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Mr William Hughes KC
Work Department
Foundry Chambers, London
Associate Member of Chambers 9 Park Place, Cardiff
Position
Silk
Call 1989
Silk 2013
Practice; Criminal Law – Prosecution and Defence
Specialisations – Complex Serious Fraud, Homicide, Historic Sexual Offences, Drugs Offences, Confiscation Proceedings
Experience in Regulatory and Disciplinary Proceedings, Local Government
Career
William Hughes is a criminal law specialist with a mixed Prosecution and Defence practice.
In Silk, William is consistently instructed to Prosecute and Defend in cases of complexity and notoriety, including Homicide, Organised Crime, Serious Sexual Offences and Historic Child Abuse Investigations, and Serious Fraud.
William appears regularly in Appellate Courts, including historic matters referred by the CCRC for both Appellants and the Respondents.
In addition to the above, as a Junior, William was regularly instructed in respect of Regulatory and Disciplinary Tribunals, Coroner’s Inquests and by Local Government Departments.
Languages
English (native), Conversational French, Limited Welsh
Memberships
Previous Chairman of the Kent Bar Mess
Former Recorder of the South Eastern Circuit (2004 – 2006) (Elected)
SEC Executive Committee (2004 – 2009) & (2016 to present)
Director of Education SEC
Committee Member of the Criminal Bar Association (Elected Committee Member 2007 – 2010)
Former Trustee, Ex-Secretary and Ex-Treasurer of the Criminal Bar Association’s Kalisher Scholarship Trust
Executive Committee Member Association of London Welsh Lawyers
Committee Member Fraud Lawyers Association
Gray’s Inn Advocacy Trainer.
Education
BSc (Hons) Law and Chemistry – Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montford University)
BVC (Inns of Court School of Law)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3William Hughes KC – Foundry Chambers ‘William is a measured defence advocate who juries love. He is very experienced.’