Extensive experience defending sophisticated and serious organised crime (including: Operations Carina; Oberon; Lilac Mars; Jackdaw II; Toucan; Solon; Pataca; Frank; Dino I and II; Anoint; Oyster; Red Dragon; Usk and Dodge). Regularly instructed to defend cases of the utmost gravity and public importance and cases that involve substantial, novel and complex issues of law and fact (including: homicide, serious violence, complex fraud, historic sexual offences, organised crime group drug trafficking and money laundering). Experienced in defending substantial and complex serious organised crime as leading junior (including: R v LJ and Others; R v PR and Others; Operation Tredegar and Operation Cassie). Operation Cassie concerned a complex nationwide fraud involving a company with a turnover of over £9 million and terabytes volume of data. Proceedings required specialist consideration of regulatory law and a novel point of law in relation to abuse of process. Further notable cases include: R v S and S (murder for gain, involving young defendants and complex scientific forensic evidence); R v G & L (murder involving complex medical, toxicology and blood expert evidence); R v M and F (murder for gain involving a planned stabbing and complex joint enterprise issues); R v H (murder involving complex mental health issues surrounding diminished responsibility); Operation Fimbry; and R v L and Others (serious organised crime involving conspiracy to supply an UZI machine gun and ammunition. Court persuaded to disapply a mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment).