Crime
Barry has been Top Ranked in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 for his Criminal Practice since 2012.
Barry's criminal law practice includes:
• Business crime and regulatory law
• Child abuse and child destruction
• Criminal fraud and proceeds of crime
• Death by dangerous/careless driving
• Drugs offences and conspiracies
• Firearms and other offensive weapons
• Gangland and violent crime
• Murder and Manslaughter
• Rape and sexual offences
• White Collar and organised crime
Barry's high level expertise in serious criminal fraud, asset recovery and forfeiture, together with wide-reaching regulatory experience has come together to form a unique and strong background in all aspects of fraud. He is widely experienced in the three main statutory regimes, namely: the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and the Drug Trafficking Act 1994.
Reported Cases
Serious Crime:
- R v Pelce (2017): People trafficking conspiracy.
- R v Nugent [2016] - Historic Sexual Abuse Press coverage
- R v William Black [2016] - Conspiracy Press coverage
- R v Connerton [2016] - Rape Press coverage
- R v Robinson [2015] - GBH (S18) Press coverage
- R v Harper [2014] - (Aquittal) - Historic Sexual Abuse - Linked to trial of Ray Teret & Ors
- R v Mohammed [2014] - Murder Trial
- R v Michael Thorpe (2012) - Aggravated burglary - The Law Pages report case here
- R v Smith [2012] - Gangland Murder
- R v Brodie [2012] - Conspiracy to Supply
- R v Deejan [2012] - Rioting
- R v Thorley [2012] - Murder
- R v Massett [2012] - Conspiracy to Armed Robbery
- R v Brooks [2011] - Death by Dangerous Driving
- R v Muzzafer [2011] - Conspiracy to Rape
- R v Doyle [2011] - S18
- R v Tomlinson [2011] - Child Destruction
- R v Ellor [2011] - Car ring
- R v Little [2011] - Conspiracy to Supply
- R v Foster [2011] - Murder
- R v Wayte [2011] - Murder, acquitted
- R v Thorpe [2011] - Burglary resulting in murder
- R v Brown [2011] - Conspiracy to Supply
- R v Carroll [2011] - Murder
- R v Blower & Others [2009] - Death by kicking
- R v McMunn & Others [2009] - Drugs conspiracy
- R v Donaldson & Others [2009] - Gangland
- R v Cikaj [2009] - People Trafficking
- R v Wayne Bryan (2008) - Client was charged with GBH and possession of firearm without certificate - The Law Pages report case here
- R v Parry [2008] - Manslaughter
- R v Wilson [2007] - Child Cruelty
- R v Uddin & Others [2007] - Sex Trafficking
- R v Renke & Others [2006] - Importation of Firearms
- R v Jacobs & Others [2006] - Murder
- R v Mack [2006] - Attempted Murder
- R v Khan & Others [2006] - Murder
- R v Holmes [2006] - Murder
- R v Stringfellow & Others [2006] - Violent Disorder
- R v Evans & Others [2006] - Perverting the Course of Justice
- R v Masters [2006] - Murder
- R v Flanagan [2005] - Importation
- R v O'Hara & Others [2005] - Possession of Ammunition
- R v Loughman & Others [2005] - Murder
- R v Hughes & Others [2005] - Murder
- R v Bromley & Others [2005] - Possession of Drugs
- R v Gallagher & Others [2005] - Importation
- R v Read [2005] - Murder
- R v Lydiate & Others [2000] - Salford Gangland, 3 month trial
- R v Dudson (the Suzanne Capper case)
- London City Bond Importation Pit Bull Fraud:
- R v Hassan & Others [2009] - Money Laundering & Carousel Fraud Sexual Offences: Court of Appeal
- R v Hudson [2009] - Rape, conviction quashed
- R v Garside [2006] - Rape
- R v Vesey [2006] - Rape
- R v Turmaz [2006] - Rape
- R v Craggo [2005] - Multiple Rapes
- R v Batkin [2005] - Rape
- R v Suddons [2005] - Multiple Rapes
- R v Qadir [2005] - Rape
Publications