Mr Henry Grunwald > Crucible Chambers > LONDON, England > Barrister Profile

Crucible Chambers
CENTRAL COURT, 25 SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS
LONDON
WC2A 1AL
England

Work Department

Serious Crime, Business Crime, Regulatory

Position

Henry is a long-established Queen’s Counsel and dedicated advocate with forty-eight solid years of experience in high-level criminal work. Rightly renowned for his unflappable nature in court, he is extremely hard-working, always well-prepared and determined to doing his best for his clients. His many years in practice have seen him defend in very high-profile cases right across the spectrum of offences – from serious frauds to serial killings.

Career

He recently successfully defended the former managing director of an engineering company in a major SFO bribery and corruption trial at Southwark following a Deferred Prosecution Agreement between the company – Sarclad Ltd – and the SFO. In the trial, he obtained the first directed acquittal at the close of the Prosecution case in a count under the 2010 Bribery Act. 

Memberships

  • OBE
  • Bencher, Gray’s Inn
  • Honorary Fellow, University College London
  • President World Jewish Relief
  • Chairman, the National Holocaust Centre and Museum
  • Vice-President, Council of Christians and Jews 

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Crime

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Henry Grunwald KC – Crucible Chambers