Red Lion Chambers

Jack is a collaborative advocate who both defends and prosecutes at a senior level in all matters of Business Crime & Fraud, Murder & Manslaughter, Serious & Organised Crime and Sexual Offences. With over twenty years’ experience, he now frequently acts as a Leading Junior in complex cases, often with a cross-jurisdictional or appellate dimension.

Legal 500 ranks him as a leading junior in both Fraud: Crime and Crime, observing that he is ‘first class in client presentation’ (2021).

In the criminal sphere, the 2025 edition notes that Jack is very adept at digesting large volumes of information and presenting them to a jury in a manageable, understandable way. He has a very good manner with juries and is skilled at cross-examination. His closing speeches are engaging and persuasive. The directory further observes in fraud cases that Jack has an easy manner with a jury and presents dense evidence comprehensibly and with a deceptively light touch. He is extremely hard-working, and handles emotive and difficult cases with professionalism and ease.

He has appeared before the Court of Appeal on many occasions, the High Court, GMC, Parole Board, the First Tier Tribunal, Court Martial and has undertaken Coroner’s inquest work.

In 2015-2016 Jack undertook a year’s secondment with HSBC to deepen his understanding of the internal workings of a financial giant, working as part of a team of senior criminal and civil barristers in an FCA-mandated review into the mis-selling of interest-rate hedging products.

In 2006-2007 Jack was seconded to the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office as a Restraint/Confiscation lawyer in multi-handed, multi-million-pound trafficking/ importation/ fraud cases.

Year of Call: 2004

SFO Trial and POCA Advocate (both Panel A, highest grade)

CPS Specialist Panel Advocate (Serious Crime, POCA and Fraud Panels) (Grade 4, highest grade)

CPS Panel Advocate (General Crime) (Grade 4, highest grade)

CPS Panel Advocate (RASSO) (highest grade)

Previously, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Panel Advocate (Panel B). Encompasses EA, CQC, rail and nuclear industry

Previously, a London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance Panel Advocate (Panel B, highest grade). Able to prosecute for approximately 28 local authorities and London Fire Service.

Pupil Supervisor.

French (conversational)

Middle Temple (mentor)

PPA

FLA

ARDL

POCLA

CBA

South Eastern Circuit

BVC, BPP Law School

PgDL, BPP Law School

BA (Hons) Ancient History, Bristol University: 1st Clas