Quinton Newcomb

Practice
Quinton practices in prosecution and defence work in London and across the South Eastern and Western Circuits.

He specialises in all areas of crime and has experience of a wide range of work in the Crown Court. He conducted the defence in the trial of R v Barrett (possession with intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine) and possession of a bladed article) at the Central Criminal Court and acted for the defence, as junior to Gregory Perrins, in the case of R v Cox (co-ordinator of a paedophile website on which recordings of “live” abuse were shared) at Ipswich Crown Court. He has recently conducted his first Court of Appeal matter in R v Souissi in which he successfully appealed against sentence.

Having accumulated substantial experience, Quinton is regularly instructed in serious matters in the Magistrates’ Court and Youth Court, including robberies, burglaries, public order, sexual and violent offences. His Youth Court work has included a multi-handed, certificated, section 18 GBH matter, involving a serious burn inflicted upon a 14-year-old victim. He also has experience of dealing with contested ASBO proceedings and breach matters.

Having been instructed on behalf of the defence and having completed a secondment with the Asset Forfeiture Division of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO), Quinton also has expertise in the area of confiscation. He has experience of Criminal Justice Act 1988, Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (“DTA”) and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“POCA”) confiscation work. This experience includes a section 16 DTA application at the High Court (certificate of increase in the realisable amount) and a section 23 POCA application in the Crown Court (application to reduce the order) and various enforcement hearings. He is currently instructed in a contested £1 million POCA confiscation case.

Whilst on secondment to Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office Quinton had conduct of the enforcement of the largest ever confiscation order made against a defendant (£28 million) on behalf of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office. He has also spent time with Norfolk CPS on secondment, during which time he prosecuted trials in the Magistrates’ Court. The combination of his prosecution and defence experience makes him an effective, well-balanced and versatile advocate at every level.

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