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What the guides have said:

"Ian Glen QC is admired for ...the breadth of his practice ... his eye for detail ... his tactical acumen" .....

"He just has a fantastic brain!" ..... "second to none"

Profile:

17 years as a junior - 14 years in silk

An old-fashioned general common law background.

For many years tramped between the county courts of the Western and Wales circuits often defending Factories Act cases for Iron Trades Insurers, Eagle Star and Norwich Union and prosecuting plaintiff cases for the T&GW Union.

Heavily involved in all police matters from civil jury cases to inquests and police discipline. Other general civil work included Landlord and Tenant and Sale of Goods. Always seemed to attract the unusual case (early examples: an admiralty action  in Gloucester, a High Court passing off case; defending a High Court action alleging misfeasance by Chief Constable in conduct of disciplinary proceedings; acting as advisor to the Avon and Somerset team re-investigating the Guildford and Woolwich bombings).

In 1983 a simplified Judicial Review procedure led to a great increase in the work of the Crown Office. From that time, Ian Glen was heavily involved in High Court applications and cases stated by inferior courts and tribunals.

After about 10 years of practice concentrated on crime; licensing; judicial review and police civil, though as recently as 2008 conducted a case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal; also Chancery Division appearances connected to criminal frauds/restraint.

Work Undertaken:

Fraud

Prosecuted one of the SFO's largest ever cases (R v Timothy Robinson) - a legal aid fraud involving 11 solicitors/clerks with evidence running to 350 lever arch files and 48,000 documents scanned into the court computer system. Special experience of a conspiracy to defraud (including case of Hollinshead in the House of Lords); for DTI Land Travel fraudulent trading case (which had 5 million unused documents); for DEFRA a European agriculture subsidy fraud; many other frauds including crimes of insolvency, timeshare, offshore companies, mortgages, pensions, charities, international letters of credit, commercial leasing, counterfeiting, telecommunications and food hygiene.

2010 - Recent Cases & Current instructions include 6 month £34m pyramid fraud, 3 month £12m Advanced Fee Fraud & £30m Money Laundering/Converting Criminal Property.

Murder

Numerous cases since taking silk from domestic to "whodunit", including Isle of Man double murder (involving every conceivable aspect of forensic science), baby shaking, gangland executions and all conceivable crimes of this type. Ian Glen QC  has conducted in excess of 70 murder trials since taking silk in 1996.

Health & Safety

Prosecution and defence of many cases brought by HSE. Also, cases of gross negligence manslaughter arising from industrial and motor accidents e.g. reported case of Gateway Foodmarkets.

Drugs

R v Brown (involving manufacture and sale by a postgraduate chemist of a substance wrongly believed to have been overlooked by the Misuse of Drugs Act); "Simon de Danser" conspiracy, involving questions of Customs & Excise's jurisdiction under public international law.

Unusual crimes

Prosecuted 1985 Conspiracy by animal rights activists to disinter the Duke of Beaufort; a Chinese bigamy/immigration conspiracy; prosecution of 49 defendants in the Hartcliffe Riots; incendiary bombing campaign; corruption conspiracies at HM dockyard, British Aircraft Corporation and Frenchay Healthcare Trust; Defence of police officer charged with misconduct in failing to report crimes confessed to him in his capacity as Mormon Bishop.

Additional Information

Experience of specialist legal areas - mobile phone evidence and call data, forensic science and cross-examination of experts generally, DNA, toxicology, pathology, blood distribution, CCTV, facial mapping, and false memory syndrome.

Ian has appeared in disciplinary proceedings before various professional bodies including prosecuting and defending Bar Disciplinary cases.

CIVIL:

Judicial Review Review of decisions in education, financial services, firearm dealers (after Dunblane), foster parents, gypsies, highways, housing, immigration, licensing (including radio stations and sex clubs), planning, prisoners' rights, social services, and Jockey club (restraint of trade).

Licensing

Every kind of licensing application, from casinos to lap dancing clubs, brewers, club owners, objectors, magistrates, police. Has been instructed regularly by such organisations as Spearmint Rhino and Chinawhite.

Especially experienced in betting and gaming having acted for the gaming Board of Great Britain and numerous bookmakers. Familiar with horse-racing industry.

Police Civil Cases

Appeared in many civil jury cases and non jury cases including three-week High Court misfeasance action brought by a police inspector against his Chief Constable. Involved as an advisor to Avon and Somerset inquiry team investigating the Guildford and Woolwich bombings.

Appointments:

Queens Counsel [1996]
Recorder
Bencher - Grays Inn

Recent Cases Include: