Year of Call: 1997
Edmund is a specialist criminal advocate whose practise consists of prosecuting and defending the most serious offences. He has substantial experience in cases of murder, rape and other serious violent and sexual offences, and of handling difficult and vulnerable witnesses such as children and the mentally unwell.
He has particular expertise in matters of organised and financial crime, such as large-scale drugs importations, money laundering, arms trafficking & brokering, corruption and fraud, and in cases that raise complex issues of jurisdiction, disclosure, and public interest immunity. He is regularly instructed in 'document heavy' cases such as fraud and other commercial crime, and in matters involving specialist and technical evidence. In addition to advocacy in substantive offences, he provides advice and representation in proceedings for ancillary matters such as asset forfeiture and confiscation.
He is instructed by numerous defence solicitors and, amongst others, the CPS, the Fraud Prosecution Division, Revenue & Customs Prosecutions, and the Serious Fraud Office. He is also one of the Attorney-General's Special Advocates for cases involving allegations of terrorism and matters of national security.
In 2007 he was elected Junior to the Kent Bar Mess
Prior to coming to the Bar Edmund was a civil servant at the Office of Fair Trading, where he was involved in investigating and prosecuting cartels, price-fixing and other anti-competitive practices.
Professional Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
S.E. Circuit
Kent Bar Mess.
