Patrick Cassidy
Year of call/admission: 1982
Email: maria@kenworthysbarristers.co.uk
Experience:
What the marketplace likes about Patrick Cassidy is his accessibility, approachability and his experienced and calm handling of all types of clients.
He has just had his most successful year being instructed as a leading junior and junior in some of the most serious of criminal cases upon the circuit. He is seen as an advocate with good jury skills and mature judgement with a range of case running from Gangland to Regulatory to a growing volume of Appeal work coming from clients wanting a second opinion.
For the fourth year running he has found himself recommended by the Chambers & Partners guide to the legal profession as a leading barrister in the north west of England practising in Crime.
- Member of the Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association
Legal 500
Patrick Cassidy is recommended for cases involving vulnerable adults. http://www.legal500.com/c/regional-bar/northern-circuit/crime
Chambers & Partners:
"Patrick Cassidy has a reassuring client manner" Chambers & Partners 2012
"Patrick Cassidy turns in fine performances and has a calming way with clients" Chambers & Partners 2011
"Highly-experienced junior, hard working and conscientious providing good client care" Chambers & Partners 2010
“An excellent practitioner” Chambers & Partners 2009
R v Percy - Misconduct in a Public Office [2012]
R v Stapley - Misconduct in a Public Office [2012]
R v H - Multi-Complainant Sex Case [2012]
R v McGee - Gross Negligence Manslaughter Allegation [2012]
Robin Hood Public House Murder [2010]
R and Smith [2010] £100m Importation of Cocaine
Court of Appeal: Carlos Sanchez [2010] Court of Appeal Death by Dangerous Driving Reduction from 4 - 2 years
R v Ellis - Knife Murder (2 week Trial) [2010]
R v Summerfield - Headteacher, Health and Safety Trial [2010]
R v Holland - Multi-handed Massive Importations of Cannabis and Cocaine (6 week Trial) [2010]
R v F - Child Cruelty Trial by adoptive parents on two young girls (2 week Trial) [2010]
R v B Historic familial Sexual Abuse Trial made by younger brothers against older brother (2 week Trial) [2010]
Advising Chief Executive in Airedale Hostital Inquiry [2010]
R v Broughton [2009] Murder
Operation Vermont [2009] Murder
Inquest - Hilda Merrill [2009] (Nurse injected diamorphine into elderly patient)
R v Michael Smales [2009] (Murder)
R v Soon [2009] (Confiscation proceedings)
Airedale Hospital Trust [2009]
Operation Moruga [2009]
R v Decieco & Others [2009]
R v Ansell Reid [2008] (Attempted murder)
R v Tarik Khalik & Others [2008] (Kidnap & blackmail)
Inquest - Gas Explosion at British Sugar factory [2008]
Inquest - Ayub [2008] Death whilst in custody
R and LS Edwards [2007] (Operation Corkscrew. Gangland: firearms & ammunition)
R and T Khaliq [2007] (Eight week kidnap & robbery trial)
R v Ellis [2007] Historic sexual abuse case
Inquest - O'Donahue [2007] Death whilst in police/ambulance custody
R v Noonan & Others [2006] (Deerbolt; Prison Mutiny)
R and Haughton and Savage [2006] (Attempted murder)
R and S Grainger [2005] (Attempted murder x 4 & armed robbery)
Court of Appeal: Sajid Shah [2004] (Appeal)
Court of Appeal: R v Siddiqi & others EWCA Crim. 1119. Burnley Riot
Court of Appeal: R v Bendris Cr. App. R.(S): Benefit Fraud
Court of Appeal: R v Brizzi Cr. App. R(S): Possession of Firearm
R and G McKay & Others (Possession of Mach 10 sub machine gun)
R v Adetoro, Dixon & Dennis (Rochdale shooting)
R v Aru (Gross negligence manslaughter trial of nurse accused of killing child patient)
R v Weaver (Gross negligence manslaughter trial of diving teacher accused of killing student diver)
R v Ellis (Gross negligence manslaughter trial of teacher accused of killing pupil)
R v Flannery, Noonan & Others (Gangland murder)
Gooch, Doddington and Pitt Bull (Gang trials in conspiracy to possess firearms with intent)
R v Wroe & others (The largest importation of firearms into UK)
Patrick commenced the Kenworthy's lecture series in 1997 which continues annually to date and is passionate that Kenworthy's develop a first class professional development culture.
He is a member of the Criminal Bar Association and the pilot Victim Advocacy Project in Murder and Manslaughter cases.