 Stephen Spence
| Qualifications |
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Called
to the Bar 1983 |
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BSc (Cardiff) |
| Professional Associations |
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Member of Gray's Inn |
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South Eastern Circuit |
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Member of the Association of Commonwealth Criminal Lawyers |
| Specialisation |
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Serious Crime |
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Aviation law
For more detail on Stephen’s Aviation practice click here see his Aviation CV |
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Courts Martial |
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Sports law
For more detail on Stephen’s Sports Law practice click here see his Sports Law CV |
Experience
'A noted Criminal Junior' – The Lawyer
Practice
Stephen Spence deals with all aspects of serious crime - murder, drug offences, sexual offences and offences involving child abuse. He has been extensively briefed in cases involving Internet crime and Internet child pornography. He has acted as leading counsel in a number of high profile cases, including the recent Yarlswood detention centre case.
An RAF trained pilot with wide experience of flying from gliders to fast jets, Stephen Spence has been briefed in aviation cases involving CAA prosecutions, aircraft accidents and parachuting cases.
He has also advised a number of sports governing bodies on disciplinary procedures and drug testing, appearing in numerous disciplinary tribunals involving a variety of sports and chairing both disciplinary proceedings and Olympic selection appeals. Stephen has experience of successfully defending fitness to practice cases before the General Medical Council.
Stephen Spence is currently a Board member of the British Bobsleigh Association, a member of the Special Advisory Committee of the FIBT (Federation International de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing) and an advisor to the British Parachute Association.
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Notable Cases/Publications
GMC v X
Defence – successfully defending GP in three day fitness to practice hearing before the General Medical Council.
R v Collins
Prosecution – new DNA evidence used to catch rapist twenty years after offence committed. One of the first trials to use LCN and YSTR DNA.
R-v-Robson
and others
Prosecution – Leading
counsel prosecuting teachers from a special school. Trial –convicted.
R-v-Roe
Prosecution – Prosecuting foster parents
charged with abuse of children over a number of years. Trial– convicted.
R-v-Bailey
Defence – Leading counsel. Bailey was charged with conspiracy to murder and
conspiracy to commit GBH. Trial – convicted of ABH.
R-v-Keogh & O’Connor
Defence
(with John Farmer) – Official Secrets
Act case. Trial – convicted.
R-v-Tull
Defence – Leading counsel for the defence
in Holiday Promotion fraud. Trial – acquitted.
R v Slack
Defence – 3 handed “cut throat” murder
R v Farmbrough
Defence – murder (stabbing with issues of causation).
R v C
Defence – alleged of murder of Barclays Bank Executive.
Aviation law:
CAA-v-L
Defence – Magistrates’ Court defence of pilot charged
with reckless endangerment – found not guilty.
CAA-v-M
Defence – Crown Court defence
of ATPL charged with reckless endangerment – found not guilty.
R v W
Defence – Crown Court defence of aircraft inspector charged with manslaughter following fatal aircraft crash. Nolle Prosequi entered by the Attorney- General following legal argument.
CAA v G
Defence – international airline charged with operating transatlantic flight with invalid C of A and AOC.
Court of Appeal:
R v Gleeson
Duties of defence on disclosing case to prosecution
R v Greeves
Admission of guilty pleas of co-defendants
R v Turner
Departure from minimum sentence provisions in class A drug cases.
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