Chambers of David Etherington QC
LONDON, EC4A 3EB, ENGLAND
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Tom Payne
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Position
Fraud and serious organised crime. Current and recent cases include the British Airways price fixing case, R. v George [2010] EWCA Crim 1148 (cartel offence does not require reciprocal dishonesty), R. v IB [2009] WLR 357 (cartel offence is not a ‘national competition law’), R. v Whittle and others (the marine hose cartel), R v. Briggs-Price [2009] UKHL 19 (proving benefit in confiscation proceedings), Operation Victor (medicines), Operation Inertia (MTIC), Operation Fastback (MTIC), Operation Rust (diversion fraud), R. v Stockall [2009] EWCA Crim 1159/1897 (heroin importation: fresh evidence appeal), Operation Snorkel (cannabis importation), R. v Wilkinson (manufacture and distribution of machine guns) and HMRC v Financial Investment Advisers [2009] Lloyds Rep FC 221 (costs of complying with production orders).
Career
MA (Oxon), Trinity 1996. LLM (Birmingham) 1998. Called Middle Temple 1998. Appointed to list B of Attorney General’s panel 2006 and to SFO list B 2009. Publications: M Lucraft, T Payne and D Rawlings, The Dunlop Three: the cartel offence makes its debut (Archbold News 2009).
Education
Trinity College, University of Oxford (1996 BA jurisprudence); University of Birmingham (1998 LLM); 1998, Jules Thorn Scholarship, Middle Temple.
Practice Areas
Crime - corporate; Crime - general; Fraud: crime