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Andrew Langdon QC

Silk: 2006Call: 1986Email: [email protected]

Practice:CrimeHealth and SafetyEnvironment Crime.

Some cases undertaken in 2010:

Re Buncef ie ld : R v Tota l UK Ltd and others: St Albans CC

Leading the prosecution of five companies in relation to the causes and consequences of the explosion atthe Buncefield Oil Depot (Hertfordshire) in 2005.

R v Smiths (Glouc ester) Ltd: Glo ucester CC

Defence of company prosecuted by Environment Agency.

R v Nunn: Ex eter CC

Defence of murder in course of robbery.

R v Rose: Winchester CC

Defence of manslaughter re killing of haemophiliac.

R v Rawl ings: Br is to l CC

Prosecuting manslaughter of baby.

R v Ibrahim Swans ea CC

Defence of CPS lawyer on corruption charges.

R v Meal ing: Br istol CC

Defence of hammer attack murder.

R v Moun cher and others: Swansea CC

Defence of a police officer facing allegations relating to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice re theprosecution of the Cardiff three following the murder of Lynette White in 1988 .

Appellate Cases:

R v Walker[1998] Crim.L.R. 211, CA - Concerning confession evidence.

R v Harding[1998] Crim.L.R. 877 CA - Procedural issues on a multiple rape case.

Taylor, Harrison and Taylor[1998] Crim.L.R. 582, CA - Joint enterprise misdirection.

R v Perry & OthersCA, 9902683 W3 - Drugs sentencing.
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R v West (Adr ian)CA, 9904541 W3 - Misdirection in Robbery Trial

R v Browning & Dixon98043571 W4 - A conspiracy to sever railway tracks.

R v Riley9706776 Z4 - Accusations of bias against trial judge.

R v Newto n[2002] EWCA Crim 62 - Sentencing in multi-million pound drug importations.

R v Budding[2006] EWCA Crim 114 - Sentencing in multi-million pound drug importations.

R v Mayers; R v Glasgow ; R v Costel loe; R v Bahm anzadeh; R v P and Oth ers[2008] EWCA Crim1418; [2008] WLR (D) 390, [2009] 1 Cr. App - The guideline case on Anonymous Witness Evidencefollowing the Witness Anonymity Act 2008.

Hertfordsh ire Oil Storage v HSE [March 2010 CA Crim Div] - A decision of Court of Appeal oninterlocutory appeal concerning the Control of Major Hazard Regulations of 1999.

Regulatory cases:

R v Total (UK) Ltd and Ot hers:- 2010 St Albans CC

Andrew led the prosecution of five companies involved in the Buncefield disaster. Two companiespleaded guilty and the remaining three were convicted after a three month trial. This was the culminationof three years work analysing, advising and shaping the case and guiding the proceedings to theirconclusion. Amongst other reactions following the trial the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and theEnvironment Agency (EA) issued a joint statement:- This was the biggest and most complex criminalinquiry we have worked on together the product of many hundreds of hours of painstaking forensicinvestigation. When companies put workers and members of the public at risk and cause environmentaldamage we will prosecute.

R v Smith s (Gloucester) Ltd:- 2010 Gloucester CC

The successful defence of prosecution brought by the Environment Agency.

HSE v Raymo nd Broth ers (2007, Swans ea CC) Defending a farmer (two week trial) in relation to aprosecution by the HSE of a fatality occasioned by a fall from height.

HSE v Coru s UK (2005/6 Swansea CC) Concerning the Port Talbot Blast Furnace explosion resultingin the death of 3 workers and injuries to 17 others in November 2001, resulting in a fine and costs of 3m.

R v Sm ith-Keary & Rudkin (2003-04, Exeter CC) This was a DEFRA prosecution of a 2 million poundfraud on the EEC Flax Fibre Scheme, tried in Exeter before HHJ Griggs September -December 2003. Iwas involved from an early stage (i.e. prior to commencement of proceedings) The case involves over150 witnesses, and centred around the interpretation of EEC regulations, the availability of grants, andfraudulent records created by directors of the two Companies involved.

R v Imery Lt d & Ag gregate Indu str ies UK Ltd (2003, Truro Crow n Court) Litigation involving two

large Companies involving a china clay quarry fatality, resulting in financial penalties of million.

R v Polestar Purnel l Bristo l Crown Co urt (2003) The prosecution of a printing Company for anexplosion in the printing works.

R v St Meryn Meat (2003, Cornwall) A trial in which I defended a prestigious slaughter house /meatpackaging business against Regulatory offences concerning the running of an slaughter house.

R v Litt le john Bathrooms (2002, Winchester Crown Court) Defending breach of asbestosregulations.


