Michael Cullum

Degree: LL.B (Hons) (Warwick)
Year of call and Inn: 1991; Gray’s Inn
Appointments: Immigration Judge 2001, Recorder 2005 (Crown Court)
Professional Membership: Western Circuit; CBA; ELA

Practice:
Formerly a solicitor from 1987 to 1990; Michael Cullum joined Albion Chambers in 1990.

Crime
He has extensive experience in criminal law undertaking prosecution and defence work. He is a CPS Grade 4 prosecutor.

He has a particular interest in cases involving homicide; fraud; vulnerable and young defendants and witnesses, including those with mental health problems and cases involving the defence of foreign nationals.

He is regularly instructed in police disciplinary tribunals, inquests and Courts Martial.

Employment
Michael undertakes work for applicants and respondents in the following areas; unfair dismissal and redundancy, sex, race and disability discrimination, claims for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal.

Cases of Interest:
Operations Random and Aragon Prosecution of two nine-defendant conspiracies to murder: Gangland shootings in Bristol and London involving in particular mobile phone cell site analysis.
Inquest: Fosta Thompson representation of two firearms officers in fatal shooting
Inquest: re Wall representation of two arresting police officers causation and medical issues
R v Bozormenyi and Others Defence in multi-million pound drug importation – international evidence, naval and nautical evidence
R v Charrington and Others Defence in drug importation conspiracy involving serving SBS personnel as defendants and use of SBS to intercept. International law of boarding vessels involving Spain, Malta and UK
R v B Arson of Safeway supermarket, Taunton, value £10 million by a juvenile. Issues of conflict of interest by duty solicitor and causation.
R v Gardner double death by dangerous driving. Issues of joint enterprise; causation and expert evidence.

Recommendations
“Highly rated for defence instructions”
Legal 500 2009

Albion Chambers, Broad Street, Bristol BS1 1DR
T: 0117 927 2144
F: 0117 926 2569
michael.cullum@albionchambers.co.uk
Clerks:
Crime: bonnie.colbeck@albionchambers.co.uk
T 0117 311 0301
Employment: Michael Harding
T 0117 311 0302



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