Edward Gordon-Saker

Prosecutes and defends serious crime.

YEAR OF CALL 2015

Education

GDL
BPTC
2:1 Honours in Philosophy from Leeds

Appointments

CPS General Crime Panel at Grade 3
LBLA Panel at Level C

Overview of Practice

Edward practices in criminal, regulatory, licensing, housing, planning and revenue law, acting for local authorities, government departments and private clients, and is notable for combining a personable approach with a quick grasp of complex detail.

Notable cases to date include:

R v H – Successfully prosecuted a complex housing fraud on behalf of a local authority.

R v F – Successfully prosecuted a child kidnapping.

R v S – Successfully defended an alleged knife-wielding incident on a bus.

R v B – Successfully defended in a £6,000,000+ trading standards fraud as the dismissal stage.

K v Local Authority – Successfully defended an appeal against a taxi licence revocation.

G v Local Authority – Successfully defended an appeal against a civil penalty (housing).

R (G, G & T Ltd) v Local Authority – Successfully defended a judicial review of a charging decision at the permission stage.

Local Authority v A, A, J Ltd & E Ltd – Successfully prosecuted an HMO with unsafe premises.

Commissioners v V Ltd – Successfully prosecuted condemnation of a large quantity of inland dutiable spirits.

P v DBR – Successfully defended an appeal against a review of non-return of psychoactive substances.

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