Criminal

We are committed to providing excellence in legal advice and advocacy for all our clients and in all areas of the criminal law. Our silks and juniors are sought out for their diligence, tenacity and dedication to client care.

We provide a comprehensive service from the earliest stage of proceedings, including pre-charge advice, all the way through to appeals at the highest levels. Members of chambers appear in all areas of the Northern Circuit and beyond in Magistrates and Crown Courts, at Inquests and Inquiries.

Our members are instructed by most of the major defence solicitors in the North West as well as by the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Revenue and Customs, The Asset Recovery Agency and Serious Organised Crime Agency. We also have members who specialise in such areas as cash seizure and other ancillary orders.

Our members are instructed regularly in matters involving:

• Murder and Manslaughter
• Terrorism
• Serious and Organised Crime
• Drug Trafficking
• Serious Sexual Offences
• Violent Offences
• Police Misconduct
• Modern Slavery
• Fraud
• Money Laundering
• Proceeds of Crime
• Motoring Offences

The pages of each individual member of the Group will provide you with details of their particular experience and help you to identify the barrister who will be best for your case.

We have published defence service standards, which represent the minimum standards which should be met by barristers in the team.

We offer modern IT and video-conferencing. We are able to offer facilities for video-conferences with prisons with the co-operation of the prison service.

We are authorised by the Law Society to give accredited seminars for CPD purposes and provide training for defence solicitors on topics connected with the criminal law. If you are interested in receiving such training please contact our Practice Manager, Chris Swann.