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| Year of call 1990 | |
| Education BA Hons (Law) BVC ICSL | |
| Practice Profile Throughout his career at the Bar Andrew Jackson has practiced principally in the Criminal Courts concentrating in the last 10 years exclusively on military and general criminal matters. He has developed a specialist practice in the military Courts and has been involved from the start of proceedings in a number of leading cases involving Service personnel in the past 10 years. He is regularly instructed direct by Service personnel or Regiments based abroad spending around 2-3 months of each year abroad on military cases. The expansion of operations by British forces resulted in Andrew Jackson being instructed through the Regiment in the first ever case of a British Serviceman being charged before the Civilian Courts of Murder leading to the Crown offering no evidence. Through another Regiment he was instructed to represent a member of the Provost Staff charged in the Civilian Courts with the first ever discipline fatality popularly reported as the ‘Beasting Death Case’. The Jury acquitted all defendants after a trial lasting 2 months. He has advised all ranks up to and including Commanding Officers in a number of cases of cross-boundary friendly fire (blue on blue) fatalities in both Operation Telic (Iraq) and Operation Herrick (Afghanistan). All have subsequently resulted in no prosecution of personnel involved. Throughout his years acting in the criminal courts he has prosecuted cases of all levels of severity up to attempted murder and has defended cases including rape and murder. He has also represented local authorities and private institutions in licensing matters. Cases during 2009 have included initiation rituals in the Parachute Regiment, Importation of heroin woven in carpets imported from Afghanistan, acting for a senior Major accused of lewd behaviour in decompression, kidnapping and drugs supply across the Midlands. All work is made available via electronic format in Word Format; he is available via blackberry and mobile phone in this country and abroad. Andrew is qualified to accept instructions under the Bar Council Public Access Scheme. | |
| Notable Cases R. v. Governor of Brixton Prison, Ex parte Osman. 1991-1993 (High Court, Court of Appeal) 2nd Junior Counsel from 1991 until Mr. Osman’s extradition to Hong Kong 1993. R. v. Bexley (1993) 14 Cr.App.R.(S.) 462. 1 of 8 Consolidated Cases on the interpretation of sections of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. In Re Capt. K. (1992-1994). Representation of 2IC & other officers of 3rd. Battalion The Parachute Regiment throughout the Coroner’s Inquest & subsequent High Court proceedings over the death of the Officer Commanding Anti-Tanks Platoon shot dead on a live fire exercise in Kenya. R. v. Major G. Representation of Major commanding guns allegedly mis-aligned leading to the death of 3 people in living firing in Canada R. v. Tpr W. 2005. (Central Criminal Court). First ever prosecution of serving soldier for murder in theatre before a civilian court. Instructed directly by serviceman and Regiment. In Re Sgt. R. Death of Iraqi and Troop Sergeant (due to lack of body armour). 2004-2006. Instructed by the CO and the Regiment to represent all interests of troop and troop leader. R. v. H. 2006. (Court Martial). First Corruption case arising from presence of British forces in Iraq. R. v. K. 2007. (Court Martial). First case of Air Crew before a Court for flying incident on operations. R. v. Sheikh & Others. 2007. (Leicester Crown Court) Acted alone for one of 14 defendants accused of operating an international people smuggling ring, involving the facilitation of the illegal entry of hundreds of economic migrants from the Asian sub-continent and South Africa (via the UK) to the USA and Canada. Case was dropped against Defendant. R. v. Cpl W. 2008 (Winchester Crown Court). Tidworth ‘Beasting’ Death. First case of provost staff prosecuted for death of another serviceman. R. v. Malik & Others. 2009. (Leicester Crown Court). Kidnap of wealthy businessman held for 5 days and ransomed for £2 million. Secured acquittal for 1 of only 2 Defendants acquitted out of 13 Defendants. | |
| Memberships and Affiliations Association of Military Court Advocates. British Academy of Forensic Sciences. Criminal Bar Association. Medico-Legal Society. South-Eastern Circuit. | |
| Additional Information Outside of work Andrew maintains an interest in English Silver from 1500 to present day, Political cartoons from 18th century onwards, Egyptology (member of the Egypt Exploration Society), Skiing and (now watching) Rugby. | |
| Practice Groups Crime | |