Michael Fullerton
picture_as_pdf Year of Call:
1990
Notable Cases
R v A – Reading Crown Court
Attempted murder – Complex case involving multiple experts on injuries, weapon, glass, CCTV identifying vehicle, cell site and mobile phone evidence.
R v O – Peterborough Crown Court
Historic rapes and ABH. Acquitted on rapes.
R v B – Bristol Crown Court
Leading Ms. Chiara Maddocks. 8-week carbon credit fraud. Six hander, conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to convert criminal property. Voluminous commercial, financial and digital evidence, expert evidence and over 50 lay witnesses. Acquitted on both charges.
RSPCA v W
s.8 Animal Welfare Act offences re organised dog fighting.
R v C – Hove Crown Court
Conspiracy to produce cannabis – Cut-throat three-hander. DNA, fingerprint and satellite navigation evidence.
R v E – Oxford Crown Court
s18 GBH. Suspended sentence and compensation order.
R v W – East Croydon Crown Court
Benefit Fraud, Suspended sentence.
R v C – Cambridge Crown Court
Sexual assaults – Acquitted on both charges.
R v T – Isleworth Crown Court
Possessing criminal property. Acquitted.
R v S – Luton Crown Court
Aggravated burglary, false imprisonment and robbery. Firearms, knives. Acquitted on all charges.
R v M – Harrow Crown Court
Theft of BMW removed beyond EU. Trial 1 – hung jury. Trial 2 – Acquitted.
R v A – Aylesbury Crown Court
Affray, Offensive Weapon, Damaging Property. Absent witness, Hearsay evidence successfully excluded. Three hander. Acquitted.
R v W – Croydon Crown Court
Acting in breach of Restraining Order – Acquitted.
R v A – Southwark Crown Court
PWIT – 5 counts of class A and having article with blade – Secured agreement for reduced indictment and sentence.
R v H – Harrow Crown Court
s.18 and s.20 GBH. Secured agreement for ABH & suspended sentence.
R v P – Lewes Crown Court
Arson – Fitness to plead enquiry – capacity to form intent.
R v D – St. Albans Crown Court
Burglary & Theft – secured agreement to Theft only – penalty of fine.
R v R – Guildford Crown Court
Burglary, Damaging Ppty and Theft – Secured agreement to amended indictment re damaging ppty only. Community Order and Restraining Order.
R v M – Wood Green Crown Court
PWIT –Various Class A & B – Community Order and suspension of curfew.
R v M – Central Criminal Court
Making indecent photos of child – Cats A, B & C. Possessing extreme photographs. Expert report obtained and at trial prosecution offer no evidence.
R v H – Birmingham Crown Court
S.18 GBH and ABH. Secured agreement for Affray.
R v K – Kingston Crown Court
Affray – suspended sentence.
R v S – Lewes Crown Court
POCA hearing.
R v T – Leicester Crown Court
Two separate counts of Dangerous Driving – hung jury on one count.
R v L – Kingston Crown Court
ABH and having offensive weapon – Acquitted on both counts.
R v T – Leicester Crown Court
Putting person in fear of violence by harassment, breach of Non-Molestation Order, ABH, Dangerous Driving. Secure agreement to harassment count only.
R v K – Guildford Crown Court
PWIT – Class A. Secure agreement to possession only.
R v V – Central Criminal Court
ABH – Exclusion of hearsay evidence and BWV – Acquitted.
Williams v Fisher (1998)
Kemp & Kemp, The Quantum of Damages Vol. 3 F2-001 (Leading case on whiplash injury);
Miles v McGregor (23/1/98)
EWCA Civ 361; [2001] PIQR Q13 (loss of chance)
Langford v Hebran [2001]
EWCA Civ 361; [2001] PIQR Q13 (loss of chance)
Parker v TUI [2009]
EWCA Civ 1261 (toboggan accident)
Systemcare (UK) ltd. v Service Design Technology Ltd. & Sharif [2011]
EWCA Civ 546 (Costs of company awarded against Director)
R v James Gray [2013]
EWHC 500 (Admin) (Animal Welfare)
R v Manh Toan Dang [2014]
EWCA Crim 348 (Industrial scale production of cannabis)
R (on Appn of RSCPA) v Colchester Mags Ct & D. Fuller & P Shelldrake [2015]
EWHC 1418 (Admin) (unlawful use of warrant)
OF – Rolls Court
Companies Court. Part 7 and Part 8 claims. International Share purchase agreement & cross-application. Application to re-open previous High Court judgment and various costs orders successfully defended against Leading Counsel.
FPM – Central London County Court – Appeal under s.214 Housing Act 2004 for failing to protect deposit. Secured massive reduction of claimed costs.S – Brighton County Court
Upper limb work related claim – settled for Claimant.
S – Central London County Court
Resulting and Constructive property claim against family member. Claim succeeds.
SA – County Court at Clerkenwell
Setting aside default judgment.
KK & CT – Brentford CC
Defending Dogbite claim.
FPM – Central London County Court
Appeal under s.214 Housing Act 2004 for failing to protect deposit. Secured massive reduction of claimed costs.
DOO – Central London County Court
Infant settlement including substantial award for gratuitous care by friend of family.
AH – Royal Court of Justice
Family Division – Opposing Local Authority Application for Contempt of Court. Application dismissed with costs.
EN – RCJ – Court of Appeal
Opposing Appeal against Order dismissing claim for defamation. Appeal dismissed.
Fraud involving summary judgment against fraudulent accountant, Freezing Orders and Injunction involving firms of solicitors, fraud and restitution concerning national company, Insolvency and bankruptcy.
Litigation regarding contractual disputes, building and construction, shareholding and directorships, international drilling contracts.
Litigation against multi-national oil companies in Niger delta.
Publications and Lectures
Personal Injury Quantum Reports
Memberships
Inner Temple
SE Circuit
Sussex Bar Mess
CBA
PIBA
Education
1982: Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
1990: Called to the Bar of England and Wales.
PRACTICE; Established practitioner of both crime defence and civil law.
Direct Access: Registered and accepted both criminal and civil cases.
Mediator: Qualified August 2008.
