NEWS

David Perry QC

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Member's Details

Date of Call 1980
Email Address david.perry@6kbw.com
Telephone 020 7583 0410

Chambers and Partners describes David Perry as a "phenomenally impressive” silk who is “consistently viewed by peers as one of the hardest working and most committed silks at the Bar. Possessed of a very diverse practice, Perry not only handles complex domestic cases but also advises overseas governments and is a top extradition expert.”

Specialisms

•  Public law
•  Human rights
•  Extradition and mutual legal assistance
•  Inquests and inquiries
•  Money laundering and asset recovery
•  Fraud, bribery and corruption 
•  Terrorism
•  Homicide
•  Criminal litigation

Criminal Litigation

Legal 500 describes him as “in the very highest rank” in this field.  Chambers and Partners categorises him as a “star individual” for criminal work, for whom “no challenge is too daunting”.  He has appeared in most of the important criminal appeals of recent years and is regularly instructed to appear in the Supreme Court, Privy Council and Court of Appeal.  As Treasury Counsel, he acted in a wide range of high profile criminal trials.

He has also appeared in the criminal courts of Hong Kong, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Gibraltar and Northern Ireland.  He frequently acts on behalf of the United Kingdom government in cases before the European Court of Human Rights.

Fraud

He is also identified as a “star individual” in this field by Chambers and Partners, which adds that he is “a phenomenal advocate, who really is superb”.  Before his appointment as Treasury Counsel, he frequently appeared as defence counsel serious fraud cases such as Blue Arrow, Barlow Clowes, Brent Walker and Polly Peck International.

Asset Forfeiture

Chambers and Partners describes him as an "absolutely formidable man" who is amongst the leading barristers of his generation in this area.  It notes that he has appeared in the majority of the cases in this area that have reached the House of Lords.

Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance

He has acted on behalf of many overseas governments and appeared in the High Court and the House of Lords in leading cases in this field. He acts as an expert consultant to the Commonwealth Secretariat on international co-operation matters and has advised overseas governments on the drafting and implementation of their domestic legislation.  

He recently completed the Home Office review of the United Kingdom's extradition legislation with Lord Justice Scott Baker and Anand Doobay.  

Public Law

He frequently appears in proceedings by way of judicial review on behalf of claimants and defendants.

Inquests and Inquiries

He appeared in the inquests into the deaths of Jean Charles de Menezes and Mark Saunders.  He has also appeared in shipping inquiries and advised the Government in relation to public inquiries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Appointments

•  Queen's Counsel 2006 
•  Deputy High Court Judge 2003 
•  Senior Treasury Counsel 2001 
•  Junior Treasury Counsel 1997
•  Standing Counsel to the DTI 1991 

Other Information

•  Advisory Editor Blackstone’s Criminal Practice; 
•  Criminal Law Review, Editorial Board Member; 
•  University College London Centre for Criminal Law, Board Member. 

He frequently lectures at legal conferences and seminars on criminal and public law.
Notable Cases
Criminal Litigation

Cases include:

•  Preddy 
•  Soneji
•  Hasan (duress)
•  Christian (the Pitcairn Islands case)
•  Jones (self-help remedies)
•  Clarke and McDaid
•  Abdroikov
•  Kennedy no 2 (causation)
•  G (sexual offences)
•  Shayler
•  Javed (Danish Embassy cartoon protests)
•  Nancy Kissel (in Hong Kong)
•  Cash for honours (advisory work for the Crown Prosecution Service)

Fraud, Bribery and Corruption

Cases include:

•  Blue Arrow
•  Barlow Clowes
•  Brent Walker
•  Polly Peck International

Terrorism

Cases include:

•  Abu Hamza
•  G (possession of articles for use in terrorism)

Money Laundering and Asset Recovery

Cases include:

•  Islam
•  Green
•  King v Serious Fraud Office

Human Rights

Cases include:

•  Davis (anonymity)
•  Goldstein and Rimmington
•  Pretty v UK
•  Phillips v UK
•  O’Halloran and Francis v UK 
•  Al Khawaja and Tahery v UK
 
Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance

Cases include:

•  R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Launder
•  Bermingham and others v United States (the NatWest three)
•  Dabas v Spain
•  Gomes v Trinidad and Tobago
•  McKinnon v United States
•  Norris v United States

Public Law

Cases include:

•  R (FB) v CPS
•  R (Pepushi) v CPS
•  R (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
•  R (Hilali) v. Governor of Brixton Prison

Inquests and Inquiries

•  Jean Charles de Menezes
•  Mark Saunders
•  McCaughey & Grew