Back to rankings
England - Regional Bar • Wales and Chester Circuit
1

Crime (general and fraud)

Heath Edwards

More information
9 Park Place logo

9 Park Place

9 Park Place has ‘a wide range of counsel of all levels’, with members regularly instructed in serious prosecution and defence work, including terrorism, murder, drug offences, and sexual crimes. Heath Edwards has a broad practice, frequently defending in complex, multi-handed organised crime cases and is ’a superb advocate, quickly getting to grips with a case and conducting persuasive cross-examination’. Owen Williams, known as ‘a tenacious advocate’, is currently representing a defendant in an ongoing murder trial. Matthew Cobbe is praised as ’a robust and tenacious advocate’, bringing strength and determination to his criminal defence work.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Phone
029 2038 2731
Email
[email protected]
Profile
9parkplace.co.uk

Profile

Work Department

Crime

Career

Heath has a specialist practice defending complex criminal cases involving organised crime, complex financial crime, money laundering and regulatory offending. He is ranked in both Chambers UK Guide and The Legal 500.
“Heath is excellent. He has a very calming influence with clients and is a very persuasive advocate in front of juries. He is always on top of the details of any case.”
(Chambers UK Guide)
 “Heath Edwards is a key name for handling complex multi-handed drug trafficking and money laundering work”.
(The Legal 500)

Heath is regularly instructed to defend clients accused of conspiring to commit serious criminal offences including drugs trafficking, fraud, money laundering and violence.

His expertise includes advising on and conducting applications for the restraint, freezing and forfeiture of assets said to be the proceeds of crime.  He is recognised amongst clients and colleagues for paying forensic attention to detail and for ferociously pursuing his clients' case.

Heath is also a Category 4 prosecutor and member of the RASSO (Serious Sexual Offences) panel. He is regularly instructed by the police to advise pre-charge on investigative matters involving complex warrant applications (Operation Mustang), Legal Professional Privilege and high value asset forfeiture (Operation Chard).

Education

  • Warwick University
  • Inns Court School of Law

Content supplied by 9 Park Place

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Nigel East and Sam Johnson are very proactive.'
  • 'The clerking is excellent, particularly Sam Johnson and Nigel East, who are well organised.'
  • 9 Park Place has a dependable clerking team.'
  • 'The clerks are very accommodating and happy to assist.'
  • '9 Park Place is the most experienced criminal set.'
  • '9 Park Place is easy to deal with and good at providing counsel of choice.'
  • '9 Park Place is a very professional chambers with a reputation for quality across the board.'
  • '9 Park Place has strength in depth at all levels of a barrister.'