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Lee Egan

Year of Call: 2009

CPS Grade: 3
 

 

Continuing Professional Development

Participates in training expert witnesses in the preparation of reports, presentation of evidence, court procedure. Has participated in training police officers in court procedure, and to undertake the role of OIC. Lectures on the use of cell-site analysis as evidence.

Areas Of Specialism

Drugs & Gang-Related Offences, Financial crime, Sexual Offences

Career overview

Prior to call to the Bar, had a successful career in the mobile telecommunications industry, and therefore welcomes instructions in matters which concern mobile technology.

After graduating with a first-class honours degree, completed the Bar Vocational course with a grade of ‘outstanding’, won the College of Law prizes in both civil and advanced criminal law, and the Baron Dr. Ver Heyden de Lancey prize awarded by Middle Temple for outstanding performance.

Practice Summary

Lee has particular expertise in matters of technical complexity – notably, cell-site analysis.

Instructed by both defence and prosecution (grade 3) at Crown Court and appellate level.

 

Details of practice

Criminal practice encompasses a wide range of serious crime including offences of violence and public disorder, sexual offences, dishonesty, and drugs offences.

Lee has dealt with a variety of cases involving driving offences, including dangerous driving. Other areas include a trading standards matter concerning substantial quantities of counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes; traffic commissioner and taxi licensing matters.

he is also instructed by a telecommunications infrastructure provider in a dispute over the quality of power generation equipment: negotiated a favourable pre-action settlement.

Inquests:

Has received instructions from insurance companies to represent those giving evidence.

 

Drugs and gang-related offences:

Recent instructions have included: 

  • Conspiracy to rob, 15 armed robberies of convenience stores carried out by a gang of four, a case which involved contested expert evidence on facial imaging and cell-site analysis.
  • Conspiracies to supply large quantities of Class A drugs.
Financial crime:
  • Prosecuted 7 defendants for conspiracy to defraud: they had manipulated job centre computer systems to alter bank details and generate fraudulent payments.
  • Confiscation proceedings, including a matter which involved contested expert evidence from forensic accountants and surveyors to establish benefit and the available amount, the most significant asset being a property worth over £1 million.
Sexual offences:
  • Various cases involving rape and serious sexual assaults, including matters with child complainants, allegations against a person in a position of trust, cases with the use of intermediaries for vulnerable witnesses and a defendant with significant learning difficulties who was assisted by an intermediary.
  • A number of matters relating to the possession and distribution of indecent images of children.
Other notable cases:
  • Murder and manslaughter, including junior for the Crown in a murder trial with complex issues of fitness to plead, diminished responsibility, and provocation.
  • Numerous cases of serious violence, including aggravated burglary, kidnapping and false imprisonment.

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Further Information

A member of the Midland Circuit, and of the Criminal Bar Association.

 

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Witness Familiarisation Support And Courses

These are a few examples of courses in which our members have been involved:

  • Witness familiarisation with trainee police officers and special constables from Northamptonshire Police, where the officers were questioned regarding their statements about ‘mock’ arrest exercises
  • Similar exercises with detectives from the West Midlands Police
  • Witness familiarisation with officers of the Northamptonshire Probation Service.  These officers were given training on the process of giving evidence in sentencing hearings in the Magistrates Court and Crown Court
  • Expert witness familiarisation and training, with expert witnesses such as independent Forensic Scientists, and officers of the Health and Safety Executive. The exercises involved questioning regarding expert reports prepared by the participants

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We support all members  who  are fortunate enough to become parents.   Whilst Citadel has written policies dealing with issues of maternity and paternity leave for members of Chambers and support staff, we also try to be flexible in our approach and to accommodate individual needs.

Uniquely (to our knowledge) we offer direct financial support to members returning from parental leave in order to cushion the cash flow impact of return to practice . 

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