Mr Richard Bentwood > 23ES > London, England > Barrister Profile

Mr Richard Bentwood

0207 413 0353 richardbentwood@23es.com View profile

Work Department

Crime, Financial Crime, Regulatory.

Position

‘Carving out a niche for himself in cell site analysis’. Legal 500, 2015 : Crime

Richard Bentwood is a leading junior specialising in serious crime and fraud. He has a reputation for being fearless in promoting his clients interests, having faced the threat of custody when a Judge ordered him to advise his client to amend his defence statement. His refusal to do so, as it could harm his clients’ case, led to matters going before the Court of Appeal in the leading case on defence statements R -v- Rochford [2010] EWCA Crim 1928.

In recent years, Mr Bentwood has specialised in serious crime, frauds and cases involving mobile phone analysis, where his eye for detail proves invaluable in securing acquittals in the most difficult of cases. Mr Bentwood also has expertise in dealing with sex offences and especially in those cases involving vulnerable and/or young witnesses.

Mr Bentwood is heavily involved in the Criminal Bar Association, was the secretary for the year 2015-2016 and remains on the CBA executive.

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association
Fraud Lawyers Association
SEC

Education

Inns of Court School of Law,Nottingham Trent ,LLB (Hons)