Mr Cairns Nelson KC > Exchange Chambers > Liverpool, England > Barrister Profile

Exchange Chambers
ONE DERBY SQUARE
LIVERPOOL
L2 9XX
England

Work Department

Criminal

Position

Cairns is an experienced criminal barrister with substantial expertise in the field of fraud, particularly revenue fraud (direct and indirect tax frauds) including civil actions.

He has appeared in a number of cases involving prosecutions relating to the trade in military goods under the Export and Trade Control legislation and regulations. This is a complex area of law, involving UK statutory provisions, EC directives and UN sanctions. He has appeared in most of the leading complex cases in this field, involving military aircraft parts to Iran, bombs to Sri Lanka, and body armour to Iraq.

Cairns also has wide experience of defending homicide cases.

In the regulatory field, he recently represented the BSB in an appeal concerning the fairness of the Bar disciplinary processes.

Career

Called, 1987; Silk, 2010

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association

Education

King’s College, University of London, LLB (Upper Second) 1986