Masters of the Bench

Edmund is a criminal barrister instructed in the most serious criminal cases at Crown Court and Appellate level.

Edmund is regularly instructed in multi-handed cases involving white collar crime, (complex fraud and money laundering), in addition to prosecuting or defending in homicide cases. He has appeared in many cases reported in the media, including successfully defending in the UK’s first FGM case, in which medical and socio-cultural experts gave evidence, along with other victims of FGM. Edmund is currently instructed by the Anti-Corruption Commission of the Seychelles to prosecute allegations of Corruption, Theft and Money Laundering offences.

Ed is a trustee of the Kalisher Trust, a charity that encourages and supports students from non-working conditions in the Crown Court. He sits on the Inn’s Scholarship Finance Review Panel and is a long-standing advocacy trainer. He sings in the Bar Choral Society and is an enthusiastic (if ageing) cricketer, golfer and skier.