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23 Essex Street Offices
23 Essex Street
Waterhouse, 2nd Floor, 41 Spring Gardens
Manchester
M2 2BG
England
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Bob Sastry
Position
Bob Sastry is a very experienced practitioner who was called to the bar in 1996. He specialises in heavyweight Crime and Professional Discipline proceedings. His criminal practice involves all aspects of serious violence, drugs and firearms offences, sexual offences and fraud and other dishonesty offences. He has defended in serious drugs conspiracies including two recent matters involving encrypted telephones.
Bob is renowned for his meticulous preparation and calm persona. In 2018, he was involved in the longest ever criminal trial at Liverpool Crown Court, defending as junior counsel in a multi-million pound fraud trial. In 2020 this became the leading criminal case relating to the test for dishonesty (Regina v Barton and others [2020] EWCA Crim 575).
His Professional Discipline and Regulatory practice involves frequent appearances at the MPTS acting on behalf of the General Medical Council and also defending in regulatory matters in the Crown Court. A number of his cases have attracted national media coverage. Bob also provides advice in relation to other regulators such as the SRA and IPReg, and has also appeared on behalf of the GOC and the GDC.
Bob is a member of the 23 ES Inquests and Inquiries team.
Memberships
Appointed advocate on the Crown Prosecution Service list of advocates (Level 3).
Approved counsel for the General Medical Council (GMC).
Inner Temple
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Bob Sastry – 23 Essex Street ‘Bob is a very conscientious barrister, with an exceptionally good, patient way with clients, many of whom will suffer from mental health or addiction issues. He is exceptionally organised and his paper work is second-to-none in relation to the preparation of legal arguments and defence statements.’
23 Essex Street is praised as ‘a great set with strength in depth and a go-to set for crime’, and its members prosecute and defend on significant cases, including those involving serious sexual offences and murder. Hugh McKee has strengths in cases regarding road traffic, as well as conspiracies to rob and to supply drugs. Of recent note, McKee prosecuted in the case of Operation Porcupine, a conspiracy to supply class A drugs from Liverpool to Blackpool. The set is also home to Daniel Lister, who has a well-established criminal practice, and he defended in a case concerning alleged attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. Bob Sastry appears in complex cases, including large-scale drug cases.