Masters of the Bench

Oliver Glasgow was called to the Bar in 1995 and was appointed King’s Counsel in 2016. He is First Senior Treasury Counsel – the leader of the team of specialist advocates, based at the Central Criminal Court, who prosecute the most serious and complex cases in the country.

In that role he has undertaken some of the most sensitive, difficult, and high-profile criminal cases on behalf of the principal prosecuting authorities and government departments.

He regularly appears in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the AG and the DPP in cases of significant public interest, and he advises the government and the security services (both here and abroad) in connection with matters of the utmost gravity.

He has carried out a number of reviews into the operation of military justice and has appeared in inquests and public inquiries involving the military, the police and the government.