Callum undertook pupillage at the Crown Prosecution Service and, upon qualification, practiced in the magistrates unit and later the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences unit. Through his time at the Crown Prosecution Service Callum has considerable understanding of CPS policies and procedures.
Since joining chambers in 2022, Callum has developed a practice prosecuting a wide range of criminal offences which include; drugs, fraud, serious violence, weapons, and offences under the Sexual Offences Act. Callum has also started to develop a Regulatory practice and is a case presenter for the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Callum has been instructed as a led junior for the prosecution in cases involving allegations of fraud, drugs, importation of firearms, and serious violence.
RECENT CASES
Serious and Organised Crime
R v I, Harrow Crown Court, 2024. Led junior for the prosecution in a case involving the importation of firearms into the UK from the USA. Ongoing. Read More
R v T & Others, Lincoln Crown Court, 2024. Led junior for the prosecution in a case involving conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs, possession of firearms and dangerous driving. All defendants pleaded guilty before trial or during the trial.
R v R, Central Criminal Court, 2023. Led junior for the prosecution in a trial for attempted murder where the defendant had driven into 4 unsuspecting young men. The defendant was convicted of s.18 offences and sentenced to life imprisonment. Read More
Fraud and Financial Services
R v B, Snaresbrook Crown Court, 2024. Led junior for the prosecution in a case where it is alleged that the defendant is serial romance fraudster targeting emotionally vulnerable women on dating applications. Ongoing.
R v O, Inner London Crown Court, 2023. Led junior for the prosecution in a trial for fraud offences. The defendant had been involved in several different frauds involving the creation of false documentation. The defendant was convicted. Read More
General Crime
R v H, Luton Crown Court, 2024. Prosecution counsel for s.18 GBH where the defendant had punched the victim 3 times in the face resulting in a broken nose and fractured eye socket. The defendant was convicted.
R v K & P, Woolwich Crown Court, 2023. Prosecution counsel for making indecent images of children. The defendants had been accessing a Zoom conference where indecent images were being screen shared. Involved legal argument on definition of “making.” Both defendants were convicted.
R v S, Inner London Crown Court, 2022. Prosecution counsel for attempted s.18 GBH and dangerous driving where the defendant had driven into an individual with whom he had been previously arguing. The defendant was convicted.
R v U, Wood Green Crown Court, 2022. Prosecution counsel for sexual assault where the defendant had grabbed the complainant between her legs at a private event. The defendant was convicted.
R v Z, Isleworth Crown Court, 2022. Prosecution counsel for ABH where a “road-rage” incident took place on the central reservation of the M4. The defendant was convicted.
R v C, Maidstone Magistrates’ Court, 2022. Represented a defendant charged with offences under the Protection of Badgers Act. Despite the defendant voluntarily absenting himself from the trial, an acquittal was secured and no warrant for the defendant’s arrest was issued.
Disciplinary and Regulatory
NMC v B, 2023. Represented the NMC at a substantive hearing involving charges of medical malpractice and bullying.