Andrew Bird KC

Barrister at 5SAH

Speaker

Andrew Bird KC is a tenant at 5 St Andrew’s Hill Chambers. He took silk in 2021 following 5 years as Standing Counsel to the Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office and 10 years on the Treasury Civil A Panel. He acted for the SFO in two of its largest bribery investigations, as well as dealing with the confiscation proceedings for Petrofac. He both prosecutes and defends white-collar crime, including private prosecutions, alongside a specialist practice in civil and criminal asset recovery and Judicial Review challenges to the criminal process. He has been involved in many of the leading cases involving challenges to HMRC and NCA search warrants. He is recognised in Chambers & Partners, the Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal.