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9 Carmelite Street
London EC4Y 0DR
Tel: 020 7936 6300
Fax: 020 7936 6301
Out of Hours Number:
07760 261 795
Email clerks team
LDE: 226
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| Andrew Turton |
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EDUCATION
LL.B (Hons) University of London,
King's College
A.K.C. (Associate of King's College, 1976)
CALLED 1977 Middle Temple |
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PRACTICE
Criminal Defence work including murder and serious drugs cases. Leading
Junior in fraud and sexual offences. Though recent clients have
included a film director, a financial director of a plc and a high
ranking submariner, he has a higher than average number of cases
involving vulnerable defendants, complainants and other witnesses,
including children and those with psychiatric problems and learning
difficulties.
NOTABLE CASES
R v Lee and Others at Southwark CC.
I was leading counsel in this five-week fraud trial in late 2006. It concerned the affairs of Boston United Football Club and allegations of conspiracy to cheat the Revenue. I successfully represented Mr Lee who at all material times was acting as accountant to the Club.
R v. Shearman, Guildford CC.
Theft by 65 year old male carer from 102 year old female with dementia
R v. Gonzales CCC.
Serial killer, six random victims over two day period.
Whole life terms imposed on conviction. Defendant described by staff at Broadmoor Hospital as their most difficult and most dangerous patient.
R v. Diosee & Others, Snaresbrook CC.
Leading counsel in shipping/banking fraud.
R v. Risdon, Guildford CC.
Carousel VAT fraud.
R v. L, Reading CC.
Leading Counsel in multiple rapes and other serious sexual offences by grandfather on his children and grandchildren.
R v. A, Reading CC.
Rape in nursing home of vulnerable, elderly, complainant whose evidence
was admitted on video without cross-examination. Defendant of very low
IQ. Case attracted national media interest.
R v. T. Guildford CC.
Allegations of eleven rapes by father of daughter over period of 12 months.
R v. Sewell, CCC.
Allegation of systematic abuse in nursing home by carers using "chemical cosh".
R v. Hooker, CCC.
Trial of serial arsonist.
R v. Beagley & Others, Reading CC.
£7.5 million case of handling stolen goods: 6-month trial.
R v. Duong & Others, Snaresbrook CC.
Conspiracy to traffic in prostitution. Eastern European "slave trade" case. This was a 6 month trial.
R v. Ashcroft & Others, Croydon CC.
Multiple conspiracies to supply class A and class B drugs in Surrey and on the South Coast and associated money
laundering.
R v. W, Guildford CC.
Physical and sexual abuse, including throttling and hanging, of teenage females.
Attorney General's Reference (No 55 of 2008) EWCA Crim 2790
Leading case on the discretionary use of imprisonment for public protection (of particular relevance to sex offences).
REPORTED CASES
R v. Burstow
(1998) AC 147, HL (non-violent infliction of psychiatric harm by
stalker). This was a ground-breaking case which attracted national
interest and saw the introduction of the Protection from Harassment Act
1997. All stages of the case dealt with from the Magistrates' Court to
the House of Lords.
R v. Tibbs
(2000) 2 Cr App R 309 AC (leading case on defence statements under section 5 of the Criminal Procedure and
Investigations Act 1996).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Criminal Bar Association.
Trainer with Middle Temple Advocacy for many years.
Committee member of the Bar Benevolent Association (the Bar's charity).
Committee member and Treasurer of the Surrey and South London Bar Mess. |
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