Experience

St Ives Chambers

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Barrister

  • Jun 2016 - Present



Clock Chambers

• Barrister

  • Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Barrister (former Solicitor Advocate) at Clock Chambers, Wolverhampton. I practice entirely in criminal law, mainly at Crown Court level but some Magistrates Court work. I am able to cover cases throughout the West Midlands and the southern part of the East Midlands areas. I am a Grade 2 Prosecution Advocate. Barrister (former Solicitor Advocate) at Clock Chambers, Wolverhampton. I practice entirely in criminal law, mainly at Crown Court level but some Magistrates Court work. I am able to cover cases throughout the West Midlands and the southern part of the East Midlands areas. I am a Grade 2 Prosecution Advocate.



Murray Brankin

• Coventry, United Kingdom

• Consultant Solicitor

  • Nov 2012 - Oct 2015

  Crown Court and Magistrates Court advocate and Duty Solicitor on the Coventry court and police station rota schemes. In November/December 2013 appeared for one defendant in a seven defendant trial at Warwick Crown Court. After a trial lasting ten days, the jury could not reach a verdict on this defendant and three of his friends. The prosecution decided not to seek a retrial and formal not guilty verdicts were recorded. Also briefed as an external advocate to prosecute cases at Birmingham Crown Court. Show less



Phillip M Haycock Solicitors

• Kingshurst, Birmingham

• Solicitor Advocate

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2012

  Crown Court and Magistrates Court defence advocacy - including conduct of a number of Crown Court trials resulting in not guilty verdicts. A Duty Solicitor on the Solihull scheme. Also awarded Crown Prosecution Advocacy Panel status at grade one July 2012. Crown Court and Magistrates Court defence advocacy - including conduct of a number of Crown Court trials resulting in not guilty verdicts. A Duty Solicitor on the Solihull scheme. Also awarded Crown Prosecution Advocacy Panel status at grade one July 2012.



Crown Prosecution Service

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Crown Advocate

  • May 2010 - May 2011

  Crown Court and Magistrates Court prosecution advocacy.

• Policy Advisor

  • Apr 2008 - Apr 2010

  Involved with the Discloure (unused material) project, conducting area reviews of the processes in the handling of unused material.Later involved with the Advocacy programme in co-ordination of the CPS internal advocate quality assessment.

• Senior Crown Prosecutor

  • Feb 2003 - Apr 2008

  Magistrates Court prosecution work - including a period as main youth court prosecutor - based at Solihull.



Bate Edmonds Snape

• Coventry, United Kingdom

• Assistant Solicitor

  • Oct 2000 - Jan 2003

  Magistrates Court defence lawyer and Police Station lawyer. Also a Duty Solicitor on both the Coventry and Nuneaton duty schemes. Magistrates Court defence lawyer and Police Station lawyer. Also a Duty Solicitor on both the Coventry and Nuneaton duty schemes.