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Orlando Pownall KC
Position
Orlando is ‘regarded by his peers as being one of the best of the best‘ at the Criminal Bar. Ranked as a ‘star‘ silk by Chambers UK, he is frequently instructed as leading counsel in high profile cases, carrying ‘great authority with Judges‘.
Having defended on a number of high profile cases, including the recent and successful defence of New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns who was tried for perjury and perverting the course of justice, Orlando is described as ‘a good cross-examiner…who defends well and has a huge presence in court‘.
Orlando is repeatedly instructed by high profile clients to provide pre-charge advice for a range of criminal and business crime charges. He is said to be “Very engaging and passionate – he gets stuck in.”
He undertakes a number of financial crime cases, having been instructed most recently in Operation Tabernula, one of the largest insider dealing cases bought by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Career
Year of Call 1975; Inner Temple; South Eastern Circuit; Appointed King’s Counsel 2002
Languages
German, Italian, Spanish.
Memberships
- 2009-2013: Head of Chambers
- 1999-2002: First Senior Treasury Counsel
- 1998-2010: Recorder on the South Eastern Circuit
- 1989: Junior Treasury Counsel
- Shortlisted for Legal 500’s Crime Silk of the Year 2017
- Criminal Bar Association
- Fraud Lawyers Association