Giles Nelson
Degree: BSc (Bristol) dip. Law
Year of call and Inn: 1995; Inner Temple
Professional Membership: Western Circuit, South Eastern Circuit
Formerly at 5 Kings Bench Walk and St. John’s Chambers, Bristol; Giles Nelson joined Albion Chambers in October 2007.
Practice:
Giles Nelson is a specialist in criminal law and undertakes a full range of defence work and is a CPS panel advocate level 3 prosecutor.
He has a great deal of experience in dealing with serious criminal matters for both sides. He has particular experience in heavy drugs cases, cases involving allegations of grave crimes of violence, sexual violence (prosecuted and defended numerous rapes) and a broad range of offences of dishonesty, often with high values involved.
He is also experienced in defending health and safety prosecutions.
Cases of Interest include:
Defence of police officer charged with rape
Defence of former police officer charged with series of assaults by penetration
Defence of international sports star charged with section 18 wounding
Defence of managing director charged with sexual assault
Defence of gang member charged with involvement of the largest class A drugs seizure made in Gloucestershire
Defence of gang member charged with drug related armed kidnap and blackmail
Defence (Junior) police officer charged with series of rapes and sexual assaults
Defence (Junior) of barrister charged with corruption and perverting the course of justice
Defence (Junior) of man charged with murder in Cheltenham
Defence (Junior) of man charged with murder on the streets of Bristol
Defence in a six-week, multi-defendant case alleging the serial sexual abuse of children;
Prosecution of schoolmaster charged with sexual offences against a pupil;
Defence in multi-handed conspiracy to import very substantial quantities of cocaine from South America;
Defence in nationwide distribution of heroin.
Defence of former Special Forces soldier facing allegations of blackmail to the value of £1.5million and involving an armed siege.
Defence of a company arising out of a fatality of an employee at a farm.
Recommendations:
“busy and able barrister who can be relied upon to do a good job”
Chambers and Partners 2012
“an experienced advocate who both prosecutes and defends.”
Chambers and Partners 2011
“He is proof positive that talent plus charm equals success.”
Chambers and Partners 2010
Highly recommended by Legal 500 2010
noted for his “smoothness and urbanity in court.”
Chambers and Partners 2008
“A smooth, confident figure who knows where he’s going and how to get there”
Chambers and Partners
Albion Chambers, Broad Street, Bristol BS1 1DR
T: 0117 927 2144
F: 0117 926 2569
giles.nelson@albionchambers.co.uk
Clerk:
Crime: Nick Jeanes T 0117 311 0307
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