Gerard joined Chambers in May 2024 following more than 21 years with the Crown Prosecution Service as a Crown Advocate.

He has practised on the Northern Circuit, predominantly in the Cumbria area for a number of years.

Whilst his practice has been prosecution, Gerard enjoys a good working relationship with a number of defence solicitors and is now instructed regularly on both defence and prosecution cases.

Gerard’s experience of criminal law is wide-ranging and undertakes work in multiple categories of offences.

He is  registered with the Crown Prosecution Service Advocates Panel as a category 3 prosecutor.