Alex Menary Email and Phone Number

Called to the Bar: 2004, Gray's InnEducation: University of Wales, Cardiff LLB 2003 University of Wales, Cardiff BVC 2004Areas of PracticeCriminal LawGrade 4 CPS Prosecutor and Rape Panel member.Both Prosecution and Defence work undertaken: Special interest in Road Traffic cases.Notable Cases as Junior Alone:R v Wilson: Successful prosecution for Possession of Firearm With Intent to Cause Fear of Violence and Affray for West Yorkshire Homicide and Major Enquiry Team;R v Streets: Successful prosecution for Perverting the Course of Justice and Fraud on behalf of CPS Northumbria, where the defendant had forged documents and produced them during County Court possession proceedings;R v Mowbray: Successful prosecution of historical sexual offences perpetrated by father against daughter;R v Flett and others: Successful prosecution of serving Police Sergeant for dealing of Anabolic Steroids through gym acquaintances;R v Coxon and others: Secured acquittal of defendant in multi-handed absent-landlord cannabis farm conspiracy;R v Robinson and others: Secured acquittal of defendant in multi-handed conspiracy to steal involving garden centre equipment;Notable cases as Led Junior:R v Thomas and others: Successful prosecution of multi-handed Hannoi burglary team in Teesside and North Yorkshire;R v Costin and others: Successful prosecution of multi-handed Sheffield Mortgage Fraud;R v Uddin and others: Successful prosecution of multi-handed Conspiracy to Supply Class A Controlled Drugs, set against disclosure failings in previous investigations.CivilClaimant and defendant work undertaken on a CFA basis. Recent instructions have included:• Noise-Induced Hearing Loss multi-track trials;• Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome/Vibration White Finger multi-track trials;• Fast-track RTA trials;• Trip/slip and accidents at work;• Unfair Dismissal in Employment claims.

Pupil of David Brooke, Toby Wynn and Sarah Mallett, completing mixed common law pupillage.Tenant for 7 years. Specialisms included Crime (90%/10% prosecution/defence), Personal Injury, Industrial Disease work including HAVS and ONIHL and Employment.Accepted instructions under the Direct Access Scheme and maintained a specialist Road Traffic defence practice.