187 Chambers

Crime

Wayne is an accomplished and committed advocate with almost 40 years experience in the criminal courts, both prosecuting and defending in serious cases across the spectrum of offences. His principal emphasis is upon Homicide, Serious Sexual Offences, Fraud, and Serious Organised Crime. He has been on the CPS General Crime Panel (Grade 4) and the RASSO Panel for over 20 years. He is often instructed to prosecute for the Complex Crime Unit and in investigations led by the National Crime Agency involving multiple defendants/complainants. Wayne is most regularly instructed as a Leading Junior in cases of Murder, Sexual Offences, and large scale conspiracy, often against Silks.

He regularly undertakes cases of the utmost seriousness and complexity, often involving PII, vulnerable or young witnesses, intermediaries, or challenging and demanding clients. Wayne is a member of and mentor for the charity ‘Neurodiversity in Law’.

He has a well-deserved reputation for meticulous preparation and a complete mastery of his brief. He provides clear, concise and robust advice to both lay and professional clients on intricate issues of law and fact. He is experienced at assimilated vast quantities of evidence, reducing it to the core issues, and
presenting the material to a jury in the most easily digestible form utilising digital presentation wherever possible. He has an engaging court style, is an attractive and natural jury advocate combining a delicacy of touch with fearless tenacity in fighting his corner. He always seeks to advance his clients’ case to best advantage and leads ‘from the front’. An advocate of great integrity he maintains the highest professional standards thereby earning the respect of the judiciary, his colleagues, and clients alike.

Wayne has embraced the challenges of the modern legal profession by fully adapting to digital working and ‘Better Case Management’ thus ensuring that he remains much in demand as a sought-after trial advocate.