Nicholas Walker
Practice
Nick 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.
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 recent cases include:
White Collar
Operation Vaulter
Defending in a £20 million MTIC complicated by a contra-trade.
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 Thomas Canning
Liverpool student murder
during 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 - t)
–Major Multi million pound drugs ring (Prosecution)
The Queen v Rogelio Curas Pastoriza, Falkland Islands
Importation or 30 kilos of high-purity cocaine into
Falkland Island waters and the subsequent burglary of the police station and
destruction of evidence (Defence).
Other Serious Crime
R v Fowzia Alkadi
Defending the female defendant involved in a ‘gang-rape’ allegation.
