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Chambers of David Etherington QC

THORNWOOD HOUSE, 102 NEW LONDON ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0RG, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 01245 280880
Fax:
Fax 01245 280882
DX:
139165 CHELMSFORD 2
London, Chelmsford

Martyn Levett

Tel:
Work +44 1245 280880
Email:
18 Red Lion Court (Chambers of David Etherington QC)

Position

Martyn Levett undertakes work both as a leader and a junior for the prosecution and defence. His practice mainly concentrates on trials involving murder, sexual offences, large-scale frauds, money laundering and major drug operations. He has successfully dealt with cases where there have been difficult problems with informants, accountancy methods, proceeds of crime, duress and joint enterprise. He has drawn on his scientific knowledge to unravel key points on starvation, dehydration and suffocation; asphyxiation and fire deaths; unusual causes of death in cases of murder and manslaughter; and breaches of duty in Health & Safety, codes of practice and corporate manslaughter liability.Martyn has wide-ranging experience in firearms law. This is based on both practical experience with firearms and from technical knowledge. He understands the operating cycle (gas, blowback, recoil systems) of most manufactured firearms, including the Russian systems.

Career

Called 1978; Middle Temple; appointed Recorder 2000.

Member

Criminal Bar Association; East Anglian Bar Mess; Essex Bar Mess; South Eastern Circuit.

Education

BSc Hons chemical engineering.

Practice Areas

Crime - corporate; Crime - general; Fraud: crime

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