By inclination a defender (although as someone committed to the ‘cab-rank’ principle of the independent Bar he is no stranger to instruction in serious work on behalf of the prosecuting authorities), Andrew has guided many defendants through the most taxing and difficult of criminal proceedings to a successful outcome. Whilst often instructed in cases where the gravest violence (including homicide) or sexual abuse is alleged, he well understands that, whatever the charge brought, for the individual defendant the fact of being prosecuted is almost always a matter of the highest importance.

All cases demand the same level of professional care and attention. He is a firm believer that, aside from anything else, it is the barrister’s role where possible to ease the lot of the busy solicitor.