Doughty Street Chambers

Sean represents clients charged with heavyweight criminal offences including murder, terrorism, drug supply & importation, rape, and human trafficking.  He is increasingly sought after in serious fraud cases, instructed by high net worth individuals in complex matters involving substantial sums of money.

Sean is frequently requested for high profile protest trials and is currently instructed in a number of cases said to have a terrorist connection. 

Sean also has an active international criminal law practice, and was recently instructed to compile evidence of Israeli war crimes in Gaza.  He has lived in The Hague, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Ramallah), and Cambodia, working on cases involving war crimes and crimes against humanity. 

Sean holds a doctorate in International Criminal Law, and lectures university students on the substantive and procedural aspects of international law. He is on the list of Approved Assistants to Counsel at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Sean is qualified to accept instructions directly from members of the public on the Direct Access Scheme.

Before coming to the Bar, Sean was with the Foreign Office, negotiating on behalf of the United Kingdom in the Council of the European Union. Based in Brussels for five years, he also worked as a Political Advisor in the European Parliament and within the Cabinet of a European Commissioner.  He also worked at the ICC during the Lubanga war crimes trial, as well as with the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency, and human rights organisations based in Cambodia and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.