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William Beardmore

Work Department

Crime Department

Career

Call: 2005

Education: LLB (Hons)

Scholarships & Awards: Prince of Wales Scholarship, Gray’s Inn (2004)

Memberships: Criminal Bar Association

Practice Areas

Crime

William Beardmore was called to the Bar in 2005. Prior to commencing pupillage in 2006 he worked as an accredited Police Station clerk for a firm of solicitors, specialising in Defence work.

Mr Beardmore has developed a varied Crown Court Practice. He has been instructed to defend in;

• Large scale drug conspiracies
• Serious Violence
• Rape
• Robbery
• Fraud
• Blackmail
• Burglary
• Serious Public Disorder
• Multi Million Pound POCA proceedings

Mr Beardmore has successfully appeared in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division on a number of occasions.

Mr Beardmore is a Level 3 Prosecutor. He is also licensed to accept instructions via the direct access scheme.

Notable Cases

• R v T [2013] EWCA Crim 432
• R v T and others [2012] EWCA Crim 630
• R v T [2011] EWCA Crim 1722
• R v H [EWCA] Crim 1312
• R v B [2009] EWCA Crim 2657
• R v J and others [2009] EWCA Crim 1712
• R v S and others [2008] EWCA Crim 3157
• R v A [2008] EWCA Crim 2263
• R v B [2008] EWCA Crim 686