Frederick Hookway

Practice Profile

Frederick is a highly rated barrister with a track record of achieving exceptional results on both sides of the courtroom. Regularly instructed in complex and lengthy cases, both at first instance and on appeal, he is scrupulous in his preparation, and regarded for his command of the law. An engaging trial advocate, Frederick has excellent client care with an incisive approach, and is adept at managing and providing practical advice to large case teams. Frederick was appointed Treasury Counsel monitoree in March 2024.

Frederick has particular experience in serious fraud and cybercrime work, including in boiler room, vishing/phishing, mandate, duty evasion, Ponzi frauds, bribery, and in international money laundering cases. He is also regularly instructed in POCA work, appearing in high-value confiscation, restraint, and order enforcement proceedings.

Further, Frederick is regularly instructed in cases of homicide and road fatalities. He also receives instruction in cases involving serious organised crime, for example immigration offences, and drug trafficking.

Frederick is also instructed in sensitive terrorism cases, his experience including allegations of disseminating terrorist publications, and inciting racial hatred.

Outside of criminal work, Frederick has experience at inquests acting on behalf of individuals or NHS Trusts, including in complex Article 2 inquests involving the deaths of those under the care of mental health services or in state detention.

Moreover, he receives instruction on behalf of registrants appearing before, and appealing against, the decisions of, professional tribunals (see, for example, Wisniewska v NMC [2016] EWHC 2672 Admin). Further, Frederick is instructed to challenge, and advise upon, the decisions of various government bodies (for example, the Disclosure and Barring Service).

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Recent and Ongoing Cases

R-v-N & Others [Isleworth CC] (2024)

Led junior in 8-handed fraud arising from the Grenfell Tower disaster. [Instructed by CPS SCU]

R-v-I & R [Isleworth CC] (2023/2024)

Prosecuted a 2-handed case of causing death by dangerous driving. The two defendants were engaged in a race across Hammersmith flyover, where driving at speeds over 80mph, one of them collided with a third vehicle, thereby causing the death of the 74-year old driver, and seriously injuring the passenger. [Instructed by CPS Homicide]

R-v-X [Isleworth Crown Court] (2023)

Leading junior in allegation of attempted murder. The defendant (14-years old) alleged to have stabbed the victim (13-years old) seventeen times in a planned attack. [Instructed by CPS London]

R-v-Z [Central Criminal Court] (2023)

Led junior (led by Charlotte Newell KC) in an allegation of murder. Allegation related to the defendant (16) stabbing another 16-year old to death. [Instructed by CPS Homicide]

R-v-J [Central Criminal Court] (2023)

Prosecuted a case of death by dangerous driving where the defendant, a 64-year old bus driver, struck and killed a 16-year old pedestrian. [Instructed by CPS Homicide]

Op Ananke [Southwark CC] (2023/2024)

Led junior in 21-handed fraud allegation related to the processing of personal loans at Natwest bank. Case split across three trials. [Instructed by CPS SEOCID]

Op Obligingly [Bournemouth CC] (2023)

Leading junior in a 6-handed conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. Investigated by the NCA. [Instructed by CPS SEOCID]

Op Octagon [Southwark CC] (2023)

Led junior counsel in a case targeting a sophisticated money laundering OCN [Instructed by CPS SEOCID]

R-v-AB [Liverpool CC] (2022)

Led junior (led by Charlotte Newell QC) in murder trial. The victim was a 12-year old girl stabbed to death in Liverpool city centre. [Instructed by CPS Mersey-Cheshire CCU]

Op Rutaceous [Kingston CC] (2022)

Prosecuted 4-handed case alleging various conspiracies to assist unlawful immigration. Investigated by the NCA. Case relied heavily on evidence obtained via undercover officers. Frederick was awarded a Commendation from the National Crime Agency for his work on this case.  [Instructed by CPS SEOCID]

Operation Docwu [Isleworth CC] (2021)

Led junior in a four-handed prosecution for attempted murder. A shooting linked to alleged gang rivalries. [Instructed by CPS London]

Op Gnathonize [Wood Green CC] (2020/2022)

Led junior in relation to a complex six-handed drug importation conspiracy investigated by the NCA. [Instructed by CPS Specialist Fraud Division]

Operation Ginsberg [Luton CC] (2020/2021)

Prosecuting a conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. Investigation relied heavily on evidence obtained via undercover officers. [Instructed by the CPS International Justice and Organised Crime Division]

Panel Appointments

• Serious Fraud Office - Panel B
• General Crime: Grade 4
• Fraud Specialist Panel: Grade 4
• Serious Crime Specialist Panel: Grade 4
• Counter Terrorism: Grade 4

Prizes & Awards

• Lord Denning Scholarship - Lincoln's Inn
• Megarry Scholarship - Lincoln's Inn
• Buchanan Prize - Lincoln's Inn

Education

• King’s College London (Law LLB) - First Class Honours
• SOAS (Law LLM)- Distinction 
• College of Law (BPTC)- Outstanding

News

• R v Youth Isleworth Crown Court 2023

  Prosecution of attempted murder following the stabbing of a 13 year schoolboy

  Led by Frederick Hookway, Phoebe prosecuted a youth for stabbing another schoolboy 17 times on his way to school. The defendant was ultimately convicted of attempted murder, having pleaded guilty to a s.18 offence and then attempted to vacate this plea.

• R v A Youth [Liverpool Crown Court] 2022

  Prosecution of 14 year old boy for murder of 12 year old girl in Liverpool City Centre

  Charlotte Newell QC and Frederick Hookway successfully prosecuted one of Britain’s youngest murderers for the fatal stabbing of a 12 year old girl stabbed to death in Liverpool City Centre.

  Ava White: Boy who killed girl, 12, in Snapchat row gets life - BBC News

• Inquest into the death of SMV 2020

  Inquest for NHS Trust

  Acted for an NHS Trust who provided community mental health treatment to a patient who subsequently died by suicide after taking an overdose of her medication. This was a jury inquest.  

• R v W & Others [Norwich] 2020

  VAT Evasion

  Acting for the prosecution (to be lead by a silk) in a complex VAT evasion case arising from the activities of a used car business. 

• R v T & Others [Wood Green] 2020

  Conspiracy to Import Class A Drugs

  Led junior for the prosecution in a case alleging a large conspiracy to import class A drugs and launder the subsequent proceeds of sale.

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