Dominic Connolly > Chambers of David Josse KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Dominic Connolly

+44 (0) 207 332 5400 dominicconnolly@5sah.co.uk View profile

Work Department

Dominic is a specialist criminal practitioner with experience in murder, manslaughter, organised crime, heavy fraud, serious sex offences and the proceeds of crime. He is ranked in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500.

Position

An experienced criminal practitioner whose practice principally concerns serious and large-scale organised crime. He is a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Grade 4 prosecutor and is on the CPS rape and serious sexual offences list.

Dominic is ranked in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 as a leading individual in crime at the London Bar.

“He presents cases of complexity in a clear and comprehensible way so the I and the jury understand what the issues are. He is a very effective cross-examiner who will bring a witness who is wandering off subject back to the real issues in the case. His submissions to jurors are always clear and well supported by the evidence in the case. He has a very pleasant manner which seems to go down very well with the jury.”

THE LEGAL 500, 2022 & 2021

Seminars and lectures

Dominic has lectured to solicitors and fellow members of the Bar on various subjects including the Bribery Act 2010 and disclosure.

Direct Public Access

• Accepts Direct Public Access instructions.

Career

• CPS Grade 4 prosecutor and is on the CPS rape and serious sexual offences list.
• CPS Grade 4 specialist prosecutor: Fraud and Serious Crime.
• Appointed Standing Counsel to HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO) in 2008.
• Band C (10 years’ call and above) appointed advocate for the General Dental Council (GDC).

Criminal Prosecutions – Private & Public

For some years, Dominic has prosecuted in serious and high profile cases as leading Counsel including murder (as leading junior and on his own), manslaughter, death by dangerous / careless driving, kidnapping and corruption. He has prosecuted as leading junior, many complex, multi-handed cases of drug smuggling and other forms of organised crime.

When he prosecutes he presents his cases fairly and efficiently.

Legal 500 2020.

‘He prosecutes in serious cases.’

Legal 500 2019.

As Standing Counsel to Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO), he has been instructed in the prosecution of the most serious offences for RCPO and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. In addition, he undertakes cases across the full range of serious criminal work.

He has extensive experience of all issues relating to Public Interest Immunity and has lectured on the subject.

Sexual Offences

Dominic is regularly instructed in cases of rape, historic sexual abuse, child “grooming” and indecent images. He has extensive experience of dealing with vulnerable witnesses and special measures.

Business Crime & Financial Regulation

Dominic’s work as Standing Counsel to Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO), involved being instructed in the prosecution of serious and complex financial crime for RCPO including missing trader fraud, tax evasion, VAT fraud, excise fraud and money laundering. In addition, he is regularly instructed by the Central Fraud Group (fiscal and non-fiscal) and the South East Complex Casework Unit in advance fee frauds and e-crime.

Asset Recovery, Civil Fraud & Confiscation

A significant proportion of Dominic’s practice relates to the restraint, confiscation and forfeiture of the proceeds of crime in the Court of Appeal, Divisional Court, High Court and Crown Court. A number of his cases are reported, including the leading cases of Patel, Attorney-General’s Reference No. 3 of 2003 and Allpress.

Memberships

• Criminal Bar Association.
• South Eastern Circuit.
• Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association.
• Kent Bar Mess.
• Football Association affiliated lawyer.