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Provided by Simon Csoka KC
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Recognised in Chambers & Partners as “at the top of his game and a silk that no other barrister wants to face in court.”
Simon exclusively defends and specialises in all aspects of criminal law, in particular homicide, terrorism, serious fraud, organised crime and complex multi-handed drugs cases and corruption.He has defended many high-profile cases such as Dale Cregan, Arran Coghlan, and Operation Elveden (the News International cases.) He is widely praised for his devastating cross-examinations.
He is currently leading the challenge to Encrochat evidence on behalf of all the defendants in the main preparatory hearing (Embossed and Estervan.)
He has appeared in many high-profile cases and renowned for his ability to develop complex legal arguments and his mastery of detail in cases with voluminous quantities of evidence. He has an advanced knowledge of computing which assists with the management of large amounts of evidence.
He led for the defence in the first case in which an application for independent special counsel for disclosure was granted [R v Greaves]. Since then he has made several successful applications for special counsel which led to the cases collapsing.
He has advised CEOs, such as Julian Wheatland, former Chief Executive of Cambridge Analytica.
He also appears in Sport Regulatory work and has appeared before the FA Appeal Committee and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. In 2012 he succeeded in restoring Bradford City FC to the FA cup after they were disqualified.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Simon Csoka KC is a well-regarded criminal barrister who is regularly called upon to defend individual clients in complex and high-profile criminal cases. He has considerable experience handling cases involving allegations of large-scale fraud.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Simon has a brain like a computer ‒ he's a phenomenal advocate with incredible recall and everyone stops to listen to him."
"He is a brilliant barrister and his ability to argue his case for his client is astonishing. His focus in cases is incredible and he has this ability to laser in on the key issues."
"He fully lives up to his reputation as a leading KC in crime. Simon is an excellent lawyer and a first-class advocate who quickly and accurately identifies the key issues in a complicated case."
"Simon is a formidable trial advocate with academic knowledge that is second to none."
"His knowledge and application of complex law is very good. Simon is approachable, works well as a team player and leaves no stone unturned."
"Simon is a relentless opponent and will leave no stone unturned. He will really challenge everything and he's effective with juries."
"Simon has a brain like a computer ‒ he's a phenomenal advocate with incredible recall and everyone stops to listen to him."
"He is a brilliant barrister and his ability to argue his case for his client is astonishing. His focus in cases is incredible and he has this ability to laser in on the key issues."
"He fully lives up to his reputation as a leading KC in crime. Simon is an excellent lawyer and a first-class advocate who quickly and accurately identifies the key issues in a complicated case."
"Simon is a formidable trial advocate with academic knowledge that is second to none."
"His knowledge and application of complex law is very good. Simon is approachable, works well as a team player and leaves no stone unturned."
"Simon is a relentless opponent and will leave no stone unturned. He will really challenge everything and he's effective with juries."
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