Areas of Law
Matthew both prosecutes and defends, as a leading and junior counsel, with an emphasis on murder, serious violence, firearms and drug conspiracies.
As a specialist rape prosecutor, he has a wealth of experience both prosecuting and defending rape and serious sexual offences (including indecent images).
Cases
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Asset Forfeiture & Confiscation
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R v W – Defence of complex confiscation arising from trading standards prosecution involving overseas assets.
R v S – VHCC (Drug related confiscation proceedings with complex third party issues)
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Criminal Defence
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Murder/Manslaughter/Serious Violence
Operation Emperor: R v Paffey – Murder (Diminished responsibility) Led by RCQC
Operation Lantern: R v Garrod – Unlawful act manslaughter in course of armed robbery Led by JBQC
R v I – Murder (Multi handed drugs related killing) Led by RCQC
R v H – Attempted Murder Led by RWQC
Rape/Sexual offences
R v T – Child exploitation.
R v B – Stranger Rape
R v U – Multi handed gang rape.
R v D – Historic rape
Drugs Conspiracy
Operation Zambia – Multi handed Class A drugs conspiracy (Involving issues surrounding extensive covert surveillance and cell site )
Public disorder
Operation Reedham – Conspiracy to commit Violent disorder. Only defendant of 13 to be acquitted following football related violent disorder in which the victim sustained horrific injuries.
Other
R v McG & Others – Matthew Bagnall, leading Sasha Bailey, secure the acquittal of “McG” the lead defendant in the first modern prosecution of the Hijacking of an ocean going ship, following an eight week trial at the Central Criminal Court, prosecuted by T. Badenoch QC.
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Criminal prosecution
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Operation Moulin – Murder (Two defendants) ’Cold Case’ (complex disclosure issues) Led by RCQC
Operation Fonthill – Murder (Two defendants) Drugs related execution. Led by RCQC
Operation Vanquish – Murder Drugs related murder. (Prosecution following extradition of Defendant from South America) Led by JBQC
R v S and L – Murder (Drugs related killing) Led by RCQC
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Fraud & Financial Crime
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R v H – Defence multi handed ‘boiler house’ fraud involving sale of ‘fine wine’ investments.
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Regulatory Law
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HSE v MB – H & S prosecution arising from death at work. and related Coroners inquest.
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Trading Standards
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R v CP – Defence of packaging company engaged by company to provide legitimate packaging for counterfeit goods.
Professional memberships
Criminal Bar Association
South Eastern Circuit
Essex Bar Mess
Awards, Qualifications & Other
Grade 3 CPS Counsel
CPS Rasso Panel
LL.B