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Andrew Johnson
Position
Andrew is a criminal specialist, principally practicing in consumer and intellectual property work. He is a grade 3 prosecutor for the CPS, and acts frequently for trading standards departments as well as private prosecutors, including industry bodies such as the Federation Against Copyright Theft and regulators.
Recent consumer law prosecutions include securing convictions for fraudulent trading over the course of four years in counterfeit motor vehicle parts; the manufacture and distributing of counterfeit DVDs over the course of three years; the laundering of £50,000 obtained by a rogue trader from a vulnerable, elderly consumer; the passing off horse meat as zebra steaks, which received international media coverage; and the sale by a large retailer of unsafe high-visibility jackets, which resulted in a concession in confiscation proceedings that the company had a criminal lifestyle. His defence practice includes securing a suspended sentence for a defendant accused of trading in counterfeit Sennheiser headphones through Amazon’s online marketplace.
His intellectual property practice crosses over into the civil courts, and he is currently instructed in a number of matters before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. He acted for Sky plc in successful contempt proceedings, following the breach of an undertaking to cease the infringement of copyright works.
He recently acted for the Architects Registration Board, in the successful first prosecution of an architect for an offence under the Fraud Act.
Career
Called 2008
Memberships
Young Fraud Lawyers Association.
Education
King Edward VI College, Stourbridge; Downing College, Cambridge (2007 BA First Class Law); College of Law, London (2008 BVC).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Consumer
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Andrew Johnson –5 Paper Buildings ‘Andrew commands attention by his succinct and calm tone, and being persuasive and sensitive when required.’
5 Paper Buildings‘ ‘powerful consumer law group‘ is very experienced in handling prosecution and defence work, and has established strength in acting for and against regulatory entities. Miles Bennett is ‘a consummate advocate, possessing courtroom flair, balanced judgement and shrewd persuasion in equal measure‘. Andrew Johnson ‘builds rapport with all within a court room‘ and ‘has a strong, determined style of advocacy that the courts enjoy‘. Charlene Sumnall has expertise in consumer rights law, and has particular strength in representing clients from the entertainment sector.