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Edmund Burge KC

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Work Department

Edmund is a specialist criminal advocate, ranked in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.  He was called by Lincoln’s Inn in 1997, took Silk in 2019, and sits as a Recorder in the Crown Court and the County Court.

Position

Edmund is a specialist criminal advocate, ranked in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.  He was called by Lincoln’s Inn in 1997 and took Silk in 2019.  He is a Recorder of the Crown Court and the County Court, and is authorised to sit at the Old Bailey.

He both prosecutes and defends the full range of serious criminal offences, from complex tax and commercial fraud to allegations of murder, serious violence and other organised crime.  His cases frequently involve multi-defendant trials with an international dimension, such as cross-border arms trafficking & brokering and corruption, and often raise substantial issues of jurisdiction, disclosure, and public interest immunity.  He also regularly provides pre-charge advice on the strategy of responding to on-going investigations particularly into allegations of commercial crime.

Prior to taking Silk Edmund was First Junior Counsel to the Met Police, advising on its involvement as a Core Participant in the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

Career

Edmund was called to the Bar in 1997.

• A Recorder since 2018, authorised in crime (plus criminal appeals and serious sexual offences) and civil.
• DV security clearance since 2007, with STRAP induction.
• On the SFO’s panel of prosecution Queen’s Counsel.
• Prior to taking Silk he was on both of the SFO’s A-panels of junior counsel, and on the CPS’s Grade 4 specialist panels for Fraud, Serious Crime, Rape and Serious Sexual Offences, and Proceeds of Crime.
• General Dental Council’s Fitness to Practice Panel member 2013-2017.

Asset Recovery, Civil Fraud & Confiscation

Edmund provides experienced and practical advice to clients in confiscation proceedings, and in applications for Restraint, Freezing, Forfeiture or other Civil Recovery (eg Part 5 of PoCA etc). Please see his present and past cases (below) for further details.

Business Crime & Financial Regulation

Edmund is a specialist in financial and business crime cases. Please see his present and past cases (below) for examples of his work and experience.

Criminal Prosecutions – Private & Public & Inquests & Inquiries

Edmund undertakes Private Prosecution and Inquest & Inquiry work.

Memberships

• Criminal Bar Association.
• South-Eastern Circuit.
• Kent Bar Mess.
• Fraud Lawyers’ Association.
• Private Prosecutors’ Association.
• Proceeds of Crime Lawyers’ Association.
• Cybercrime Practitioners’ Association.

Education

Awards

• Sir Thomas More Awards (Lincoln’s Inn) 1996 & 1997.
• Ede & Ravenscroft Prize 1997.
• Buchanan Prize (Lincoln’s Inn Student of the Year) 1997.