A brief history
Trained as a solicitor. After articles and a spell in private practice he worked as a prosecuting solicitor and then for the Crown Prosecution Service.
1988 – Joined the Serious Fraud Office on its foundation. Worked as a case controller
1992-96 – Appointed assistant director
1996-2000 – Head of the policy division with responsibility for liaison with Whitehall, regulators, legal professions and the police and for dealing with all policy matters including proposed legislation.
October 2000 - moved to an operational division, with overall responsibility for about 30 cases and for vetting cases referred to the SFO.
In his time at the SFO, he has been the senior SFO lawyer responsible for the Guinness, Polly Peck and CWS cases.
