Edmund Vickers

Called 1993

Education
Durham University

(BA (Hons) History).
City University (Dip Law).

Practice
Exclusively Criminal Law.
Principally in central London and on the South Eastern Circuit.
Instructed in wide range of serious criminal cases, including murder (as led junior); serious sexual and drugs offences (as leading junior); money laundering and fraud; multi-handed violent/public order offences.
Pro bono work for appeals in capital and non-capital cases to the Privy Council.
Appeals against conviction and sentence to Court of Appeal. Independent counsel advising on legal professional privilege issues arising during searches. Advice to City law firms re liability of companies for regulatory breaches. Particular interests: public policy re human rights and criminal justice; litigation involving the Mental Health Act; and appellate work.

Notable Cases

R v Murphy (2010): (southwark CC): Prosecution of "successful brothel keeper"

R v Gorgin and Others (2009): (Southwark CC) Conspiracy to supply firearms.

R v Basir and Others (2009): (Kingston CC) Armed robbery.

R v Gwaza (2009): (Court of Appeal) Successful appeal of Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence.

R v Khanani (2009): (Court of Appeal) Successful in money laundering conviction appeal.

R v H,J, B and E (2009): Wandsworth Common robberies.

R v Austin (2009): Child rape, abuse and neglect.

R v Wrodycki (2008): (Central Criminal Court) Murder

R v Koppel (2008): (Central Criminal Court) Attempted Murder; insanity

R v Ozdemir (2008): Importation 50 kilos heroin

R v A (2008): Child abuse/rape

R v K and K (2007): (Court of Appeal) Money Laundering: appeal re terminating ruling of Crown Court Judge; petition to House of Lords pending.

R v Turner (2006): (Court of Appeal) Exclusion of cell confession evidence; disclosure.

R v Chanwat (2006): (Central Criminal Court) Matricide; contested MHA disposal.

R v Nejad (2006): (Central Criminal Court) Serial rape; bad character/similar fact.

R v Belezika (2006): Largest post-office theft by employees.

R v Meek (2005): (Leading junior) Eight-handed conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

R v Ferry and Others (2005): Pro-hunt protesters storming Houses of Parliament.

R v Studders (2005): Double attempted murder on London Underground.

R v Rich (2004): International fraud.

R v Salloum and Sharifh (2004): (Led by 2 QCs) Money laundering; abuse of process/disclosure.

R v Armsby (2004): (Leading junior) Incest/rape; abuse of process.

R v Atoborah and Others (2003): (Operation Trident) large scale conspiracy to supply crack cocaine.

Professional Membership

Criminal Bar Association Committee

South Eastern Circuit

Advocacy Trainer, Hon Soc Middle Temple

Scholarship Panel, Hon Soc Middle Temple

Justice

Chambers

Member of Management Committee and Strategy Group