the jury fully understands with clarity the pertinent facts of a case.
He is a calm, clear and persuasive presence who, through years of heavyweight, hard-hitting advocacy is widely respected by opponents, juries and judges alike.
