Profile

Scott was previously an experienced solicitor, who was called to the Bar during his time working for the Crown Prosecution Service, where he was employed as a fulltime prosecutor. Prior to commencing work for the CPS, Scott worked as a civil and criminal litigator. During his training as a solicitor, Scott primarily undertook family, private-client and property work.

Today, Scott accepts instructions in civil and criminal matters, throughout England & Wales. Most of his work is on the London circuit. He regularly appears in the Crown Courts at Croydon; Harrow; Inner London; Isleworth; the Royal Courts of Justice; Snaresbrook; and Wood Green, as well as the Central Criminal Court London (the Old Bailey). Scott lives in South Wales, is based in Chepstow, and also accepts instructions in Wales.

Education and Training

LLB Law & Business
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Law
LLM Commercial Legal Practice
MA Professional Development, Education and Training

Memberships

Barrister at Lincoln’s Inn
Member of the Criminal Bar Association
Member of the Association of Law Teachers
Member of the Society of Legal Scholars
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Teaching Experience

Contract Law
Criminal Law
Criminal Litigation
Family Law & Practice
Legal Research
Legal Research Projects
Principles of Professional Legal Practice
Succeeding in Professional Legal Practice

Appointments and Consultancies

Senior Lecturer in Law & Legal Practice at the University of Wales Trinity St David
Co-Convenor of the Practice, Professions & Ethics Section at the Society for Legal Scholars
Member of the Wales Law Academy Strategic Group

Publications

To Name or Not to Name? Anonymity for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings, (2023), The Justice Gap. 
Legal Education for Entrepreneurship Students, (2022), Association of Law Teachers Conference. The University of Manchester.
Our justice system – and politicians – need to be tolerant of people who make mistakes, (2019), The Justice Gap. 
Legal Services Reform: a necessity to protect consumers, (2018), The Barrister.

Notable Cases

As a solicitor or barrister:

B v A. Trial for breach of contract. Acting for the claimant, successfully argued that a provision in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 reversed the burden of proof meaning that my client’s claim must succeed as the defendant was unable to prove the claimant had damaged the goods following delivery.

D v P. Harassment (civil). Acting for the defendant, successfully argued that whilst my client’s conduct did meet the definition of harassment, an injunction should not be granted as the claimant did not have ‘clean hands’, and injunctions are an equitable remedy.

E v B. Unfair prejudice. Acting for the claimant, secured the removal of director & member who was withholding company information and manipulating company assets to the detriment of other members.

C v N. Unfair & wrongful dismissal. Acting for the defendant, successfully argued that although the dismissal was procedurally unfair, my client’s conduct had contributed to his dismissal, meaning that the claimant’s claim for wrongful dismissal should fail and the award for unfair dismissal should be reduced to reflect the claimant’s conduct.

R v D. Trial for ABH. Acting for the prosecution, secured the conviction of the defendant for ABH who had run a self-defence argument supported by witnesses, and despite bad character (of the victim) evidence being admitted, by successfully arguing that the break in time between the two violent acts materially changed the factual matrix.

R v M. Sentencing for various road traffic offences. Acting for the defendant, provided submissions arguing that although the offences had been committed, the unique circumstances of the incident meant that the criminal process had already sufficiently punished the defendant, and that a discharge was therefore appropriate.

R v A. Prosecution for drug driving. Acting for the defendant, successfully argued that the police had not met the statutory requirements for obtaining a blood sample, rendering the sample inadmissible, resulting in the discontinuance of proceedings.

R v B. Prosecution for perverting the course of justice. Acting for the defendant, secured an agreement on sentence helping my client to avoid a custodial sentence which would have ordinarily been inevitable.

R v J. Application for Restraining Order on acquittal. Acting for the prosecution, successfully argued that despite the victim’s evidence not coming up to proof, the circumstantial evidence was sufficient to justify the making of an RO.

R v S. Application for exclusion of evidence under s78 of PACE. Acting for the defendant, secured the exclusion of DNA evidence served late by the prosecution, owing to its prejudicial effect.

Data Protection Notice

Scott is a self employed barrister in independent practice. During the course of providing legal services as a barrister, Scott collects and uses personal information.  He is the data controller in respect of this information for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation ('GDPR').

33 Bedford Row is separate and has its own Data Protection Act 2018/GDPR 'Privacy Policy and Data Protection Statement', in respect to personal information collected, used and stored by or related to it. This covers personal information arising from, or related to, 33 Bedford Row providing services as a barristers chambers, as well as use of its website. This 'Privacy Policy and Data Protection Statement' sets out what information they obtain about you, why and how they use it.  This policy also sets out your rights.

Scott has a retention of data policy which sets out how long he retains personal information and the reasons why he adopts certain retention periods.

You can view 33 Bedford Row's 'Privacy Policy and Data Protection Statement' on 33 Bedford Row's website. Hard copies are available on request by contacting chambers directly.