Gregory Fishwick is a prominent and highly regarded junior barrister.
His busy practice focuses predominantly on the defence of cases of serious crime such as homicide, organised crime and sexual offences. He has defended clients in a wide range of high-profile homicide cases, including gangland shootings and infanticide and early in his career, he was instructed in the first trial that arose from the tragic death of Damilola Taylor. Gregory has also defended in high-profile cases of serious organised crime, such as large-scale drug importations and the £53m Securitas robbery – still the largest cash seizure in criminal history.
He also takes instructions in cases relating to financial crime and regulatory matters and has successfully defended clients accused of various frauds, including boiler room, MTIC, mortgage, advanced fee, benefit and charity frauds as well as those prosecuted by other agencies such as local authorities and Trading Standards.
Gregory has been entrusted by the CCRC to refer cases to the Court of Appeal, whether or not instructed by the lower court.
Coming from a working-class background himself, Gregory is known for his ability to connect with clients and get to the heart of their case. He is collaborative in his approach, working with clients rather than for them and is happy to have/hold an initial meeting so that clients can make their own minds up about him. Colleagues and opponents say he is fearless in defence and will always go the extra mile on behalf of his clients.
Gregory is experienced in handling young and vulnerable witnesses and has conducted a number of s28 cross examinations relating to sexual offences, after which the Crown offered no evidence.
Gregory represents clients eligible for public funding and also on a private and direct basis.
