Oliver Blunt Kc

Oliver Blunt KC is a distinguished criminal defense barrister in the UK, and public records do not indicate any criminal charges, court appearances, or legal proceedings against him personally. Instead, the available information consistently details his extensive career representing defendants in a wide array of high-profile criminal cases.

Blunt's practice, which is entirely defense-based, specializes in serious crimes such as murder, terrorism, fraud, corruption, and drug-related offenses. He has been involved in over a hundred murder trials and has represented individuals in notable cases including those related to the 21/7 bombings (R v Sharif), an ISIS-related trial (Ul-Haq and Others in 2016), and the Millennium Dome robbery (R v William Cockram and Others in 2002).

His experience also encompasses significant fraud cases, such as a £200 million shipping fraud, a multi-million-pound arson/insurance fraud, and money laundering cases. He successfully secured the acquittal of a defendant in a highly publicized mortgage fraud conspiracy in 2009. Furthermore, Blunt has defended clients in large-scale drug importation cases, including a £150 million cocaine importation case, and has represented individuals accused of high-profile sexual offenses.

Oliver Blunt KC was called to the Bar in 1974 and took silk in 1994. He served as a Recorder of the Crown Court, primarily at the Old Bailey, between 1991 and 2006. He is consistently recognized as a leading silk in crime by legal directories and has received awards such as Serious Crime Barrister of the Year in England.