Marcus Croskell BSc (Soton)

Marcus enjoys a mixed practice of crime and civil.

 

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.

 

Civil (Including Wills and Probate)

 

Marcus accepts instructions in a variety of personal injury and road traffic accident claims for written advice and/or representation from small claims to mulit-track matters.  He also undertakes work providing advice in contentious probate matters and in particular claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975.

 

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.
 
R v Wilson: Successfully defended serving prisoner accused of causing ABH to prison officers.

 

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.

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.  This year the team has continued the 2009 winning streak by coming 1st in its class at the international 2010 Cowes Week Regatta and 2nd overall out of 500 or so yachts.  Prior to that, Fatjax also won the Felixstowe Regatta for a second year in a row.  Off the water, Marcus enjoys travelling across the globe combining that with his passion for alpine sports.