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Overview
Jeremy Wainwright KC is listed in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 as a Leading Criminal Silk. His practice covers a range of serious complex cases and conspiracies in criminal defence. He has regularly defended in major Fraud conspiracy cases. His practice includes Murder, attempted Murder and Manslaughter.
He has represented clients charged with Death by Dangerous driving and a double Gross Negligence Manslaughter in a Health and Safety case.
He has had a long-standing practice in dealing with difficult and sensitive sexual offences of a wide-ranging and very serious nature. For details of these cases, please consult his clerks.
He is an accredited trainer of other barristers in how to deal with cases involving vulnerable witnesses.
He is a grade A advocacy trainer. He trains advocacy both in the UK and abroad, including at the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague.
Notable Cases include:
Murder
R.v.Reece and Ors. Represented defendant acquitted of Murder in drug-gang shooting at Old Bailey
R.v.Johnson and Ors. Represented alleged ringleader of drive-by shootings in Liverpool.
R.v.A.L. Represented a 15 year-old accused of a stabbing in Bath.
R.v.Nur. Defendant charged with Murder of defenceless woman in Brixton.
Road Traffic
R.v.R. Client acquitted of death by dangerous driving of two persons driving a horse trap.
Trading Standards
R.v. Hall. Client acquitted of major online Conspiracy to defraud
Health And Safety
R.v. Winter. Gross Negligence Manslaughter trial involving two firemen killed in an explosion.
