Qualifications and Professional Associations

• BA (Hons) CPE
• Called to the Bar by the Middle Temple 2001
• Member of the Criminal Bar Association

Areas of Specialisation 

Damian’s practice in criminal law spans a broad range of areas including serious violent and sexual offences, the supply and importation of drugs, with a particular emphasis on financial crime from money laundering to complex fraud. He has additional expertise in confiscation proceedings both pre and post POCA.

Damian has experience of both acting alone and being led in significant cases and through several secondments to government agencies understands the importance of collective teamwork in a case.

Although predominantly a defence advocate, Damian also prosecutes and his practice, whilst predominantly based in the South-Eastern Circuit, has taken him from the south-west coast to Carlisle.


Notable recent cases include:

R v Knight & Ors: Led in million pound advance fee fraud.

R v Tanko: Defended in confiscation proceedings arising out of large-scale confidence fraud.

R v Smith: Prosecuted case involving multiple firearms, drugs and money laundering.

R v Dogas: Prosecuted GBH with intent involving machete gang attack

R v Zhang & Ors: Defended in multi-handed organised crime kidnap and blackmail.

R v Selby & Anr: Defended in importation of ¼ million cigarettes.

R v Raja & Anr: Led by Sir Desmond de Silva QC in complex 5 million pound Revenue fraud.