Direct Access Barrister
William Martin Phillip Goudie KC A KC (King's Counsel) is a very senior barrister or solicitor advocate who is recognised as an expert and leader in their legal field. A KC will often take the lead on cases, particularly highly complex cases which demand greater experience and expertise.
Direct Access Barrister
William Martin Phillip Goudie KC A KC (King's Counsel) is a very senior barrister or solicitor advocate who is recognised as an expert and leader in their legal field. A KC will often take the lead on cases, particularly highly complex cases which demand greater experience and expertise.
Specialises in national security, serious crime, regulatory and professional discipline work including inquests and investigations.
Recorder (Crime & Civil).
Called 1996 (Bencher 2014) - Inner Temple.
Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland 2016.
Legal Assessor to the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Area of Law
Crime
Undertakes full scope of grave and financial crime both prosecuting and defending.
Fraud
Experienced in representing individuals and companies who have been defrauded or are facing allegations of fraud - currently instructed on 4 month multi-million and multi jurisdictional fraud trial arising from marketing of Ecuadorian gold mine.
Professional Discipline
Extensive experience of regulatory/disciplinary hearings, inquests and investigations for Regulators and for individuals/companies. Worked with and/or against the Civil Aviation Authority, The Pension Regulator, Office of Rail and Road, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Royal College of Nursing, Bar Standards Board and Rugby Football Union. This has included advice on jurisdictional issues, prosecutions arising out of fatal crashes (Emiliano Sala), dangerous goods prosecutions (Amazon), fitness to practice committees, competitions committees and internal hearings.
Sport
Many years of experience of rugby disciplinary hearings and hearings before other RFU committees.
What sort of work do I do?
Member of Attorney General's Panel of Special Advocates since 2005 dealing with national security cases including TPIMS, legacy cases in Northern Ireland (Scappaticci), cases before SIAC, those arising from financial sanctions (Bank Mellat) and Guantanamo Bay. 'Appointed Person' for closed hearing in £4.1billion Thames Tidewater Tunnel project. Contributes to documents produced by special advocates including submissions to Joint Committee on Human Rights.
Who do I work for?
Individuals, companies and the government.