Robert Underwood

Call: 1986

Called to the bar in 1986 after a career in the voluntary housing sector and sixteen years as a member and leader of a local authority, Robert Underwood has developed an extensive and wide-ranging criminal practice. He is particularly skilled in the prosecution and defence of serious sex cases involving young children and his expertise in the use of television links and victim welfare is widely recognised. Robert employs his local government experience to good effect and is retained to prosecute trading standards matters as well as appear at planning inquiries.