Crime

Regulatory Crime

Inquests

Leeds Grammar School

Newcastle University, LLB 2.1

Lincoln's Inn Major Scholarship Droop Scholar 1995/6

Pupil of George England at Bank House, Sheffield

Simon specialises in serious crime of all types including murder, sexual offences, drugs conspiracies, immigration crime and fraud. He has for a number of years been a Grade 4 prosecutor and appears regularly for both the prosecution and the defence. He also specialises in regulatory law including health and safety prosecutions and coroner's inquests. Simon is extremely user friendly for clients and is sensitive to their needs. He has a reputation as a formidable advocate and a determined cross-examiner.

Called to the Bar October 1995 - Lincoln Inn

Criminal Bar Association

North Eastern Circuit

Part-time Immigration Judge

R v Webb - Representing 73 year old charged with mercy killing murder of his ill wife of 49 years. Defendant acquitted of murder on basis of diminished responsibility (adjustment disorder). The sentence appeal has become the leading authority on mercy killing manslaughter. [2011] EWCA Crim 152

R v Morris & Others - Leading junior defending in multi-million pound conspiracy to defraud involving large scale identity theft. Defendant acquitted of all counts

HSE v Lightwater Valley & others - Led junior prosecuting on behalf of the Health & Safety Executive for offences linked to a collision causing a death on a rollercoaster

Re Nicola Stacey - A high profile Coroner's inquest representing a firefighter who was alleged to have gone through a red light whilst answering a hoax 999 call when collison occured killing one of the occupants of the other car

R v Michael Crowther - Successful prosecution of defendant charged with multiple child rapes

R v Taylor - Defending man charged with murder. Complicated causation issues. After trial defendant acquitted of all allegations

R v Rushforth - Defending alone in conspiracy to murder allegation. Defendant convicted of lesser charge of conspiracy to commit assault occasioning actual bodily harm

R v Simon Morris & Johnathan Ashworth - Successful prosecution of a high profile local businessman (and former Leeds United Director) for conspiracy to blackmail. This case attracted very considerable publicity