Overview
Edward Rees QC is a highly regarded criminal defender regularly listed in the directories.
'A real fighter/an impassioned speech maker' (Chambers Guide); 'Highly Recommended' (Legal Experts Directory). He specialises in homicide, public order and mental health cases and has a particular expertise in fraud, money laundering, insider trading and asset recovery law. Publications include: 'Blackstone's Guide to POCA 2002' (4th Edn) with Richard Fisher and Richard Thomas; Annual author of chapters on Confiscation and Assets Recovery in 'Blackstone's Criminal Practice'; 'The Law of Public Order and Protest' (OUP 2010 Ed.Thornton); He regularly chairs Butterworth's Asset Recovery Conferences including 2012. He is due to present Sweet & Maxwell's 2012 webmail presentation on asset recovery with Michael Potts of Byrne & Co. He was formerly a member of the advisory panel to the Law Commission and is an Honorary Fellow of the School of Law, Kent University. Recent cases include: - Barkshire & Others (Nottingham CC, Dec 2010) Climate change activists attempt to occupy Ratcliffe power station. Defence of necessity. Undercover police officer, Mark Kennedy, posing as activist.
- Kanasinghanam (CCC, Dec 2011) Murder. Transgender defendant pushed well-known solicitor under London Underground train. Trial on diminished responsibility under new legal provisions.
- Gayle (CCC, June 2011) Contract killing by 16 year old gang member of ex-wife of Turkish mafia boss.
- Ali & Others (Southwark CC, Feb 2012) Multi-million pound FSA insider dealing on spreadbetting. Extremely complex specialist evidence.
- Scarrott (Kingston CC 2012) - multi million pound VAT fraud - abuse of process re: HMRC use of civil procedures in criminal investigation.
- Met Police v Ward (Westminster MC - 2011) Sensitive terrorism cash forfeiture proceedings. Large amount in safe deposit allegedly Libyan funding for terrorist.
- Cadge (Kingston CC) Conspiracy to murder deft's ex-boyfriend. Professional hitman allegedly hired.
Career cases include: - Grant [2005 3 WLR 437] - important abuse of process case - police eavesdropping on solicitor/client conversations
- Winston Silcott (murder of PC Blakelock);
- Brett - Unsuccessful prosecution Court of Appeal application to quash jury acquittal on basis of fresh evidence under CJA 2003
- Belben - Killing of father by 15 year old - diminished responsibility - negative reaction to Prozac
- Guney - Incitement of undercover police officer to murder mother of child of Dodi Fayed
- Barot - 'Gas Limos Project"/radioactive "Dirty Bomb" terrorist trial
- Olditch & Pritchard - anti-war action against 52 bombers at RAF Fairford - successful necessity and protection of property defences
- Orgreave Miners riot
- Ron Brown MP
- Whitemoor prison breakout
- M25 prison escape - successful defence of necessity.
- R v H.M. Coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon - (QBD) - judicial review - Counsel for family of airman volunteer unlawfully killed in 1953 nerve gas experiments at Porton Down.
- Ayliffe & Others - "The Barry 13" - Greenpeace volunteers intercepting American ship carrying GM crops - defences of prevention of crime and necessity.
- Causley - 'no body' murder.
- Nguyen [2006] 2 CrAppR 99 - leading authority on bad character.
Memberships
- Member of Bar Council (1997/9)
- Member of Criminal Bar Association Executive Committee (1997/9)
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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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