 Nicholas
Cotter
| Qualifications |
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Called
to the Bar in 1999 |
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Diploma in Law (Bristol) CPE |
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BA (Hons) History |
| Professional Associations |
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The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn |
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The Criminal Bar Association |
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Member of the South Eastern Circuit |
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The Health & Safety Lawyers Association |
| Specialisation |
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Serious crime |
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White-collar crime |
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Regulatory work (including trade description, disciplinary hearings and Heath and Safety work) |
Experience
Mr Cotter is a specialist in serious criminal matters and continues to attract plaudits from clients. Recent comments praise his “attention to detail” and the fact that “he keeps his promises” whilst also commenting upon his “highly personable manner”.
He has built a reputation as a highly effective and result driven trial advocate who both defends and prosecutes in his own right and as Junior Counsel on a wide gambit of criminal and quasi-criminal matters. The bulk of his practice centres on serious crime however over the last few years he has developed his interest and practice in regulatory matters and as such now offers a wide spectrum of legal services to those whom instruct him. In addition to this, he also has a professional interest in regulatory matters, having had experience of Health & Safety matters and Financial services regulation. He is a member of the Health & Safety Bar Association.
Mr Cotter’s practice experience ensures that he is well placed to advise in all areas of case preparation from both a defence and/or a prosecution point of view from initial investigation through to trial.
Recent Cases
R v X
Instructed Junior Counsel for the Defence in £180 million VAT ‘Missing trader’ fraud (VHCC).
R v X
Instructed Defence Counsel in relation to an alleged £65,000 false accounting matter.
R v X
Instructed Defence Counsel in a conspiracy to kidnap matter
R v X
Instructed Defence Counsel in child cruelty case.
R v X
Instructed Defence Counsel in a death by careless matter.
R v Aylett
Road rage violence, Court of Appeal, reported
R v Fyffe
Court of Appeal
R v Yinka Okikolyla
Conspiracy to defraud, Isleworth Crown Court
R v Danny Bevan
Junior Murder trial at Winchester Crown Court
R v Evans and others
Violent disorder, Woolwich Crown Court
R v Pannic Nikuna
Large scale drugs conspiracy, Ipswich Crown Court
R v Balaz
Attempt murder/ s18, Woolwich Crown Court
R v Christopher Hughes
Advice on money laundering prosecution at Maidstone Crown Court
R v Robert Springthorpe
Attempt murder, Cambridge Crown Court
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