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Alan Conrad QC

Year of call 1976 (Silk 1999)

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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 have 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.