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Launchpad Reading

Team 4KBW will be running in the Reading half marathon on 1st April 2012.

We are running for a charity called Launchpad Reading, which provides supported housing to disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Reading.  We appreciate that you may get many requests to dig deep but we’d be delighted if you’d support us and our chosen charity. 

January 2012

New Tenant: Chambers is delighted that Patrick McMorrow and Isaac Maka have joined chambers.

December 2011

New Tenants: Chambers is delighted that Farah Amin, Peter Collins and Michaella Jacobs have joined chambers.

October 2011

Building on their work in this specialist area Michael Salter of Ely Place, and Chris Bryden of 4KBW this week gave evidence to a Parliamentary Group Inquiry into potential amendments to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997(Click here for more info.

New Tenant: Chambers is delighted that Lee Harris has joined chambers.

June 2011

New Tenant: Chambers is delighted that Gwynn Price Rowlands has joined chambers.



 

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Alan Conrad QC

Year of call: 1972 (Silk 1993)

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Practice Profile

Prosecuting and defending in criminal cases including commercial fraud.

At the time of taking Silk, I was acting for the defence in the highly publicised case of R v Sharif & others in Preston. This was a substantial case lasting 3 months where a family was accused of widespread benefit and insurance fraud as well as an attempt to obtain the largest ever payout from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.

Since that case, I has appeared in numerous fraud cases including long-term fraud and a multi-million pound VAT fraud (computer chips). He was part of the defence team in “Operation Immerse” and is presently instructed (for the defence) in “Operation Shepherd” (MTIC/carousel fraud) at Birmingham Crown Court.

I was recently asked to advise a client as to his position in respect of a Customs investigation in a similar “MTIC” case as well as being asked to advise a firm of Accountants on the effect of Hansard letters in Revenue proceedings.

I have for several years now been retained to deliver lectures to the induction course for the Greater Manchester Commercial Police Squad on the preparation and presentation of fraud cases. I have also been retained by the Serious Fraud Office to act on their behalf.

Other Appointments:

  • Silk: From 1999
  • Recorder of the Crown Court: From 1977
  • CBA Northern Representative
  • SFO List of approved Counsel
  • Lecturer to the Commercial Fraud Squad

Associated Chambers:

Lincoln House Chambers, Manchester

Memberships:

  • Member of the Northern Circuit
  • The Criminal Bar Association

Leisure:

Cricket, reading, cinema, travel, food & drink

Mr Paul Wakerley

Case Profile

  • R v Winston Brown (HL) (disclosure)
  • R v Buckley (CACD) (reliance on fingerprint evidence)
  • R v Richard Madeley (Celebrity charged with theft)
  • R v Crerand (ex-Manchester United footballer charged with violence)
  • R v Topping (Prosecution of a man who murdered his mother)
  • R v Clarke (Prosecution of psychopathic school teacher who murdered and attempted to murder random victims)
  • R v Wilks-Wells (Largest cash robbery in Europe) & R v Huckerby (Counsel asked to represent another defendant at re-trial)
  • R v Sharif & others (Large and complex insurance/benefit fraud)
  • R v Previtali & Others (Sado-masochistic internet love-triangle murder)
  • Operation Waddington (Drugs conspiracy – largest drug cache in the North West)
  • R v McNally (Murder of cellmate by man already serving life for murder)
  • R v Grey & McEwan (Prosecution of horrific case of killing of paper)
  • R v Ali (CACD) (Reverse burden of proof/Human Rights Act)
  • R v “B” (High Profile case of attempted murder by 16 year-old of an 87-year old neighbour)
  • R v Schaap (Murder by Bank Manager of his wife)
  • R v Shawcross (Gangland “torture” case)
  • R v Mariner (Prosecution of child-murderer)
  • R v Brown (Prosecution of man who murdered his daughter whom he had made pregnant)
  • R v Synott & others (Prosecution – “Gangland” execution of rival drug dealer)

I have also defended a hotel employee who set fire to a Moat House Hotel killing 2 residents and have most recently been involved in Operations Emersed and Shepherd (on-going) which are two very substantial MTIC frauds involving huge sums of money.