Nicholas Walker

Practice

Nicholas Walker is a specialist criminal advocate regularly instructed in cases of a complex, serious or substantial nature.

With over a decade of experience Nick’s practice extends across the United Kingdom and, overseas, on the Falkland Islands.

Nick is highly adept at simplifying the most complex cases and is fully computer literate. He adopts an accessible and friendly approach founded on solid work and preparation of the highest order.

Nick has a particular interest in the Bribery Act.  He regularly lectures on the topic and accepts instructions to advise individuals and business on its interpretation.

He is regularly instructed in cases involving:

•           White Collar fraud including MTIC

•           Homicide

•           Sexual offences including multiple defendant and historic cases

•           Local Authority Crime

•           Drugs conspiracies

•           Armed robbery and firearms cases

•           Motoring offences involving fatalities

Examples of cases include:

White Collar and Corruption

Operation MFB.

Defending in £100M MTIC fraud

R v M and others

Defending an executive of a major supermarket chain involving an alleged £9M of corrupt payments.

Operation Vaulter

Defending in a £20 million MTIC complicated by a contra-trade.

Operation Pumice.  Disclosure counsel

R v Hudson

Defending a dentist alleged to have fraudulently obtained over £500,000 from the NHS.

R v Dr A and others

Dental fraud

 Aleef Garages

Largest Revenue prosecution in the North West involving the

fraudulent use of charities. (Defence)

R v Thompson & others

Multi-million pound waste-management fraud (Defence)

R v Philip Ray & others

Notorious damp-proofing fraud (Defence)

Homicide

R v Shane Thomas

Multiple defendant shooting with complex and lengthy disclosure

Issues (Defence)

R v Stubbs

Defending in a case that, according to the trial judge, was one of the ‘most complicated’ murders he had seen. 

R v Thomas Canning

Liverpool student murderduring which the prosecution applied to re-instate murder having previously elected not to. (Defence)

R v Joshua Spruce

Multiple defendant cut-throat murder case (Defence)

Drugs 

Operation Walrus (R v Fareed& others)

–Major Multi million pound drugs ring (Prosecution)

The Queen v Rogelio CurasPastoriza, Falkland Islands

Importation or 30 kilos of high-purity cocaine intoFalkland Island waters and the subsequent burglary of the police station anddestruction of evidence (Defence).

Other Serious Crime

R v FowziaAlkadi

Defending the female defendant involved in a ‘gang-rape’ allegation.

Email: walker@exchangechambers.co.uk