Overview Edward Rees was one of the founding members of Doughty Street Chambers in 1990. He has developed a criminal and civil liberties practice that has seen him cover some of the most influential cases over the last few decades. He is a member of the Law Commission standing advisory panel and an Honorary Fellow in Criminal Process at the University of Kent. He chairs Butterworths' Conferences on Asset Recovery. He has been an elected member of the Bar Council and a member of the Criminal Bar Association Executive Committee.
What the directories say He is consistently listed as a leading criminal silk in Chambers and Partners ('An impassioned speech maker' and 'a real fighter'), and is 'highly recommended' by the 'Legal Experts Directory' 2010. Publications - Blackstone's Guide to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (4th edition forthcoming with Richard Fisher and Richard Thomas of Doughty Street Chambers)
- Blackstone's Criminal Practice - annual chapters on Confiscation and Asset Recovery
- The Law of Public Order and Protest (Ed. HHJ Peter Thornton QC) - together with Ruth Brander, Richard Thomas, David Rhodes (all of Doughty Street Chambers) and Mike Schwarz (of Bindmans LLP)
Recent cases - R v Scarrott (Kingston CC) (Regulatory and Financial Crime) - Multi-million pound VAT fraud - abuse of process/legitimate expectation of immunity from prosecution as result of civil investigation
- R v Barkshire (Nottingham CC) (Political) - (forthcoming) - Climate change action - conspiracy to trespass at Ratcliffe-on Stour power station
- R v Bard & Others (Leeds CC) (Political) - Climate change protest action at Drax Power Station - prevention of crime and necessity defences
- R v Brett (CA) (Appellate) - Unsuccessful prosecution Court of Appeal application to quash jury acquittal on basis of fresh evidence under CJA 2003
- R v Belben (Chelmsford CC) (Homicide) - Killing of father by 15 year old - diminished responsibility - negative reaction to Prozac
- R v Guney (CCC) (Homicide) - Incitement of undercover police officer to murder mother of child of Dodi Fayed
- R v Khan (CCC/CA) (Homicide/Appellate) - Murder - anonymity order appeal
- R v Powar & Others (Homicide) - Gang murder - anonymity order
- R (Chief Con of Manchester) v City of Salford M.C. [2009] 1 WLR 1023 (Div Ct) (Regulatory and Financial Crime) - Cash seizure under POCA 2002 of proceeds of sale of goods manufactured by company using illegal entrants
- R v Nguyen [2008] 2 CrAppR 99 (CA) (Homicide) - Important decision re: "bad character" provisions of CJA 2003 and admissibility of unprosecuted allegations
- R v Portwine (CCC) (Political) - Trial of animal rights activists under Serious Organised Crime and Police Act
- R v Serrano (CA) (Appellate) - CCRC referral of 1982 murder conviction
- R v Barot & Others (Woolwich CC) (Terrorist and Political) - "Gas Limos Project"/radioactive "Dirty Bomb" terrorist trial
- R v Olditch & Pritchard (Bristol CC) (Political) - anti-war action against American B52 bombers @ RAF Fairford - prevention of crime and protection of property defences
Career Cases
- Trial and appeals of Winston Silcott for the murder of PC Blakelock
- Whitemoor Prison breakout trial
- M25 prison escape trial
- Orgreave Miners trial
- St. Paul's, Bristol riot trial
- "Bradford Twelve" trial
- Trial of Ron Brown MP
- The Rettendon Murders (3 men shot dead in a Range Rover in Essex)
- R v Ajibade [2006] 2 CrAppR (S) 70 (CA) (Regulatory and Financial Crime) confiscation - Valuation of controlled drugs as benefit
- R v H.M. Coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon - (QBD) (Political) - judicial review - Counsel for family of airman volunteer unlawfully killed in 1953 nerve gas experiments at Porton Down
- R v Ayliffe (Cardiff CC) (Political) - "The Barry 13" - Greenpeace volunteers intercepting American ship carrying GM crops - defences of prevention of crime and necessity
- R v Lewis (Blackfriars CC) (Regulatory and Financial Crime) - abuse of process - £170 million MTIC fraud
- R v Grant [2005] 3 WLR 437 (CA) (Appellate) - Successful abuse of process appeal - police monitoring and tape recording of solicitor/client conversations at Lincolnshire police stations
- R v Syron Martin (CCC) (Homicide) - Shooting in Tottenham High Road - provocation / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 1
- R v A Juvenile (CCC) (Homicide) - Murder of a 14 year old by another 14 year old; provocation involving conduct disorder)
- R v Causley (Exeter CC) (Homicide) - Retrial of notorious 1985 "no body" domestic murder following a CCRC referral to the CA
- R v James (CA) (Appellate) - CCRC referral of 1986 murder conviction
- Beckles v UK (European Court of Human Rights) (Appellate) - re: right of silence
- R v Hakala (CA) (Appellate) - CCRC murder referral
- R v Jama (CCC) (Homicide) - Asperger's Syndrome as a basis for diminished responsibility
- R v Allan (CA) (Appellate) - Prison telephone intercepts and the Interception of Telecommunications Act 1985
- In Re P (CA) (Miscellaneous) - The necessity for an independent and impartial tribunal in wasted costs hearings
Memberships
- Member of Bar Council (1997/9)
- Member of Criminal Bar Association Executive Committee (1997/9)
Seminars/Lectures Edward Rees regularly speaks on Confiscation and Asset Recovery Law.
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Year of Call
1973
Queen's Counsel
1998
Education
LLB (Hons)
Email Address
e.rees@doughtystreet.co.uk
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