Exchange Chambers

Adrian Farrow

Practice

Adrian has been an exclusively criminal practitioner since 1988, first as a solicitor, then, since 1997, as a barrister.

His experience covers the complete spectrum of criminal offences, including homicide (including fatal driving and gross negligence health and safety cases), drugs, fraud, firearms, serious sexual offences and confiscation. With a great deal of experience as a led junior, he is now most frequently instructed in "senior junior" work alone or as a leading junior.

He is a Category 4 prosecutor and is on the Attorney General's list. As such, he is regularly instructed in complex, high profile, sensitive and multi-handed cases.

Equally at home defending, his practice has a similar profile and includes VHCC and other complex cases.

A particular specialist area of Adrian's practice is Local Authority prosecution work. His previous prosecution experience commends him to local authority lawyers and investigators and his experience of fraud, confiscation, copyright, trading standards and food safety cases is equally invaluable when defending.

With a reputation for hard work, thorough preparation and effective advocacy, Adrian is always in demand as an approachable criminal practitioner in chambers.

What the Directories say

Adrian Farrow "has the three things you look for in a Barrister: he works hard, has a good brain and shows impressive judgement" [Chambers UK 2009]

Ranked in Crime (Band 2) "… a charming junior with a busy practice. Best known for his ‘extremely efficient’ prosecution work" [Chambers UK 2010]

 

Ranked in Crime (Band 2) “… often appears unled in very serious cases” [Chambers UK 2011]

 

Ranked in Crime (Band 2) "Rising star" Adrian Farrow is "going from strength to strength," according to sources. His broad practice takes in both prosecution and defence cases, with commentators observing that "he's effective and highly in demand." [Chambers UK 2012]

 

Recent notable cases

R v Riley and others - defending - a multi-handed murder in Bradford Crown Court (2009)

R v Platt, Platt and Holden - prosecuting - attempted murder in Manchester (2010)

R v Mohammed - defending - £0.5m fraud in Chester (2010)

R v C - prosecuting - serious multi-victim rape and kidnap case in Manchester (2010)

R v Peers - defending - multi-handed copyright conspiracy in Manchester (2010)

R v Daniels, Cavanagh & others - prosecuting - drugs conspiracy in Manchester (2009)

R v Wilson - defending £1m company director fraud in Stafford (2009)

R v Saleem - prosecuting - trade mark case with £200,000+ confiscation in Manchester (2009)

R v White - defending - gross negligence manslaughter death at work in Manchester (2009)

R v D - defending - misconduct in a public office by forensic science officer in Warrington (2010)

 

Operation Tin – prosecuting – multi-handed 14-offence armed robbery conspiracy in Manchester (2010)

 

R v Robinson – prosecuting – 4-handed Housing Benefit fraud in Bolton (2010)

 

R v Watchorn – prosecuting – attempted murder in Manchester (2011)

 

R v DJ & C Foods Limited – defending – Food Safety Act case - craft knife blade in child’s ice-cream in Sheffield (2011)

 

R v B – defending £3.8m cigarette and alcohol duty evasion in Manchester (2011)

Personal

Education: Leicester University LLB (Hons) 1981, College of Law (Chester) 1982

Inn: Middle Temple (1997)

Memberships: Criminal Bar Association, Law Society (admitted as Solicitor 1985)

 

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