Dere Street Barristers

Crime

Rod has extensive experience and expertise in all major areas of criminal law

He regularly acts on behalf of Local Authority and Government Agencies. He is also highly experienced in Court Martial cases.

His main areas of expertise include Murder, Manslaughter, Rape, Informant and Undercover Cases, Drug Trafficking, Child Abuse and Serious Violent Offences, including false memory symptoms and satanic abuse. He has also dealt with Youth Justice and Public Interest immunity cases.

Advocacy experience has been gained in the Crown Court, Divisional Court and Court of Appeal. Rod has always been based in the North of England both in industry and at the bar.

He is also experienced in contested care matters, contact and residence proceedings.

In addition Rod has conducted child care cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

He is a Grade 4 Crown Prosecutor and is a member of the CPS Rape panel.

He has recently defended “Britain’s most wanted man” in the James Allen double murder trial, and finally “Yob admits attacking women with fake phallus“

Called 1981; Grade 3 Prosecutor.

Ripon Grammar School; BA (Hons) Law (1980).