Stuart Matthews > Reeds Solicitors > Oxford, England > Lawyer Profile
Reeds Solicitors Offices
3 Kings Meadow
Ferry Hinksey Road
OXFORD
OX2 0DP
England
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Stuart Matthews
Work Department
Private Crime Team
Position
Partner, Solicitor-Advocate
Career
Stuart is a Partner and one of the founding members of the firm. A highly accomplished Solicitor-Advocate based in our Oxford office, Stuart has amassed a wealth of experience during the course of his practice, and now primarily accepts instructions from our private clients.
He regularly represents clients in the Police Station, Magistrates Court, Crown Court and Court of Appeal.
Clients consistently return to Stuart because of his complete commitment to dealing with each and every case with exceptional care and skill, always ensuring clients are kept fully informed of their options, and the procedures involved throughout.
Stuart has been instructed in a number of high profile cases. He is consistently retained by those accused of being part of “Asian sex gangs” and by members of the travelling community facing charges of slavery, servitude and forced labour. He regularly deals with cases of the utmost gravity, including murder, rape, drug conspiracies and firearms offences. As such he is often the solicitor of choice for those involved in serious criminal matters.
He also represents those accused of road traffic offences and has an unparalleled record in arguing exceptional hardship, ensuring that those at risk of losing their licence under the totting up regulations are able to continue driving despite acquiring 12 or more penalty points.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
At Reeds Solicitors, the national offering is split between the complex crime and private crime teams, which are headed up by Oxford-based practitioners Julian Richards and Stuart Matthews, respectively; the former group focuses on large-scale fraud, drug conspiracies and HMRC work, while the latter spans a broad range of general criminal mandates. In Bristol, ‘keen legal mind‘ Stephen Clifford heads up the Crown Court practice, while Nicola Hutchinson oversees the private client and criminal department. Solicitor-advocate Andy Lee is noted for his ‘wealth of experience in serious and complex matters‘.
South East > Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
(Leading individuals)Reeds Solicitors‘ private crime department is headed up by Stuart Matthews, and deals with a large range of complex privately and publicly funded crime matters, including complex fraud and money laundering, sexual offence, conspiracy and murder charges. The ‘highly experienced’ Matthews is well regarded for his track record in successfully handling serious criminal charges for his clients. The firm’s complex crime team is led by Julian Richards, who is ‘one of the stars of his generation’ and is recommended for his advice on large-scale drugs, money laundering and white-collar crime matters. Scott Primmer has specialist expertise in handling sexual offenses, often defending clients at magistrates and crown courts.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
The crime practice at Reeds Solicitors is dually led by London-based Neil Williams and Oxford-based Julian Richards, and is particularly notable for its growing expertise on cryptocurrency matters within the financial crime sphere. Stuart Matthews is noted for leading on private crime work, while Sundeep Soor is recommended for his work in white collar crime and fraud cases.
Lawyer Rankings
- General crime and fraud South East > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Leading individuals South East > Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud