Wales and Chester Circuit
30 Park Place Chambers is widely praised for its ‘incredibly strong criminal team’, with members demonstrating well-established expertise across the full spectrum of criminal law. ’Brilliant and astute advocate’ Caroline Rees KC, known for her ‘forensic cross-examination’, represented the CPS in a tragic homicide case where a mother was accused of killing her child in the presence of another. Nigel Fryer is currently prosecuting four defendants in a multi-million pounds county lines cannabis conspiracy trial. Julia Cox, recognised for her ’relentless work ethic‘, regularly defends in proceedings involving allegations of serious sexual offences. Peter Donnison is currently representing one of the defendants in a multi-handed murder trial and is commended for ’providing an excellent case strategy’.
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Position
Nigel is an experienced advocate who has a mixed criminal and regulatory practice, he prosecutes and defends in equal measure. He is a Grade 4 CPS prosecutor, member of the CPS rape panel and a member of the List of Specialist Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law.
Career
Call: 1999; Middle Temple
- Attorney General’s List C 2008; Specialist Regulatory Advocate list for Health and Safety and Environmental Law 2012.
Memberships
Health and Safety Lawyers Association; United Kingdom Environmental Lawyers Association; Criminal Bar Association.
Education
- Colston’s School, Bristol
- Queen Mary, University of London (1995 History, 1998 LLB)
- UWE Bristol (1999 BVC)
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