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Edmund Vickers KC

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Position

Edmund Vickers KC is instructed in the most serious criminal cases at Crown Court, High Court and Appellate level.

Ed both defends and prosecutes in Murder & Manslaughter, Fraud and corruption and Serious & Organised Crime cases. His skills in cross-examination, dealing with experts and analysing detail has led to a growing Business Crime & Fraud practice (complex fraud, Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime and cases before the tax tribunal).

Ed is regularly asked to advise companies and individuals involved in business, tax and complex fraud investigations and to advise at an early stage so that strategic decisions can be made involving matters such as voluntary disclosure, Legal Professional Privilege and confidentiality.

Ed has appeared in many high-profile cases particularly at the Old Bailey and Southwark Crown Court and has enjoyed success in cases as diverse as defending protesters storming the House of Commons, prosecuting the police in the Tuition Fees Riot in Parliament Sq, and successfully defending in the UK’s first FGM trial. With over 25 years’ experience of forensic advocacy both defending and prosecuting.

Ed is instructed by a wide range of firms of City and high street solicitors and prosecuting authorities. Ed is a lead advocacy trainer at the Middle Temple and is a member of the scholarship panel at the Inn. He is a trustee and former treasurer of the Kalisher Trust, a charity that encourages and supports students from non-traditional backgrounds to go on to higher education and pursue a career in the law, promoting greater diversity throughout the criminal justice system. He is currently lead trustee of the Kalisher Trust mentoring programme, pairing students with senior members of the Bar and judiciary.

In 2021, Ed chaired the Criminal Bar Association C-21 Working Group, examining issues facing criminal practitioners in the Crown Court. The report was published in January 2022 and called for the establishment of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice without further delay.

Since taking Silk, Ed has also been instructed to prosecute murder and other complex cases. He is currently prosecuting a complex corruption and money laundering case in the Republic of Seychelles.

Career

Year of call: 1993

Inn: Middle Temple

Silk: 2017.

Former Treasurer Criminal Bar Association; Advocacy Trainer for the Advocacy Council and Middle Temple Scholarship Panel; Middle Temple Founder; Criminal Bar Association Bursary Fund

Publications:

Rule of Law/Human Rights/Codes of Conduct, a presentation to DPP of Nigeria and counter-terrorism prosecutors

Lead facilitator at UN conference on counter-terrorism investigations and prosecutions in Nigeria

Lecturer, RLC Lecture Series on prosecutions brought by the Serious Fraud Office

Trainer re handling vulnerable witnesses for Advocacy Training Council/Inns of Court College of Advocacy

Advocacy Trainer for The Advocacy Training Council/Inns of Court College of Advocacy

Advocacy Trainer for Middle Temple

Scholarship Panel for Middle Temple

Ed has written articles for The Times, Counsel Magazine and Archbold News, and is regularly asked to provide opinion pieces on legal issues that arise in the news.

Corker and Young on Abuse of Process, contributing editor

In 2020-21, Ed chaired the CBA Working Group on the Criminal Justice System, which produced a report on issues facing practitioners in the Crown Court. Report

Languages

French

Memberships

CBA

South Eastern Circuit

Trustee and Treasurer of The Kalisher Trust – A legal charity established to encourage students from non-traditional backgrounds to develop advocacy skills and to assist them pursue a career in criminal law.

Education

Ampleforth College Durham University – History BA (Hons) City University – Dip Law Inns of Court School of Law – Bar Finals