Richard Onslow

Call 1982
Email richard.onslow@3pb.co.uk
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Richard Onslow is ranked as a leading junior by Chambers and Partners Directory 2012: 'Richard Onslow’s broad practice includes sexual offences cases, police matters and drugs work. He has a “very robust” manner and is “good with difficult lay clients”, according to sources.'

Richard Onslow began his career at the Bar in London, practising on the South Eastern and Western Circuits. He has dealt with cases before a variety of tribunals, ranging from Magistrates’ Courts to the Court of Appeal, including Courts Martial, and the Stewards of Jockey Club.

As prosecution Counsel, he has been briefed as a Leading Junior since 1995 in serious and often multi handed criminal cases, including conspiracies to supply drugs, and to incite criminal damage, Human Trafficking, Rape, Kidnap.

He has defended as a Junior, and since the mid 1990s as a Leading Junior, in most fields of criminal work including all forms of homicide, violence, child cruelty, sexual offences, drug importation and supply, dishonesty, blackmail, Merchant Shipping offences, and assorted common law offences. He undertakes police disciplinary cases and inquests; cases involving police officers include:

• Prosecution of 2 officers for Rape and Misconduct (leading Kate Lumsdon; R v Witcher & Lang. 2004; Retrial 2005)
• Defence of officer for Misconduct (R v Scammell 2006, Retrial 2007 leading Mark Sullivan)
• Defence of officer in the prececing case in Disciplinary Proceedings (Hants Police) 2008
• Representing interests of Police Inspector in Inquest (Oxford Coroner's Court, Re Death of Michael Spencer) 2009