I have practised as a barrister and Queen’s Counsel for fifty years. Much of my career was in the criminal courts, prosecuting and defending in serious cases, including fraud, money laundering and other financial crimes. For the last ten years I have also worked as a legal adviser to Regulators including the Nursing and Midwifery and the General Chiropractic Councils on their disciplinary panels. I sat as a Recorder of the Crown Court for over thirty years.