Robin Shellard is an experienced criminal law practitioner. He was born in 1963 and after a career in the Army joined the independent bar in 1992.
He undertakes both defence and prosecution work.
He is frequently instructed to either defend or prosecute serious crime including offences of murder, grievous bodily harm and robbery.
He is also instructed to defend cases involving drug importation.
He has developed a specialisation in sexual offences, in particular those cases involving children and has a reputation for being objective and good with clients in such cases.
He has defended and prosecuted numerous cases involving internet pornography.
He is an expert in firearms legislation and has represented both the police and gun owners in appeals against revocation of firearm certificates.
He also prosecutes for Trading Standards.
Quotations from directories:
"Excellent choice for cases with a sexual element" - Legal 500 2007
