Timothy Bradbury prosecutes and defends in all areas of crime. He is Standing Counsel to HM Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office (Western Circuit). He regularly prosecutes on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs and other government prosecuting agencies as well as the CPS and in respect of which he is a Category 4 prosecutor. In this capacity he regularly conducts confiscation proceedings and advises in relation to the same. He has particular experience in the following areas:

• Fraud; Cheating the Revenue, Evasion of VAT & Excise fraud
• Importation of Drugs
• Serious offences of violence
• Sexual offences

Timothy Bradbury’s specialist areas of practice are in prosecuting and defending in the field of regulatory crime and proceeds of crime (See specialist profiles).

Despite practising principally in crime he also accepts instructions in relation to civil claims against the police, in particular, actions for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution.

Practising principally on the Western Circuit, he also travels nationwide.

Recently Reported Cases

R v Roger George Doncaster [2008] EWCA Crim. 5, Crim. LR [2008] 709 – Bad Character/Cheating the Revenue/Admissibility of Evidence Obtained in Tax Enquiry in Criminal Proceedings/Applicability PACE Codes of Practice to Local Tax Inspectors/ Section 76 and 78 PACE.

R v SR and W [2006] All ER (D) 214, [2006] EWCA Crim 1404 - Expert Evidence/Admissibility/Childhood Amnesia/ Historic Sexual Abuse Allegations.

R v Beardall & Lord [2006] EWCA Crim 577 – Abuse of Process/Fresh Evidence/ Disclosure/Diversion Fraud.

For more information see his specialist profiles.