Andrew was called to the Bar in 1991 having completed a law degree at Oxford University.
Andrew defends and prosecutes in East Anglia, London and throughout the South East. He specialises in serious sexual offences and particularly those involving historical allegations and/or child complainants. Andrew has been involved in numerous trials where evidence has been given by TV-link or via intermediaries, some involving children as young as 4 years old, he is often selected for cases involving young or mentally challenged defendants or witnesses and those with other special needs or vulnerabilities. Andrew also has extensive experience in cases of murder, serious assault, non-accidental injuries to children, conspiracy to supply drugs, money-laundering, fraud and incidents of large scale public disorder. Andrew is also regularly instructed in appeals which were not pursued by the original legal team.
Recently Andrew has been instructed as a leading junior in rape cases for both the prosecution and the defence and as counsel for the defence in a series of murder and homicide cases and numerous historical child sexual abuse cases.
Very recent cases include:
Clarke: a three handed murder of a youth by dousing him in petrol and burning him in Norfolk
Day: historic sexual abuse allegations within a youth organisation spanning over 30 years in Norfolk and Essex
B: the murder in Suffolk of a terminally ill man by a 16 year old defendant
West: historic familial sexual abuse spanning nearly 50 years in Suffolk
W, L and K: a large scale company fraud involving health service staff suppliers in Norfolk
Notable Recent Cases:
Fletcher, Ipswich Crown Court 2008
Leading Junior for the prosecution. Three week trial for historic sexual offences with vulnerable complainants.
Benjafield, Norwich Crown Court 2008
Large-scale conspiracy to supply class A drugs involving covert surveillance devices and weeks of observations.
“B”, Lowestoft Youth Court and Ipswich Crown Court 2007-2008
Serious sexual offences by a 14-year-old boy involving three 5- and 6-year-old girls.
Sidhu, Reading Crown Court 2008
Alleged multiple rapes and child cruelty over many years, including allegations of ritual abuse and devil worship, successfully defended.
Lovett, Norwich Crown Court 2008
Alleged sexual assaults on a mentally ill woman, successfully defended.
Cudbill and Others, Leicester, Nottingham and Derby Crown Courts 2006-
A large-scale money laundering and criminal property Very High Cost Case which began in 2006. The confiscation proceedings are still ongoing.
Hassan and Others, Southwark Crown Court 2008
A three week violent disorder trial relating to a significant incident at Paddington Railway station.
Wilson, Ipswich Crown Court 2007-2008
Defending in a multi-million pound illegal importation of counterfeit cigarettes and conducting the subsequent confiscation proceedings.
Operation Pesata Ipswich Crown Court 2007-2008
Defending in a substantial conspiracy to supply class A drugs
Amy Gehring, Guildford Crown Court
Successfully defending a young female supply teacher against allegations of multiple sexual assault on several boys and one girl in a class she had taught. At the time this was a notorious case that led to questions in Parliament and contributed to a change to the PCC Code of Conduct in relation to the payment of witnesses. The verdicts were front page news on every mainstream national newspaper. Andrew appeared on Newsnight and the Radio 4 Today programme to discuss the legal issues arising from the case.
