Marcus Croskell BSc (Soton)

Marcus enjoys a mixed practice of civil and crime.  He is able to receive instructions directly from lay clients through the public access scheme.

Housing

Marcus accepts instructions in a variety of landlord and tenant disputes.  He has developed a particular specialism in social housing cases providing both written advice and/or representation in disrepair and possession claims including anti-social behaviour on behalf of local authorities, registered providers and charities.  His tenant work has seen him undertake the above plus pursuing unlawful eviction and homelessness claims.

General Civil

In personal injury, road traffic accident and credit hire claims, he regularly drafts statements of case and opinions on behalf of Claimants and Defendants, as well as appearing at every level from small claims to the multi-track.  He accepts instructions on a CFA basis where appropriate.  Please contact the clerks to discuss your needs further. 

He also undertakes work providing advice in more general areas of civil ligitigation including insolvency, detailed assessment of costs, consumer credit act issues, contentious probate matters and in particular claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975.

Criminal

He appears in the Crown Court and Magistrates' Courts across East Anglia and London acting in cases involving all types of criminal offence. He also continues to gain more experience in proceedings under POCA 2002 both on conviction and under the provisions that allow for civil recovery.  Furthermore Marcus undertakes defence Courts Martial work at both full Courts Martial level and Summary Appeals.

Marcus undertakes road traffic and non-legally aided work through the public access scheme.  For more details see his website marcuscroskell.com. 

Interesting cases:

R v Zdanov & Others: Acted as Junior Counsel for the first Defendant on the indictment in a five-week trial for an offence of conspiracy to defraud international clearing banks involving large quantities of counterfeit credit cards.
 

Previous work:

Prior to starting at East Anglian Chambers in 2004, Marcus worked for Russell, Jones and Walker as a paralegal dealing with offences of rape, violence and serious fraud. Significant cases include large-scale white-collar crime including multi-million pound VAT "carousel" frauds and evasion of import duty on cigarettes. 

He also was a regular pro-bono advisor at the Toynbee Hall Legal Advice Centre in Tower Hamlets for a number of years when he lived in London.  Advice was sought on everything from problems with receiving post to the litigation of personal injury and housing-related issues.  Toynbee Hall continues to offer legal advice and many other charitable services for the benefit of a very socially deprived area of East London.

Publications

Co-author of chapter on 'Oversees assets' under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in "Fraud: Law, Practice & Procedure", Butterworths 2005: ISBN:0 7545 2434 5.

Interests

Marcus has particular interests in sailing, skiing and travel.  He is a regular crew member of the yacht 'Fatjax' and races off the east coast of Britain throughout the year.  The team has had a 'running streak' for the past two years coming 1st in its class at the international Cowes Week Regatta in 2010 and 2011.  In addition, the team were the overall winners of the 2011 Slam X-Yacht's Regatta , 3rd in class at the IRC Nationals and gained the coverted position of cover photograph in the September edition of the international magazine, 'Yachting World.'  After being invited to compete in the Rolex Commodore's Cup in the British team, the crew plan to build on its progress with a view to competing in the Cup in 2013.  Off the water, Marcus enjoys travelling across the globe combining it with his passion for alpine sports.