Matthew Bolt Email & Phone Number

Matthew has a busy common law practice and prosecutes and defends in the Crown Court. He is a member of the CPS General Crime Panel at Grade 3 and the Serious Crime Panel at Grade 2. An experienced Service Courts practitioner who has successfully represented defendants charged with a wide variety of criminal offences, Matthew has a successful appellate practice including in the leading case of R v SH [2019] EWCA Crim 1863 which established that contrary to long held opinion it was possible for a defendant in the Court Martial to apply to dismiss the charges against him. Matthew has considerable experience in drafting written representations and representing service personnel in Major Administrative Action interviews with Deciding Officers and Reviewing Officers. He understands the intricacies of the relevant service specific frameworks and the wider career implications of potential sanctions. He also has experience in the complex field of Compulsory Drugs Test Failure and is familiar with the Service Complaints Regime and is happy to assist in the drafting of complaints. He also has experience advising in relation to service inquiries and knowledge of inquests in a service context. In his civil practice Matthew regularly appears in the County Court dealing with Landlord & Tenant matters, contract disputes, boundary disputes and covenants. Outside of court he has a busy paper and advisory practice. He also has experience dealing with TOLATA applications and a burgeoning interest in Inheritance (Provisions for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 claims.

Listed skills include Management, Advocacy, Negotiation, Research, and 24 others.