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Chambers of Simeon Maskrey QC

LONDON, WC1R 4BU, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7242 3555
Fax:
Fax 020 7242 2511
DX:
347 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
Web:
www.7br.co.uk
Email:

Timothy Barnes QC

Tel:
Work +44 20 7242 3555
Email:
7 Bedford Row (Chambers of Simeon Maskrey QC)

Position

Barrister specialising in serious crime with emphasis on commercial fraud; prosecuted Baroness de Stemple and others, fraud case in Worcester; Wallace Smith for Serious Fraud Office (SFO); Durnford Ford (dishonest solicitor); Skingley and Burrett (corruption) for SFO; (Swithland Motors) for Howes Percival; Altimimi for serious terrorist offences on behalf of CPS HQ. Instructed by CPS in the recently reported Court of Appeal case of R v Stubbings which set the guidelines for sentencing in extreme cases of paedophile pornography. Represented Skidmore in the House of Lords case of Skidmore v Dartford & Gravesham Health Authority which analysed the distinguishing characteristics of personal as opposed to professional misconduct in the context of medical disciplinary proceedings. Instructed by Kingsley Napley; Peters & Peters; Burton Copeland; and Howes Percival for the defence in complex fraud trials and was involved in the Imperial Consolidated case (R v Brook and Fraser) on behalf of the SFO.

Career

Called 1968; QC 1986; Gray’s Inn; recorder 1987; bencher.

Member

Criminal Bar Association; Midlands Circuit.

Education

MA (Cantab).

Leisure

Music, gardening, sport, member of MCC.

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