Anthony Berry QC has “an ability to extract the answers that really matter”
The focus of his practice is defending in fraud, homicide and drugs cases.
Some Notable Cases:-
FRAUD
R v Scard Central Criminal Court
Chartered surveyor tried with others in what became known as the Jubilee Line fraud, which arose out of the construction of the most recent addition to the London Underground.
R v R v Calavrezos Isle of Man
German doctor and company director alleged to have been responsible for a large-scale pharmaceutical fraud.
R v Ul-Haq: Southwark Crown Court
A conspiracy to defraud, in which brokers operating in Barcelona were alleged to have extracted large sums of money from pensioners and others to invest in non-existent or barely performing companies
R v Charalambous Blackfriars Crown Court
A chartered accountant who, over many years, was said to have inflated the expense claims of hundreds of his clients to the tune of £12m.
HOMICIDE
R v Hall: Bristol Crown Court
Gangland murder
R v Taylor: Birmingham Crown Court
The M40 Hells Angels murder case
R v Diah: Central Criminal Court
Youth gang murder
R v Essilfie: Central Criminal Court
Murder of a baby
R v Quartey Maidstone Crown Court
Murder of a consultant paediatrician
R v Davies: Bradford Crown Court
Racially motivated gang murder
R v Ellis: Central Criminal Court
“Honey trap” murder involving gangs of youths
R v Arizona Watterson: Isle of Man
Murder trial in which it was alleged the defendant used a razor sharp dagger to kill a young man
R v Sindell: Winchester Crown Court
Trial for manslaughter of a young man who, at a wedding reception at a Bournemouth hotel, pushed a decorative bath chair down some steps, killing an elderly lady
OTHER CASES
The State v Dr
Chilumpha and another: High Court of Malawi (Blantyre)
Currently instructed by the Attorney General of Malawi to prosecute the former Vice-President of Malawi for conspiracy to murder the President and treason (conspiring to overthrow the government).
R v Ghayur: Central Criminal Court
The Afghan hijacking case (Stansted Airport)
R v Welsh: Birmingham Crown Court
A conspiracy to supply class A drugs on an industrial scale.
