Robert Duval
Degree: LL.B Wales
Year of call and Inn: 1979; Gray’s Inn
Professional Membership: Western Circuit
Formerly at St. John’s Chambers, Bristol; Robert Duval joined Albion Chambers in October 2007.
Practice:
Robert Duval has a specialist criminal law practice. He is frequently instructed in the most serious of cases, for the prosecution and defence, and is a CPS panel advocate level 4 prosecutor. He has particular expertise in representing clients charged with allegations of murder, arson and rape whose situations have been exacerbated by mental-health problems.
Robert also has extensive experience in dealing with cases involving sexual offences, fraud and large-scale supply of drugs.
Cases of Interest:
Defence of a paedophile charged with serious sexual offences against young boys;
Defence in multi-defendant case involving serious and sustained sexual abuse of young children;
VHCC multi-defendant conspiracy to defraud;
Multi-defendant £80million conspiracy to commit burglary;
Recommendations:
“marvellous litigator and trial advocate”
Chambers and Partners 2012
Recommended
Legal 500 2011
“exceptionally fine advocacy skills.”
Chambers and Partners 2011
“He can bring you to tears even when you hate the guy he’s defending.”
Chambers and Partners 2010
Highly recommended by Legal 500 2010
“Especially good at dealing with clients with mental health problems.”
Chambers and Partners 2008
“a great lateral thinker and can be relied upon to find an angle that nobody else would come across”
“Conducts all matters with commendable tact and determination”
Chambers and Partners
“a respected advocate with a vast experience of fraud defence”
Legal 500
Albion Chambers, Broad Street, Bristol BS1 1DR
T: 0117 927 2144
F: 0117 926 2569
robert.duval@albionchambers.co.uk
Clerks: bonnie.colbeck@albionchambers.co.uk
T 0117 311 0301
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