Ignatius Hughes QC

Degree: LL.B (Hons)
Year of call and Inn: 1986; Middle Temple
Appointments: QC 2009; Recorder 2005 (Crown Court)
Professional Membership: Western Circuit; South Eastern Circuit; CBA

Practice:
Ignatius Hughes joined Chambers in 1998, after 12 years at 4 Brick Court, Temple (now at 9 Bedford Row), where he remains a door tenant. He is a specialist in all aspects of Criminal Law, with extensive experience of the most serious cases.

Recent leading defence cases include:

  • R v McArthur: Rape of partner by defendant on life licence for rape.
  • R v Bailey (Central Criminal Court): Murder by joint enterprise during burglary. Eighteen year old defendant.
  • R v Ling (Central Criminal Court): Surrey landscape-gardener who murdered his mistress after discovering her ‘infidelity’. Provocation defence.
  • R v Riley: Murder and disposal of body of landlady.
  • Re R: ‘Shaken baby syndrome’ death.
  • R v Martin: Shaken baby syndrome.
  • R v K: Shaken baby syndrome.
  • R v Hahn: Murder during armed robbery. Causation/ intent issues.
  • R v White: Attempted murder, car as weapon, severing victim’s legs.
  • R v Lengfield: Murder.
  • R v Roberts: Murder/ diminished responsibility manslaughter.

Other defence cases of interest include:

  • R v Starr and others: Murder by group of young men with a single firearm.
  • R v Hartrey: Murder by group attack.
  • R v Payne: Murder.
  • R v Brand: Murder of homeless man.
  • R v Burston: Attempted murder of young nephew.
  • R Bedford: Attempted murder with a Samurai-sword in Cheltenham.
  • R v Smith-Keary: Multi-million pound Intervention Board EU subsidy fraud.
  • R v Summers: Multi-million pound ‘Ponzi’ investment fraud.
  • R v Sinmanz: (so-called ‘Son of the Devil’ case): Multiple rapes.
  • R v Lee: Large scale drugs and money laundering.
  • R v Ford: Murder of wife/ diminished responsibility.
  • R v Chappell: Rape/ sleep disorder automatism.

Recommedations:
Recommended as a leading silk in Chambers and Partners 2010

“Positively thriving in the West Country as both a defender and prosecutor. Many have fallen foul of his polished performances”

“well-prepared and persuasive advocacy”

“A man of purpose”
Chambers and Partners

Albion Chambers, Broad Street, Bristol BS1 1DR
T: 0117 927 2144
F: 0117 926 2569
ignatius.hughes@albionchambers.co.uk

Clerk: Bonnie Colbeck
T 0117 311 0301



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