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| Year of call 1988 | |
| Practice Profile Paul Addison is an experienced defence and prosecution advocate. He has been instructed in serious cases as a leading junior in both disciplines. He has been described as an “able and robust” advocate. He has specialised in fraud such as large scale banking fraud, credit card fraud and benefit fraud. His practice also includes Regulatory work concerning the Medicines Acts and associated European Directives. He is also briefed in a very wide variety of criminal law based matters. He is on the CPS Special Casework List. He has lectured to the CPS, City of London Police and the Medicines Healthcare Regulatory Agency on “The Role of Prosecution Counsel” and “The Effectiveness of the Medicines Act 1968”, “High Tech Crime” and privately on PACE to solicitors. Paul is qualified to accept instructions under the Bar Council Public Access Scheme. | |
| Notable Cases • R v Rutherford 1998 CLR meaning of “fear” within section 23 CJA 1988 • R v Tannov and others. Southwark CC October 2000. Largest credit card “factory” in which a complete card could be produced. • R v Mukadi 2003 EWCA Crim 3765. Authority in rape cases for definition of “sexual activity” and Section 41 YJCE Act 1999. • R v Caffrey November 2003 Southwark CC. Attack via computer on the Port of Houston USA main frame server. • R v Kennedy 2008 CLW 08/47/1 Judge should direct jury on effect of breaches of disclosure rules by investigators. | |
| Additional Information • Long distance running- member of London Heathside AC. (Personal best in marathon 2hrs 59 mins) • Cycling • Watching Liverpool FC • Volunteer with Lawcare • Safeguarding Representative, St Gabriel’s RC Church, Upper Holloway, London | |
| Practice Groups Crime | |