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R v Econom ic Insulations (As bestos rem oval) Ltd (2002) Defending a company whose businesswas the removal of asbestos.

R v Suffex Services Lim ited & RMC Surfacing Lim ited (2001, Bris tol Crown Co urt) A prosecutioninvolving a fatality resulting from a reversing truck during road works on the motorway. The issues raisedinclude attempts made by each defendant company to pass blame to each other.

R v Rocdan Sea Limited (2002, Plymo uth Crow n Court ) Concerning a fatality and serious injuries toothers when trawler rigging collapsed though a pulley/block failure. It involved challenging the acceptedcultures operating within the industry.

R v Walter Lawrence (2002, Taunton Cro wn Co urt) A prosecution of a Water Company involvingserious injuries to a child in the street upon the displacement of a water bowser.

R v Western Pow er Distr ibut ion & Others (2001, Plymouth Crown Cou rt) This was case Andrewdefended for SWEB (WPD) instructed by Osborne Clarke (Bristol) where an apprentice had been badlyburned following absence of proper systems/training & supervision in a SWEB substation in Plymouth.WPD were fined 50,000.

R v Peeble Services (2001, Bristol Crow n Cou rt) A case Andrew defended involving allegationsrelating to electrical failures in a factory.

R v Devonport Royal Dockyard (2001, Plymouth Crown Court) A case defended involving seriousbreaches of asbestos regulations in the Plymouth Docks.

R v Marshal l Mono (2001, Bristo l Crown Cou rt) This was a case Andrew prosecuted involving anaccident at work when a work cage carrying a workman fell off a forklift.

Education:Bristol University 2:1 Llb.

Pupillage:Guildhall Chambers Bristol (Adrian Palmer QC).

Appointments:Recorder.

Professional memberships:CBA, HSLA.

AwardsShortlisted for the Chambers Bar Awards Health & Safety Silk of the Year 2010.

Directory recommendations:

Chambers UK 2013CrimeAndrew Langdon QC is one of the undisputed stars of the Western Criminal Bar and is routinelyinstructed in the heaviest and most complex cases. The market is unanimous in its praise for his abilities,with interviewees commenting that he has "a very good manner with clients and solicitors." One sourceattested: "Andrew is the best silk I have come across in crime - he has a fantastic mind." Recentsuccesses include R v Corbett, concerning the issue of whether a fatal stroke suffered in the aftermath ofa burglary should be treated as a case of manslaughter.


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Health & SafetyAndrew Langdon QC of Guildhall Chambers is a regulatory crime specialist who both prosecutes anddefends in health and safety cases. One source said that "he is really one of the best around. He is amarvellous presence in court, intelligent, and someone with bags of common sense."

Chambers UK 2012CrimeThe "first-rate" Andrew Langdon QC heads up the crime team and is widely seen as a " star turn." Heturns his hand as easily to regulatory matters as he does to serious crime. Following the massiveBuncefield prosecution, he acted for a police officer involved in the Lynette White murder trial.

Health & SafetyAndrew Langdon QC operates from Bristol's Guildhall Chambers. He concentrates his practice on crimeand regulatory crime, and is praised by sources for his " robust style in court." He is seen as being "astrong advocate who is good with juries."

Chambers UK 2011Crime:..intellectual powerhouse, extremely well thought of across the circuit. His approbation as one of themost outstanding silks at the moment on health and safety matters is a matter of consensus.

Chambers UK 2010Crime:Andrew Langdon QC is relatively young but extremely impressive. He gets to the point faster thananyone, has a great grasp of technical aspects and is a very good team player on larger cases. Herecently appeared for the prosecution in the guideline case concerning anonymous witnesses.

Health and Safety:Andrew Langdon QC - a formidable barrister is on the Attorney Generals A list for prosecutingadvocates but can also lay claim to impressive defence practices. Langdon is often involved in market-leading cases.. commentators praise his great grasp of the technical intricacies of a case, and assertthathes a very good team player.

Chambers UK 2009CrimeAndrew Langdon QC prosecutes and defends serious criminal cases, and recently undertook a two-month gun crime murder trial. He is described as a young, dynamic and personable silk with excellentanalytical and forensic skills.

Legal 500 2012CrimeAndrew Langdon QC is frequently instructed in high-profile murder cases.

Health & Safety and RegulatoryAndrew Langdon QC has an impressive health and safety practice.

Legal 500 2010Crimea supreme tactician who never departs from the core issues

Health and SafetyA noteworthy individual on the Western circuit, Andrew Langdon QC of Bristols Guildhall Chambers is anoutstanding health and safety specialist who acts for defendants and prosecutes for the HSE.


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Legal 500 2009Health & SafetyAndrew Langdon QC is one of the foremost health and safety advocates at the bar.

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