Jason practises exclusively in criminal law with almost 20 years’ experience. He is regularly instructed to defend in serious and complex cases where his thorough preparation and detailed and analytical approach in court is geared towards providing an excellent service to his clients. His aim is to ensure that lay clients fully understand the whole legal process from start to finish. He has a particular interest in confiscation and is always prepared to provide solicitors with prompt and practical advice on confiscation and associated matters. He is a category 4 Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service and is a member of the panel eligible to prosecute rape and serious sexual offences.
Prosecuting and defending all criminal matters, including confiscation proceedings.
He has a particular expertise in fraud, financial crime, money laundering and drug conspiracies.
His patient and under-stated approach means that he is particularly adept at cases involving allegations of serious sexual offences and other cases involving children.
Notable or reported cases
In the past year, his contested cases have included :-
- defending an 82 year old man charged with serious sexual offences against a child
- prosecuting a multi-handed people trafficking and brothel-keeping
- defending a father charged with assaulting his child and perverting the course of justice arising out of the assault
- defending the father of a child charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in a “baby shaking case”
- defending a gas engineer charged with manslaughter following the death of a hotel resident from carbon monoxide poisoning
Other Interests
Football, politics, modern literature