David Turner Q.C.
David Turner has been an established criminal defender throughout his career. Notably he led for the defence of Robert Thompson in the Bulger case and in the Eddie Gilfoyle case. In the recent Milne double murder case (May 2009) his client was the only defendant acquitted out of 7 defendants.
He has also prosecuted in cases of organised crime, for example, leading the Prosecution team in Operation Crayfish, directed at the Curtis Warren organisation.
He is described in the latest Chambers U.K. directory as 'a man of infinite resource, who acts on heavy work for both the prosecution and the defence and is noted for his thoroughbred pedigree and incisive mind'. As one solicitor noted; 'Here is a barrister you can take any case to, secure in the knowledge that he will be able to deal with it in the appropriate manner''. Chambers UK 2008.
His particular specialities are:
• Prosecuting and defending in murder cases, organised crime and drugs conspiracies.
• Prosecuting and defending police corruption
• Prosecuting serious sexual offences
• Defending serious fraud.
