David Bartlett

Call 1975
Email david.bartlett@3pb.co.uk
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Crime

David Bartlett has prosecuted many serious cases of drugs importation, revenue evasion by the importation of spirits and tobacco, and money laundering. Also VAT fraud; cheating the Revenue by carousel fraud, Phoenix fraud and fuel duty evasion.

He has developed a specialised practice in Confiscation Law, from the Drug Trafficking Acts to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. As a Recorder he has adjudicated upon a five-day confiscation hearing; and recently prosecuted a confiscation application where the benefit was certified at £156 million.

He has prosecuted for the Ministry of Agriculture and Intervention Board in fraud involving the abuse of the EC subsidy scheme.

David Bartlett has been a Class 4 prosecutor for Crown Prosecution Service since its inception.
He has prosecuted cases of motor manslaughter and death by dangerous driving; serious conspiracies to defraud, mortgage frauds, benefit frauds; charity frauds and credit card frauds.

He has defended a solicitor in mortgage fraud, a motor trader on charges under the Trade Description Act and many robbers, child molesters and benefit fraudsters.

Notable Cases

• R v B & others [2009] 1 Cr App R 1
  (Jury able to determine whether a defendant who is found unfit to plead has done the act alleged at the same time as deciding on the guilt and innocence of defendants who are fit to plead).
• Gibson v Revenue & Customs Office; [2008] EWCA Gv 645
  (in enforcement proceedings, whether wife's half share of matrimonial assets reduced because tainted by knowledge of husband's criminality, proceeds of which contributed towards preservation of those assets).
• R v Farquhar [2008] 2 Cr App R (s) 104
  (effect of Defendant's voluntary repayment of compensation upon his liability to confiscation order)
• R v W  [2008] 3 All ER 533
  (whether it is necessary to categorise the type of criminal conduct in money laundering cases)
• R v Terry (No. 1) [2005] 1 Cr App R 14
  relating to the death of the presiding judge between hearing and decision
• R v Terry (No. 2) [2005] QB 996; [2005] 2 Cr App R 7
  relating to the effect of Not Guilty verdicts in a multi-count Indictment upon the remaining counts