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5 St Andrews Hill

Chambers of David Josse QC

LONDON, EC4V 5BZ, ENGLAND

Tel:: Work 020 7332 5400
Fax:: Fax 020 7353 4170
DX:: 417 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2

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Web:: www.5sah.co.uk; https://twitter.com/5sahlaw

Andrew Bird

Tel:: Work +44 (0) 207 332 5400
Email:

Web:: www.5sah.co.uk/barristers/andrew-bird

Profile

Work Department

Andrew practises in all areas of asset recovery, civil fraud & confiscation, business crime and crime, immigration, judicial review & public law and regulatory law.

Position

A specialist in white collar crime, civil and criminal asset forfeiture, civil and public law proceedings regarding the criminal process. Ranked as a star Individual in Chambers and Partners in the fields of POCA work and asset forfeiture (all circuits) and ranked as a band 1 leading individual in the Legal 500 in the field of POCA and asset forfeiture (London Bar).

"Andrew Bird is a genius for criminal law, POCA and cash forfeiture work."
Chambers and Partners 2018.

"He's good strategically, good on his feet and good on paper."

Chambers and Partners 2017.

He is appointed to the Attorney General's 'A' list panel for government work and acts in cases of the highest complexity.

In 2000 Andrew was appointed as an examiner of the High Court.

Andrew is a contributing Editor to leading encyclopaedia Smith, Owen and Bodnar on Asset Recovery (OUP, 2008-2015).

Andrew is a regular presenter of seminars for Central Law Training, POCLA, Police Forces, Association of Police Lawyers, National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and others.

He is also an Expert presenter to European Commission CITES and Wildlife Crime Enforcement Group: 2012.

Andrew accepts Direct Public Access instructions.

Career

Called to the Bar in in 1987.
Standing Counsel to the RCPO: 2005.
Standing Counsel to the DWP: 2008.
Level 4 CPS Prosecutor: 2012.
Attorney-General’s “A” List civil panel for treasury and other government work, 2012.

Member

Criminal Bar Association.
Proceeds of Crime Lawyers’ Association.
South-Eastern Circuit.

Education

MA, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge.
Inns of Court School of Law.

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