Ben Nolan is on the approved Serious Fraud Office Panel of Queen’s Counsel. During his 20 years in Silk, Ben has prosecuted and defended numerous high-profile criminal cases, including food safety scandals and over 100 murder cases.

Barry Grennan is Head of Chambers and a highly respected criminal advocate who attracts plaudits for his work ethic and jury advocacy skills. He specialises as a criminal defence advocate and is often instructed in serious and complex criminal cases.

Patrick Cassidy is a highly capable criminal defence advocate with a broad practice encompassing the full spectrum of serious general and financial crime. He has experience of the most complex and challenging cases including sexual offences, child abuse and gang crime.

Roger Brown has vast experience in crime at all levels of seriousness. His practice is in business crime and regulatory law, criminal fraud and proceeds of crime, drug offences and conspiracy, taxi licensing, violent crime, rape, and sexual offences.

John Richards has over a decade of experience practicing in Criminal Law. His practice now involves defending and prosecuting in courts across the country, giving him an important perspective in knowing how to approach a case from both a defence and prosecution perspective.

Patrick Williamson has considerable experience in cases involving fraud, sexual offences, murder and manslaughter, drug offences and violent crimes. He offers prompt responses to requests for advice and provides the best possible service for clients.

Alison Mather has a wealth of experience in matters of violent crime, serious assaults, sexual offences, and drug-related offences including large-scale importation. She works with vulnerable defendants with mental health issues who find themselves before Court.

David Morton is regularly instructed in cases involving serious violence, murder, organised gang activity, large-scale public disorder, drugs cases, rape and serious sexual offences, fraud, arson, and offences of dishonesty.

Waheed has the skills and experience to deal with witnesses sensitively without compromising on his approach and instructions. Legal 500 agrees, saying Waheed Baber is “very good with clients and thoroughly knowledgeable of the law.”

According to Legal 500, “Sara Haque is the go-to barrister for clients with mental health issues remanded on criminal cases, she is excellent with the clients, able to relate to them and understand them.”

Sally Penni specialises in regulatory and business crime, working on fraud cases, data protection law, and artificial intelligence law governing robotics and autonomous cars. She also has a wealth of experience with cases involving young offenders and mental health issues.

Legal 500 says: “Denise Fitzpatrick is bright, intelligent and thorough with a keen eye for detail. She is my first point of call on most cases and is able to pick up anything at short notice and run with it. She is excellent on her feet and commands respect of the court.”

Sarah Johnson regularly acts on behalf of both defence and prosecution in trials and criminal appeals. She is a ‘Category 1 Prosecutor’ for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and will also accept appropriate cases directly from the general public.

Chudi Grant’s specialist area of practice is crime. He is a Category 3 Prosecutor for the CPS and is also instructed by the Department for Work and Pensions. Legal 500 says “Chudi is the go-to man, a straight-talker who gels with clients by instilling confidence in them.”

Brett Wilson’s criminal practice has included rape, attempted murder, theft, and white-collar crime. His commercial and civil background well equips him for dealing with confiscation matters. He also accepts appropriate cases from members of the public.

Stephen Tettey draws upon his expertise in Immigration and Employment Law in representing defendants in serious criminal cases in the Crown Courts. He has represented individuals and companies facing allegations of serious criminal and professional misconduct.

Jonathan Turner specialises in Criminal Law and has experience handling cases of alleged fraud, domestic violence, assault, domestic assault, and murder. He has had press coverage in The Sun, Manchester Evening News, Birmingham Mail, Yorkshire Post, Lancashire Telegraph and more.