Francis FitzGibbon

Francis FitzGibbon is a specialist criminal practitioner. He undertakes all types of criminal work, in particular fraud, money laundering, and drug trafficking, and is briefed as a leading junior. Recent cases include the Kieren Fallon trial, where it was alleged that a group of jockeys and their associates were fixing horseraces; a seven-handed kidnap and torture trial; and an Operation Trident murder. He also undertakes advisory work, and has assisted the Bar Council in its response to proposed new counter-terror legislation; he has also advised on the Corporate Manslaughter & Homicide Bill. Reported cases include R v Edwards (1998) Crim L R 207, R v P [2002] 1AC 146 (admissibility of intercepted telephone calls from abroad), Kulah [2007] Crim LR 907. Francis is regularly instructed in miscarriage of justice appeals. In 2005 he successfully appealed a Jamaican death row conviction at the Privy Council (Evon Smith [2006] 1 WLR 243. He has given lectures on the impact of money laundering legislation on solicitor's practice, and contributes regularly to the Solicitors' Journal. He sits as a part-time Immigration Judge.

last updated December 2007

Year of Call

1986

Education

BA (Hons)

Email Address

f.fitzgibbon@doughtystreet.co.uk

Specialist Teams

Francis FitzGibbon is a member of the following specialist law teams:

• Criminal Law
• Human Rights
• Regulatory and Financial Crime