Liam Gregory

Liam Gregory

An experienced advocate who both
prosecutes and defends in serious and complex cases.

Liam Gregory

An experienced advocate who both prosecutes and defends in serious and complex cases.

YEAR OF CALL 2004

Education

MAs (Hons) Psychology – St Andrews University
Graduate Diploma in Law – University of Westminster
Bar Vocational Course – BPP Law School

Appointments

CPS Advocate Panel at Grade 4
Appointed as a RASSO specialist rape prosecutor

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association
The South Eastern Circuit

Overview of Practice

Liam is an experienced criminal law advocate who both defends and prosecutes serious and complex cases at the Crown Court.

He has received Judicial praise for his “high quality advocacy skills” as well as “thoroughness, sound judgement and insight”.

His decision making and case strategy have been described as “perfectly pitched” and he is highly regarded by other lawyers and judges for the degree of preparation he puts into cases.

Expertise

Below is an illustration of some of the cases in which Liam has appeared.

R v A, T, A, H & H – Reading Crown Court

Led Toby Pleming in the prosecution of a conspiracy to supply multi kilo quantities of cocaine and heroin on to the streets of Slough (Operation Rooster 2).

R v R, D, K, A, F & H – Harrow Crown Court

Prosecuted the defendants for being concerned in a conspiracy to supply cocaine; the case was part of operation Keswick and involved the covert surveillance of a large criminal organisation supplying class A drugs across the Midlands and South East of England (led by Jim Dick).

R v O, P & W – Woolwich Crown Court 

Prosecuted the defendants who were operating a “County Lines” drug dealing network into Gravesend as part of a conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine.

R v C & G – Bournemouth Crown Court

Prosecuted C & G for the “County Lines” supply of class A drugs into Bournemouth.

R v A, A, N, B & R – Southwark Crown Court

Prosecuted the defendants for trafficking women from Bulgaria into the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation.  Once in the UK the women would be placed into various brothels controlled by the defendants and forced into prostitution through a combination of threats of violence and exploitation of their vulnerabilities.  VHCC case led by Szilvia Booker.

R v P Croydon Crown Court

Prosecuted P for the rape of his ex-partner despite the victim withdrawing her support for the prosecution and having to be treated as a hostile witness.  Three previous allegations of rape by three separate partners had been made against the defendant before this case was brought to trial; all of the other women had withdrawn their support, and this case was the first trial of the defendant for rape.  The Jury reached verdicts of guilty in respect of the allegations of rape.

R v B – Reading Crown Court

Secured the acquittal of B a pub landlord who had been accused of providing cocaine and alcohol to a junior employee in order to sexual assault her.

R v O – Hull Crown Court

Defended O during the course of a two-week re-trial.  The case involved an allegation that the defendant had posed as a taxi driver in order to pick up and then rape an woman intoxicated by drugs and alcohol outside a prominent local nightclub in Hull city centre.

Two previous Counsel had been sacked by O during his first trial and the defendant had been forced to represent himself during the course of his first trial.

R v G – Canterbury Crown Court

Defended G who was accused of raping and sexually abusing both his daughter and step daughter over a 15 year period between 1969-1984; historic sexual abuse case involving vulnerable witnesses and an elderly defendant.  After a two week trial the Jury reached verdicts of not guilty in respect of all counts.

R v S – Aylesbury Crown Court

Defended S who was accused of raping his partner; case required the careful cross examination of vulnerable witnesses through an interpreter.

R v G, Z, S & S – Successfully prosecuted a conspiracy to supply a firearm, silencer and ammunition; evidence in the case included issues relating to DNA forensics, fingerprints, cell site evidence, covert surveillance and the admissibility of body worn video.

R v A & S (Luton Crown Court) – Secured the acquittal of A following trial; A was accused of False Imprisonment and an Aggravated domestic burglary during which a firearm and knives were allegedly produced to threaten the complainant and his family.

R v M & B (Aylesbury Crown Court) – Successfully secured the acquittal of B (2nd defendant) who was accused of being involved in a conspiracy to launder funds stolen from a shell company based by in Germany by the Managing Director. Funds stolen and transferred to the defendant’s bank accounts were in excess of £800,000.00.

R v M, J & Others (Kingston Crown Court) – Represented J (2nd defendant) during the course of 2 month trial of 6 defendants; the 2nd defendant was accused of laundering over £500,000.00 stolen by the 1st defendant from the building services company where she was employed as the accountant. The money received by the 2nd defendant was then transferred to the accounts of other family members and friends (3rd – 6th defendants).

R v A – Central Criminal Court

Prosecuted A for being a “honey trap” robber who posed as an escort to enter the victim’s home address; once within the victim’s address A proceeded to direct a gang of four men armed with machetes to the address, provided advice as to where the security cameras were and assisted them in robbing the victim of gold and other valuables.

The victim suffered life changing injuries.  A who was 16 years old, at the time of the offence, received a sentence of 8 years and 3 months imprisonment and was assessed as being a dangerous offender.

R v I (Central Criminal Court) – Prosecuted I for cutting the throat of a fellow prisoner whilst on remand at HMP Pentonville; case involved procuring and managing the attendance of reluctant prosecution witnesses who were serving prisoners.

R v O (Woolwich Crown Court) – Successfully prosecuted O for attacking his friend with a carpentry saw; injuries to the victim’s neck were almost fatal.

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