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Gavin Capper

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Work Department

Crime

Position

Gavin has experience in a broad range of criminal and regulatory matters both
prosecuting and defending. Gavin also specialises in motoring law regularly
representing clients for a variety of driving matters.
Before joining Chambers Gavin qualified as a criminal defence solicitor for a large
regional firm in 2013. It was at this firm he obtained his police station
accreditation, duty solicitor qualification and Higher rights of audience before
transferring to the bar in 2015 and continuing to work at the firm as in house
counsel. Gavin moved to a local set of chambers shortly after and obtained his
CPS grading continuing to work throughout London, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk
both prosecuting and defending a wide range of cases. Gavin has also appeared
at the Court of Appeal where he was successful in having a sentence significantly
reduced for his client.

Career

POCA and Assets Seizure:
Gavin has acted in a number of Proceeds of crime matters including at the High
Court. He has also acted in cash seizure matters.

Criminal Defence:
Gavin has experience defending a wide range of cases, some examples are listed
below;
R v H acquittal: mistreatment in a care home. A member of staff a was alleged to
have been mistreating elderly and vulnerable persons within their care. This was
said to have been witnessed by 3 other members of staff.
R v C Acquittal: s.18 GBH. A male was alleged to have injured two males using
a knife on one of them causing injury to his hand.
R v S Acquittal: perverting the course of justice. In this case the defendant was
alleged to have fabricated a road rage attempt where a firearm was said to have
been brandished resulting in the arrest of two people on Christmas eve.
R v E-S – Acquittal: Possession of a bladed article, assault and threats to kill. In
this case it was alleged that a kebab shop owner had threatened a neighbouring
shop owner having entered the store and arming himself with a large knife. This was alleged to have been witnessed by a number of people in the store and also
in neighbouring shops.
R v I – Acquittal: 2 counts of threats to firebomb a property where the defendant
was alleged to have contacted his ex-partner and her mother on separate
occasions threatening to firebomb their properties.

Fraud & Financial Crime:
R v S – Theft from employer: Gavin persuaded the judge in this occasion to
impose a suspended sentence of imprisonment for an employee who had stolen
goods to the value of £16,000 from his employer.
R v C – Theft from PTA fund: Gavin successfully managed to persuade the
sentencing judge not to impose a sentence of immediate custody where a
treasurer stole money belonging to the PTA of a school.

Military & Courts Martial:
R v H – Court Martial Acquittal: 4 allegations of assault and mistreatment of
soldiers by a senior NCO assaulting soldiers under his control in a training
environment.
R v A – successfully persuaded a panel to only impose fine upon a junior NCO for
an assault which left a male unconscious and laying in the road after a night out.

Motoring:
Gavin has appeared on a number of occasions in both the Magistrates’ court and
at appeals in the Crown Court for a complete range of motoring matters.

Dangerous dogs:
R v H – Dangerous dogs: In this case a dog pulled an elderly male from a mobility
scooter and bit him several times. Gavin successfully persuaded the magistrates
not to destroy the dog in this instance.
R v V – Dangerous dogs: In this case a dog had bitten another dog and also a
person who tried to intervene. Gavin successfully persuaded the magistrates not
to destroy the dog despite the owner having a previous conviction for a similar
incident

Regulatory:
Gavin has both prosecuted, defended and advised upon a range of regulatory
matters both in the Magistrates court and Crown court

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association
South Eastern Circuit
Middle Temple
Grade 1 CPS Counsel

Education

Awards, Qualifications & Other:
Law LLB (hons) university of Essex

Direct Access:
Gavin Capper is approved to accept instructions direct from international and UK
clients on a direct access basis, without the need for a solicitor intermediary in
appropriate cases.