Niall Carlin

Niall Carlin

  • Year of Call: 2009
    Practice

    Particularly interested in all areas of criminal law.

    Regularly appears in the Crown and Magistrates Court on behalf of the prosecution and defence.

    Recent instructions in the Crown Court have involved a range of offences including charges of Fraud, Burglary, Handling Stolen Goods, Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, Affray, Possession of Offensive Weapons, Dangerous Driving and Aggravated Vehicle Taking.

    Appears in a full range of summary only trials at the Magistrates Court and appeals against conviction/sentence.

    Particular experience of Road Traffic and violence matters at first instance and on appeal at the Crown Court.

    Qualifications

    Bar Vocational Course - Manchester Metropolitan University (2009)

    Grade - Very Competent

    Results - Professional Conduct 100%, Practical Legal Research 85%, Criminal Litigation 82%, Civil Litigation 78%

    Law LLB - The University of Liverpool

    Grade - 2:1

    Additional Information

    Prior to qualification at the bar held numerous positions, including legal roles in different parts of the world.

    For example, worked for a law firm in Texas that represented indigent defendants on Death Row, New Zealand's leading criminal law barrister and a Member of Parliament, which included assisting in the organisation of events for the Prime Minister and Home Secretary.

    Keen on sport and travel - completed a 'round-the-world' trip in 2007 (this included a road trip to California on Route 66 in the United States and tours of South America, New Zealand, Australia and Thailand).

    Notable Cases

    R v S, H, H and B (April – September 2011)
    Conduct of preliminary stages of multi-handed, nationwide theft conspiracy for the prosecution at Bradford Crown Court.

    R v B (February 2011)
    Draft advice utilised by defence in relation to international real estate for an application to amend the ‘available amount’ for the purposes of POCA proceedings at Bradford Crown Court.

    R v T (June 2011)
    Successful resolution for the defence of s.47 assault and offensive weapon matter on the day of trial at Bradford Crown Court.

    Appeal of A (April 2011)
    Instructed on behalf of a youth appellant at Bradford Crown Court. Custodial period of a Detention and Training Order successfully reduced by 50% following written and oral submissions.

    R v A & B (April 2011)
    Written and oral abuse of process submissions in relation to a theft and public order matter at Calderdale Magistrates Court.