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 Sugden: the so-called ‘missing body murder’ of Donovan Van Lill.
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.
Public Access:
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Recommendations:
“good tactician and advocate”
Chambers and Partners 2012
“leading criminal silk”
Legal 500 2011
“has a great courtroom presence and an excellent way with the client – a star in the making”
Legal 500 2010
Recommended as a leading silk
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.hughesqc@albionchambers.co.uk
Clerk: Nick Jeanes
T 0117 311 0307
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