Philip Meredith

Called 1979   |   Joint Head of Chambers   |   Email: pm@westgate-chambers.co.uk

Legal 500: “a very senior junior of silk quality, highly rated for fraud”
Chambers & Partners: “a skilful leading junior highly regarded by his peers”

Area of Practice

All aspects of criminal law, with particular experience in homicide, offences against the person and sexual cases.

Notable Cases

• R –v- John Shutt (leading junior) – 4 month multi handed drug importation conspiracy trial in the Central Criminal Court. House of Lords Interim Appeal.
• R –v- Keith Rayment (leading junior) – 2 month multi handed Gatwick Securicor Heist trial at Southwark Crown Court.
• R –v- Paula Staines (led by Silk) – Murder of boyfriend with aggravating features of super glued orifices and burned with hot iron at Lewes Crown Court. Defendant remanded to Broadmoor.
• R –v- Paul Casella (junior alone) – 4 month multi handed drug conspiracy trial with 4 silks instructed at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Azaim Shaik (junior alone) – 3 month multi handed conspiracy to defraud trial at Croydon Crown Court.
• R –v- Ronnie Rothenburg (junior alone) – Multi handed conspiracy to import and supply class A trial at Southampton Crown Court.
• R –v- Raymond Chan (leading junior) – Serial rapist (bad character re earlier acquittals used) trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Oliver McNulty (leading junior) – Multi Handed Murder trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Jeffrey Healey (leading junior) – Murder (knife as weapon) trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Lenny Cable (leading junior) – Murder (involving abduction and strangulation) trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Damien Few (leading junior) – Murder (by arson) trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Carl Williams (leading junior) – Attempt Murder (cut to throat) trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Carl Young (leading junior) – Manslaughter (with one punch) trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Jillian Moulson (leading junior) – DWP fraud trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Delier Amin (junior alone) – Multi handed attempt murder trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Ian Punyer (leading junior) – Attempt Murder (appalling injuries, insanity pleaded) trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Alvaro Serrano (led by silk) – Murder (of child) trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Tariq Darwish (led by silk) – Murder trial at Lewes Crown Court.
• R –v- Rattigan & Wyatt (led by silk) – Murder trial at Lewes Crown Court.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) in Law (Dunelm)

Professional Associations

South Eastern Circuit
Sussex Bar Mess

Additional Information

Grade 4 Prosecutor; South East.  Rape approved.

Extremely experienced advocate who has led for the defence on many occasions. Year on year ranked in band one of legal editorials.