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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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| Gregory King-Underwood |
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EDUCATION
BA (Hons) Political Studies
(Leeds University)
Post-Graduate Diploma in Law
(BPP Law School)
Bar Vocational Course
(BPP Law School)
Graduate Diploma in Finance
(Birkbeck University)
Call: October 2002
(Middle Temple) |
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BACKGROUND
My education was partly funded through work in the finance industry. With the Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services, the invoice finance arm of RBS, I was responsible for maintaining profitable client accounts. At Hiscox PLC, I spent time on the political underwriter’s desk.
Before being called to the Bar, I was also an investigator for the Genocide Insurance Policy Litigation in Los Angeles, USA. Research was carried out into potential beneficiaries for, and corporate identity issues regarding, insurance policies surrounding the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Litigation was pursued successfully in Los Angeles, USA, with benefactors being given large sums in damages.
PRACTICE
I enjoy a vigorous criminal defence practice, increasingly with more serious and complex cases including murder, armed robbery, serious organised violence, sexual offences and multi-handed drugs importation cases. I have also been instructed in large scale fraud cases and Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings. I am especially keen to develop my fraud and regulatory practice
To that end, I have completed a part time graduate diploma in finance in an effort to widen my horizons at the Bar. The course has provided me with an invaluable grounding in mathematics, econometrics and the use of financial models. We covered topics such as deriving and manipulating pricing models for options, shares, and derivatives (such as the CAPM and Black-Scholes), risk management techniques and portfolio optimisation.
Such knowledge provides me with a unique ability to represent those individuals facing complex fraud cases, FSA enforcement proceedings and appearances before the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal.
Going forward, I intend to study for a Masters in Finance & Financial Law. In addition, I aim to pass the Securities & Investment Institute Diploma in the near future. I am also learning Arabic in order to re-focus my career (both legal and financial) towards the Middle East.
NOTABLE CASES
R v J, Isleworth Crown Court
Case involving allegation of illegal importation of cigarettes by Eurostar staff. Investigation by HMRC involved surveillance in the UK and the continent. Defendant was acquitted.
R v N, King’s Lynn Crown Court
Led Junior in a large scale conspiracy to produce cannabis across London and Norfolk. Defendant was acquitted of all charges, including money laundering, mortgage fraud and production of cannabis.
R v S, Preston Crown Court
Multi-million pound conspiracy involving the raiding of customer bank accounts by bank employees, identification theft and money laundering. Successful application to dismiss made on behalf of S.
R v V, Central Criminal Court
Murder case relating to a shooting in Essex. Five Defendants stood trial with a sixth member of the group giving evidence against the Defendants. Trial involved cut-throat defences, bad character, mobile phone cell site evidence and firearms experts.
R v H, Inner London CC
Kidnap and robbery trial involving young defendants and witnesses. Gang culture of East London a strong feature of this case as well as cut throat defences. Out of three Defendants, H was only one to be acquitted.
R v N, Snaresbrook C.C.
Junior brief in trial relating to ill-treatment of patients suffering from mental health disorders by nurses at a care home.
R v H- Croydon C.C.
Harassment with intent to cause fear of violence- case involved PII related to MI5 and links to the former Iraqi regime.
R v G, Kingston C.C.
Conspiracy to steal (car ringing) involving large scale surveillance evidence.
R v G, Ipswich C.C.
Evasion of Duty on Tobacco case with links to importation of firearms and Lithuanian Special Forces.
R v O, Croydon C.C.
Bigamy case which revolved around status of divorce under Sharia Law in a foreign jurisdiction.
R v M, Basildon C.C.
DTI’s last fraud prosecution (during pupillage)
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Appearances before the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
MEMBERSHIP/AWARDS/INTERESTS
British Arab Lawyer’s Association
Young Fraud Lawyers’ Association
Liberty
Benefactor’s Scholar at Middle Temple.
Trustee of St Sarkis Armenian Church.
Playing member of Greenwich Admirals Rugby League Club
LANGUAGES
Armenian (Fluent), French and some Arabic.
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