Paul Harris > Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson
11 Burford Road
LONDON
E15 2ST
England
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Work Department

Criminal

Position

Paul is the Senior Partner of the firm, having been there for 30 years.  Paul is a past LCCSA president and a respected member of the profession. He is often asked to comment on issues arising in cases that attract media attention and he has also been called as an expert witness to the House Of Lords science and technology committee in order to give evidence on how effective the admissibility of expert evidence is in the criminal justice system. Paul is also one of the solicitor representatives on the Lord Chief justice’s criminal procedure rules Committee.

Paul was instructed in the Hillsborough case, independent child abuse and other high profile enquiries. He also has extensive experience in relation to Inquests, including those arising from Grenfell.  He has in excess of 25 years’ experience of representing clients charged with all types of criminal offences. Paul is very approachable and is often very effective in bringing matters to a favourable resolution at the pre charge stage 

 

Career

Higher court advocate; court and police station duty solicitor.

Memberships

Past-president London Criminal Courts Solicitor Association; Solicitors Association of Higher Courts Advocates; Solicitor Representative on the Criminal Procedural Committee; Solicitor Representative on the Olympic Panning Group.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general

Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson‘s crime practice is praised by clients for its ‘unfailing dedication‘ to clients, as well as the team’s ‘excellent representation at all levels of criminal defence.Paul Harris and Natalie Berman jointly lead the team, with Harris working on serious health and safety offences as well as violent crimes including murder. Berman, described as ‘diligent and meticulous‘, is highly experienced in military police court proceedings as well as in large scale drug conspiracies. Edward Preston and Kirsty Bishop are also key contacts within the team.