Matthew Simpson > 9BR Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Matthew Simpson

Work Department

Door Tenant

Position

Matthew has a busy defence and prosecution practice in the Crown Court and Magistrates’ Court. He has experience across a range of offences including: dishonesty, drugs, domestic violence, motoring, sexual offences, firearms and fraud. Matthew is currently instructed in a number of Crown Court trials covering offences from malicious communications to weapons and assault offences.

Beyond general crime, Matthew has a keen interest in financial and white collar crime. He is currently instructed by a leading US law firm on a large scale multi-jurisdictional and multi-enforcement agency investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption. Matthew also has a developing prosecution knowledge of financial criminal investigations through his current instructions for the Serious Fraud Office advising on disclosure and relevance on a fraud and money laundering case.

Since Matthew started practising at the Bar, instructing solicitors have remarked that they “trust him to offer sound advice and build excellent rapport with clients”. Matthew has also earned praise from a senior circuit judge, being described as “confident, clear and concise…he is the sort of barrister judges welcome having before them, which can only be to the advantage of his clients”.

Whilst a pupil at 9BR Chambers, Matthew assisted senior members of chambers in a number of complex and high-profile cases, including: murders, serious sexual assaults, rape & multi-million-pound VAT fraud.

Prior to being called to the Bar Matthew served as an army infantry officer; service which included overseas operational deployments. Utilising this experience, he maintains a strong interest in areas of military law, court martial, as well as firearms cases and private firearms licensing appeals; recently delivering a webinar on firearms law and new Sentencing Council Guidelines on firearms offences.

Matthew has also worked in the front office of a tier 1 investment bank, in an FCA registered position. He is therefore well placed to develop his financial crime and regulatory practice.

Matthew has experience in presenting cases for the Nursing & Midwifery Council.

Career

CPS Panel (Grade 2)

NMC Case Presenter

ICCA “Advocacy and the Vulnerable Training Programme”

AG Civil “Junior Junior” Panel

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association

South Eastern Circuit

Young Fraud Lawyers’ Association

Education

University of Manchester, Politics & History – 1st Class BA (Hons)

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

CFA (UK), Investment Management Certificate

BPP University, GDL – Commendation

University of Law, BPTC – Very Competent

BPTC James Crouch Scholar (Gray’s Inn)

Internship Award (Gray’s Inn