Crown Advocate and First Tier Tribunal Judge
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in. A career in the law is a rewarding and fulfilling one. The feeling of satisfaction for those who chose to pursue it, is often only surpassed by the feeling of relief for those who benefit from a lawyer’s professional expertise and assistance. The law is also the very bedrock of how everything in our society functions. To be able to help those who represent the next wave of talented and dedicated individuals on the cusp of becoming lawyers themselves, and part of the ongoing evolution of the law itself, is a prospect that is both humbling and exciting for me.
Crown Advocate with the Crown Prosecution Service and First Tier Tribunal Judge in the Mental Health jurisdiction of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber.
Martyn was called to the Bar in 1996 and has been in practice since completing pupillage the year after. He was in chambers until 2007 when he moved to the CPS to be an in house advocate and he continues in that role today. In 27 years as a practising barrister, he has seen a wide variety of criminal cases, from those at the bottom end of the scale up to the most serious offences including murders.
In January 2023 he was appointed as Tribunal Judge dealing with mental health patients seeking to appeal their detention in hospital or community obligations under the Mental Health Act, something which he enjoys very much.
Martyn Offers particular expertise in:
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Criminal law
- Mental health law
- Advocacy