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Dorian Lovell-Pank KC

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Work Department

Crime (Door Tenant)

Position

Mr Lovell-Pank has defended in and prosecuted almost every kind of criminal case from minor theft and assault to contract murder and large scale fraud. Although he practices predominately on the South Eastern Circuit Mr Lovell-Pank has extensive experience in cases in Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester.

Homicide
Firearm Offences
Terrorism
Commercial Fraud
Bribery and Corruption
Large Scale Importation and Supply of drugs
Sexual Offences

International Criminal Work
Mr Lovell-Pank has been widely involved with the Bar Council, the Criminal Bar Association, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Council in programmes of judicial and legal reform and advocacy training of prosecutions and defence lawyers, particularly in Europe and Latin America. The countries involved include: Bosnia, Holland, Russia, Spain, Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Mr Lovell Pank was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1993 and is a leading Criminal Advocate. His areas of practice invovles all aspects of criminal work acting for both the prosecution and defence. He is a strong proponent of the adversarial system, has a wealth of practical experience in the Court Room and international experience of advising governments in the development of their criminal justice systems. Fluent in Spanish, he has presented papers and given lectures in Central and Southern America. Mr Lovell- Pank has been a leading participant in the reintroduction of jury trials in Russia and is recognised as one of the United Nations advocacy trainers at the International Criminal Tribunal at the Hague.

Career

Appointed Queen’s Counsel: 1993

Languages

Bilingual in Spanish

Memberships

Public Access Accredited
Recorder of the Crown Court 1989-2006
A Chairman of Police Appal Tribunals 1991 – ongoing
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) 1993 – ongoing (Council Member 2001 – 2005)
Member of IBA Human Rights Institute 1996 – ongoing (Council Member 2000-2004)
Member of the American Bar Association 1997 – ongoing
Member of the Bar Council 1989-2005 (Chairman of the International Relations Committee 2001 -2005)
Committee Member of the Criminal Bar Association 1989-2006 ( Chairman of the International Relation Sub-Committee 1993 – 2006)
Appointed Queen’s Counsel 1993
Chairman of the Bar Conference 1999
Member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Pro Bono Lawyer’s Panel 2002 -ongoing
Elected a Bencher of Inner Temple 1998. Member of the Advocacy Training Committee

Education

Downside School
Collegio Sarmiento, Buenos Aires
London School of Economics