Barristers

David Scutt

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Practise area and specialisations
Cases of interest
Reported cases
Associated work

Called

1989

Appointments

Appointed to the CPS Advocate Panel at Level 4
Appointed as a specialist rape prosecutor

Practice Areas and Specialisations

All areas of criminal law; prosecution and defence.

Instructed by a broad base of specialist criminal solicitors countrywide.

Murder/Manslaughter

Defended and prosecuted numerous cases of murder, attempted murder and manslaughter.

Experienced in cases involving defences of diminished responsibility (with contested psychiatric evidence), provocation and self defence.

Sexual Offences

Defended and prosecuted numerous cases of rape, child abuse, child pornography and prostitution.

Experienced in examination in chief and cross examination of children and other vulnerable witnesses (including complainants lacking the capacity to consent due to mental disorder).

Experienced in dealing with all aspects of medical/paediatric evidence.

Human Trafficking

Very experienced in this type of case (see R v. Plakici, below) mainly as leading counsel for the Crown (both trafficking for prostitution and for 'cheap labour').

Experienced in dealing with vulnerable and intimidated witnesses.

Worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Human Trafficking Unit over several years.

Fraud

Defended and prosecuted in numerous fraud trials including: VAT; advanced fee frauds; mortgage frauds and fraudulent trading.

Drugs

Defended and prosecuted numerous cases involving importation and large-scale supply of drugs (predominantly class 'A').

Experienced in complex prosecutions involving numerous defendants (see R v. Simons and others, below) and in dealing with sensitive material.

Other serious and/or violent crime

Defended and prosecuted numerous cases including armed robberies, grievous bodily harm, child cruelty/neglect, firearms and blackmail.

Trading Standards/Copyright

(See, for example, Wendy Fair Markets Ltd, on the Cases of Interest page.)

Privy Council work (pro bono)

Jamaican murder cases

Education and Qualifications

Qualified to receive instructions through direct public access
BA (Hons) - Keele

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association
South Eastern Circuit
Surrey and South London Bar Mess
Sussex Bar Mess

Cases of Interest

R v Mouncher and others – 2011 – defended senior officer accused of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in relation to the "Cardiff 3" (Lynette White) case [alleged miscarriage of justice dating back to 1988/1989]. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-15981541

R v. H - Warwick Crown Court, 2009. Defending historic rape allegations.

R v. Hristov - Wood Green Crown Court, 2009. Prosecuting human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

R v. Chellapermal - Chichester Crown Court, 2009. Prosecuting human trafficking for (labour) exploitation.

R v. C and M - Lewes Crown Court, 2009. Prosecuting rape/aiding and abetting rape of mentally disordered complainants.

R v. Hammond - Chichester Crown Court, 2008. Prosecuting attempted rape of step grand-daughter (complainant aged five-years at trial).

R v. Lynch and others - Kingston Crown Court, 2008. Defending conspiracy to supply drugs of class 'A', 'B' and 'C'.

R v. Yankov and others - Wood Green Crown Court, 2008. Prosecuting human trafficking.

R v. Wendy Fair Markets Limited - St Alban's Crown Court, 2008. Successfully defending company director (and primary defendant) in test case prosecution of market operator in respect of sale of counterfeit goods/breach of copyright by traders on market.

R v. Simons and others - Lewes Crown Court, 20072008. Prosecuting large-scale conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin involving 13 defendants and subsequent confiscation proceedings.

R v. Rashman and others - Liverpool Crown Court, 20062008. International advanced fee fraud involving millions of pounds; hundreds of losers; extending over many years.

R v. Noonan and others - Lewes Crown Court, 2007. Prosecuting conspiracy to import and supply cocaine in and around Sussex and subsequent confiscation proceedings.

R v. B - Guildford Crown Court, 2006. Prosecuting rape of 10-year-old boy by 15-year-old boy.

R v. Gordon and others - Lewes Crown Court, 2006. Gang murder with six defendants.

R v. Galvin and others - Wood Green Crown Court, 2006. Conspiracy to rob elderly victims in their homes (45 robberies in all; 60 plus victims; five defendants).

R v. Yang and others - Kingston Crown Court, 2005. Defending human trafficking.

R v. Malone and others - Central Criminal Court, 2005 and Criminal Court of Appeal, 2006. Murder; extradition.

R v. Kapoor and others - Manchester Crown Court, 2005. Money laundering.

R v. Mazreku and others - Wood Green Crown Court, 2005. Prosecution involving trafficking of Eastern European woman for prostitution.

R v. W - Lewes Crown Court, 2004. Defending in case involving historic allegations of rape of daughter involving paedophile ring (including defendant). Complainant had been seeing psychiatrists etc. for 20 years.

R v. Bell - Norwich Crown Court, 2004. Murder.

R v. Robey and others - Lewes Crown Court, 2003. Defending in drug-related kidnapping case.

R v. Hall - Norwich Crown Court, 2003. Complex 'whodunnit' murder involving expert evidence (inter alia) in relation to comparison of fibres.

R v. Plakici - Wood Green Crown Court, 2003. Leading junior for Crown in successful prosecution involving the trafficking and kidnapping (by fraud) of Eastern European women for prostitution in the UK. Now leading case on sentencing human trafficking.

R v. Broomhead and others - Nottingham Crown Court, 2002. Smuggling class 'A' drugs across English Channel in rigid hull inflatable boats and onward distribution.

R v. Liu and others - Kingston Crown Court, 1999. Smuggling, kidnap and blackmail of illegal immigrants by 'Snakeheads'/organised gangs.

Reported Cases

Attorney General's Reference No. 6 of 2004 (R v. Plakici) [2005] Cr App R (S) 19.

Associated Work

David is currently a member of the Chambers' Marketing Committee.

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