Tyrone Silcott
Year of Call: 2004
Specialist Areas: General Crime, Serious Crime, Serious Violent Offences, Firearms, Large Drugs Related Offences, Confiscation, Restraint & Asset Recovery Proceedings, Money Laundering, DTI Offences, Local Government Crime & Enforcement, Social Security Offences, Regulatory & Compliance Work, Health & Safety
Biography
Tyrone Silcott came to the bar having enjoyed a successful career in the financial services industry and is now a criminal practitioner who undertakes a variety of work both Defending and Prosecuting in the Crown Court. As winner of the Independent Financial Adviser of the Year award in 1999 he brought with him an in-depth understanding of the regulatory environment governing the financial services industry and in particular the mortgage market.
Tyrone has developed a range of specialist areas as outlined below:
FINANCIAL FRAUD
The expertise gained in the world of finance and business informs a umber of areas: in particular banking, mortgage and benefit fraud. Noticeable cases including R v Bates and others in which the Defendants were accused of committing a multi-million pound mortgage fraud.
YOUNG OFFENDERS
Tyrone has worked with the Hackney Youth Offending Team as a volunteer panel member for 6 years, the aim being to work with young offenders who want to rehabilitate. His experience with the panel has equipped him well for relating to and defending young offenders, particularly young men. Tyrone therefore has broad experience in defending young people charged with both drugs and violent offences, including Supply of Class A drugs and s18 wounding. In 2010 he was instructed to represent a 17 year old girl charged with Attempt Murder.
SEXUAL OFFENCES
Tyrone is frequently instructed to defend in cases involving sexual offences. His experience has led him to be instructed to review convictions and sentencing and advise on appeal in sexual cases.
PROSECUTION
Tyrone was a 12 month pupil at 6 King’s Bench Walk (David Fisher QC and David Perry QC) and a 3rd six pupil at 2 Hare Court (Orlando Pownall QC) where he enjoyed the highest quality training. Tyrone is particularly fortunate to have benefited from the excellent in-house advocacy training at 6KBW and the stewardship of pupil masters Simon Denison (QC) and Sarah Whitehouse. Time at these highly regarded prosecution sets allowed Tyrone the opportunity to build a solid prosecution practice. He now has considerable experience having prosecuted a wide variety of offences on behalf of the CPS, London Transport, London Probation Service, Local Authorities (prosecuting breaches of trading standards, and health and safety), and the Civil Aviation Authority. Recent cases include multi handed kidnap, serious violent assaults (s18), and financial fraud.
INTERESTS
When at 6KBW Tyrone was introduced to extradition law during training sessions run by Adina Ezekeil and David Perry QC.
ASYLUM AID
Tyrone’s is Treasurer of Asylum Aid, an independent, national charity working to secure protection for people seeking refuge in the United Kingdom from persecution and human rights abuses abroad. The charity has the following aims:
1. To provide free, accessible, high-quality legal services to asylum-seekers - responsive to their needs and sensitive to their experience - with a particular focus on the most vulnerable and excluded.
2. To lobby and campaign for an asylum system based on inviolable human rights principles.
3. To work with refugee and other community-based organisations, helping to enhance their legal services and learning from their experiences.
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