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Practice Profile

Bernard has extensive experience and expertise as a leading junior in all types of serious and complex crime.

His practice includes murder and other violent offences, fraud including diversion, carousel and commercial, asset confiscation , major drug trafficking, people trafficking and other serious crime.

Solicitors have described him as a “hugely impressive advocate” and an “excellent tactician and team leader”

He has particular expertise in all aspects of fraud and has appeared in some of the largest and longest running carousel and excise duty frauds.

Bernard is also an advocacy trainer and has taught on the Advanced Advocacy course at Keble, at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague and in Tanzania.