PETER HORGAN

Call 1993     Middle Temple

Crime


Business crime and regulatory

horgan@deanscourt.co.uk

Education

St Anselm's College, Birkenhead
Manchester University
City University, London
Inns of Court School of Law

BA (Hons) Econ Manchester
Diploma in Law 

Areas of Practise

Crime - Peter has always practised in criminal law and has extensive experience in both defending and prosecuting including cases of murder, causing death by dangerous driving, firearms, arson, serious sexual offences and drug conspiracies.

Health and Safety - Peter has undertaken work on behalf of commercial clients in cases involving Heath & Safety Executive prosecutions.

Regulatory - Peter is on the approved GMC prosecutions list and regularly acts for the GMC in respect of proceedings against Doctors.

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association
Northern Circuit

Notable recent cases

R v Butt (Preston) Murder Junior Counsel for the Crown
R v Sheldon Williams (Preston) Fraud Prosecution Counsel
R v McGuire (Preston) Murder Junior Counsel for the Crown 
R v Westerman (Chester) Causing death by dangerous driving Defence Counsel 
R v Halstead (Preston) Attempted murder Prosecution Counsel 
R v Kenny (Manchester) Multi -handed drug conspiracy Defence Counsel 
R v Steele (Chester) Causing death by dangerous driving Defence Counsel 
R v Wilshaw (Mold) Multi handed football violent disorder Defence Counsel  
R v Swannack (Preston) Armed robbery Prosecution Counsel 
R v Bourke (Carlisle) Blackmail Junior Counsel for the Defence 
R v Cawley (Preston)  S20 transmission of HIV Prosecution Counsel 
R v Atkinson (Preston) Multi count allegations of sexual assault on three child complainants Defence Counsel 
R v Harrold (Warrington) Causing death by dangerous driving Defence Counsel 
R v Wooldridge (Preston) Multi count allegations of historic sexual abuse Defence Counsel