Richard Moss

Richard Moss

Experienced Criminal Advocate

Richard is Head of the 4KBW Crime Team and is an experienced criminal advocate. He is known for providing an effective and efficient service for both lay and professional client delivering quality oral and written advocacy.

In regards to his defence experience, Richard accepts instructions for both publicly funded and private clients in the Crown Court and private clients in the Magistrates’ Court.
Notable acquittals include for murder, assault of a child by penetration, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, sexual activity by a carer with persons lacking capacity, sexual assault, wilful neglect by a carer, possession of class A drugs with intent to supply, s.18 GBH, possession of firearms and other weapons, dangerous driving, perverting the course of justice, violent disorder, robbery, theft in breach of trust (by a carer) and racially aggravated offences. Additionally he has successfully undertaken appeals to the Court of Appeal.

He is experienced at dealing with a variety of different cases, some including Confiscation proceedings, Public Order offences including violent disorder, Offences against property including arson with intent to endanger life, Perverting the course of justice, Offences aggravated by racial, sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination and many more.
Other notable defence work has included conspiracy to import counterfeit medicines and environmental, health and safety, statutory nuisance and trading standards offences. He has extensive experience in dealing with defendants with mental health issues.
He maintains a strong road traffic practice receiving frequent instructions in such cases, including homicide offences involving driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

In regards to his Prosecution Experience, notable prosecutions have included for s.18 GBH, causing death by dangerous driving, firearms offences, brothel keeping and under the Computer Misuse Act. Other significant experience encompasses kidnap, aggravated burglary, multi handed drug conspiracies (including cases involving modern slavery and human trafficking), various sexual offences (including distribution of indecent images and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity), controlling or coercive behaviour, perverting the course of justice, bomb hoaxes and various frauds (including benefit fraud, fraud by abuse of position by carers and by financial officers).

Recent work when led includes in a multi-handed conspiracy to defraud and an eight handed conspiracy to supply cocaine.

Road traffic prosecutions have included causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving, dangerous driving (including hit and run incidents) and causing bodily harm by wanton and furious driving.

Richard is experienced in dealing with confiscation proceedings and is experienced in dealing with cases which engage the Modern Slavery Act.

Other prosecution experience includes for the DWP, HMRC and under the Environmental Protection Act and the Chiropractors Act.

Accreditations

Richard is a level 3 prosecutor on the CPS list. He is appointed to the RASSO panel.