Practice Areas
Criminal work specialising in fraud, cross jurisdictional matters, corporate liability, health and safety and regulatory prosecutions.
Media Law (contempt, privacy, defamation official secrecy, content)
Public Inquiries and Tribunals
Arbitration (commercial and sport)
Civil fraud
Administrative law and extradition
His clients include companies around the world, high profile individuals, television companies, newspapers, and government agencies.
He regularly appears in the courts of Hong Kong and has represented and advised clients in many other jurisdictions including Singapore and the Gulf. He is regularly listed in the top tier of Queen's Counsel in the Legal 500 and in Chambers and Partners UK Guide to the Bar in the areas of criminal fraud, public inquiries and administrative law, Health and Safety and corporate liability.
Career
Queen's Counsel 1991 (King's Counsel):
Recorder of the Crown Court: Adjudicator of the Broadcasting and Publishing Standards Tribunal in Dubai Media Free Zone
Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: Bencher of Gray's Inn.
Has been instructed extensively overseas in Hong Kong, Singapore, Brunei, Dubai, Isle of Man for private individuals, listed companies and government agencies.
Personal
Former Chairman of BAFTA Management Limited
Chairman of BAFTA Advisory Board Hong Kong
Production Benefactor of the Royal Ballet
Patron of the Wiener Holocaust Library
Former member of the Development Board of the Royal Court Theatre
Co Sponsor of the Children's Film Awards (Tony Blair Foundation).
